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Uma Mulher em Fuga
Sob o olhar negligente do pai, Rosie definha na quinta onde vive. Sujeita aos maus-tratos dos meios-irmãos, Seth e Norman, e sem uma mãe para a proteger (há muito que desapareceu), a sua vida é dura e solitária. Mas no dia em que chega a governanta, Heather Farley, tudo parece mudar. Heather depressa se torna uma amiga… e até uma mãe…
Mas a alegria revela-se passageira, pois Heather desaparece misteriosamente, deixando para trás o filho, Alan, e frustrando todas as esperanças de Rosie num futuro melhor. Mas só quando o irmão de Heather, Thomas, aparece na quinta é que Rosie descobre a terrível verdade sobre a sua própria família… e finalmente ganha coragem para fugir. Mas o mundo que a espera lá fora, infelizmente, não é menos cruel. De Bristol ao Sussex, do Sussex a Londres - Rosie tudo faz para dar um novo rumo à sua vida. Mas será ela capaz de escapar à fúria vingativa de Seth?
Lesley Pearse, autora tão querida dos leitores portugueses, volta a encantar-nos com esta história dilacerante sobre a família e os segredos medonhos que pode esconder…
Mas a alegria revela-se passageira, pois Heather desaparece misteriosamente, deixando para trás o filho, Alan, e frustrando todas as esperanças de Rosie num futuro melhor. Mas só quando o irmão de Heather, Thomas, aparece na quinta é que Rosie descobre a terrível verdade sobre a sua própria família… e finalmente ganha coragem para fugir. Mas o mundo que a espera lá fora, infelizmente, não é menos cruel. De Bristol ao Sussex, do Sussex a Londres - Rosie tudo faz para dar um novo rumo à sua vida. Mas será ela capaz de escapar à fúria vingativa de Seth?
Lesley Pearse, autora tão querida dos leitores portugueses, volta a encantar-nos com esta história dilacerante sobre a família e os segredos medonhos que pode esconder…
656 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1998
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Lesley Pearse
71 books2,223 followersLesley Pearse is one of the UK's best-loved novelists with fans across the globe and sales of over 2 million copies of her books to date. A true storyteller and a master of gripping storylines that keep the reader hooked from beginning to end, Pearse introduces you to characters that it is impossible not to care about or forget. There is no formula to her books or easily defined genre. Whether crime as in 'Till We Meet Again', historical adventure like 'Never Look Back', or the passionately emotive 'Trust Me', based on the true-life scandal of British child migrants sent to Australia in the post war period, she engages the reader completely.
Truth is often stranger than fiction and Lesley's life has been as packed with drama as her books. She was three when her mother died under tragic circumstances. Her father was away at sea and it was only when a neighbour saw Lesley and her brother playing outside without coats on that suspicion was aroused - their mother had been dead for some time. With her father in the Royal Marines, Lesley and her older brother spent three years in grim orphanages before her father remarried - a veritable dragon of an ex army nurse - and Lesley and her older brother were brought home again, to be joined by two other children who were later adopted by her father and stepmother, and a continuing stream of foster children. The impact of constant change and uncertainty in Lesley's early years is reflected in one of the recurring themes in her books: what happens to those who are emotionally damaged as children. It was an extraordinary childhood and in all her books, Lesley has skilfully married the pain and unhappiness of her early experiences with a unique gift for storytelling.
Truth is often stranger than fiction and Lesley's life has been as packed with drama as her books. She was three when her mother died under tragic circumstances. Her father was away at sea and it was only when a neighbour saw Lesley and her brother playing outside without coats on that suspicion was aroused - their mother had been dead for some time. With her father in the Royal Marines, Lesley and her older brother spent three years in grim orphanages before her father remarried - a veritable dragon of an ex army nurse - and Lesley and her older brother were brought home again, to be joined by two other children who were later adopted by her father and stepmother, and a continuing stream of foster children. The impact of constant change and uncertainty in Lesley's early years is reflected in one of the recurring themes in her books: what happens to those who are emotionally damaged as children. It was an extraordinary childhood and in all her books, Lesley has skilfully married the pain and unhappiness of her early experiences with a unique gift for storytelling.
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September 24, 2017
4,5⭐️
Os livros de Lesley Pearse são sempres fascinantes!
Os livros de Lesley Pearse são sempres fascinantes!
July 29, 2016
Rosie lives a hard life. She has two horrible brothers and a father who wants the best. But her brothers wreak all their lives. So basically the police get involved and Rosie is finally exposed to the real world. No one knows who she is, that her father is supposinly a murderer, or of her background. She catches the eye of a very nice thoughtful man...thats what you think at first...what I like about this book is that man is actually just like the real men in this world. The author didn't surgarcoat it. He turns out to be a jerk, changes to being very unthoughtful...etc. Since I am still very young it (im 14 :P) it just opens my eyes to men like that. I won't spoil the rest. But this was a very good book.
February 10, 2021
Sabem quando se sentem defraudados pelo título de um livro? Em que estão sempre à espera que a estória faça juz ao que lemos na capa? Este é um desses casos. Tenho pena que tenham dado este título ao livro quando podiam ter feito a tradução directa "Rosie". Tão simples quanto isto.
Não posso dizer muito mais sem fazer spoilers.
Mas posso dizer que, apesar deste "percalço" gostei muito do livro.
Um livro que nos faz lembrar que há muita gente que viveu, e ainda vive com alguma pobreza, onde um pai "solteiro" tenta criar os filhos, mas acha que as mulheres são para ficar em casa para os servir.
Passado no anos seguintes ao fim da II GG vamos conhecer Rosie, uma menina que foi obrigada a crescer demasiado depressa e a conhecer a violência do pai e irmãos.
Um acaso da vida levou-a para fora daquele ambiente sujo e podre. Mas nem isso melhorou a vida dela. Obrigada a trabalhar num Hospício, conheceu um outro lado perverso da vida.
Um livro que nos dá uma lição de vida, de força, de coragem e superação.
Não posso dizer muito mais sem fazer spoilers.
Mas posso dizer que, apesar deste "percalço" gostei muito do livro.
Um livro que nos faz lembrar que há muita gente que viveu, e ainda vive com alguma pobreza, onde um pai "solteiro" tenta criar os filhos, mas acha que as mulheres são para ficar em casa para os servir.
Passado no anos seguintes ao fim da II GG vamos conhecer Rosie, uma menina que foi obrigada a crescer demasiado depressa e a conhecer a violência do pai e irmãos.
Um acaso da vida levou-a para fora daquele ambiente sujo e podre. Mas nem isso melhorou a vida dela. Obrigada a trabalhar num Hospício, conheceu um outro lado perverso da vida.
Um livro que nos dá uma lição de vida, de força, de coragem e superação.
November 24, 2017
Lesley Pearse é sempre uma autora que nos segura a cada página e da qual a única vontade que temos é devorar os seus livros.
Uma escrita impressionante e uma história pungente de uma menina que foi obrigada a crescer depressa e que viveu momentos muito maus mas que se conseguiu erguer e encontrar o seu lugar na vida, sempre com muita coragem e força.
Um livro que recomendo embora a autora tenha outros ainda melhores.
Uma escrita impressionante e uma história pungente de uma menina que foi obrigada a crescer depressa e que viveu momentos muito maus mas que se conseguiu erguer e encontrar o seu lugar na vida, sempre com muita coragem e força.
Um livro que recomendo embora a autora tenha outros ainda melhores.
November 21, 2018
Para mim é impossível não ler um livro desta autora e não ficar agarrada as suas páginas do principio ao fim, até esquecemos a tamanho gigante dos livros escritos por Lesley Pearse, de tão encantadores que são as suas histórias.
Muito drama, muita intensidade e terror descritos neste livro, mas tão bem contado que torna-se num romance lindo e cativante.
Muito bom como esperado.
Muito drama, muita intensidade e terror descritos neste livro, mas tão bem contado que torna-se num romance lindo e cativante.
Muito bom como esperado.
July 23, 2017
Lesley Pearse tem sempre a capacidade de me fazer agarrar num dos seus livros e não descansar enquanto não chego á última página...
Ainda hoje terminei a leitura e já estou com umas saudades enormes de Rosie, a personagem principal.
Como é habitual nesta autora, a acção centra-se em torno de uma personagem feminina, em que podemos acompanhar a sua dura vida desde criança e todas as adversidades que vai passando até chegar à idade adulta.
Embora a "fórmula" de todos os livros da autora seja semelhante, as histórias são sempre tão envolventes e deliciosas, com personagens tão fortes, que nos conseguem prender.
Rosie é uma personagem encantadora, embora por vezes nos apeteça dar-lhe uns valentes abanões.
Donald foi uma das personagens que mais me encantou, pela sua simplicidade.
Seth consegue fazer-nos arrepiar com os seus requintes de malvadez que, mesmo apenas e só com a leitura, faz-nos ficar com os nervos em franja.
E mais não digo.. leiam o livro, que é mesmo muito bom!!!
Ainda hoje terminei a leitura e já estou com umas saudades enormes de Rosie, a personagem principal.
Como é habitual nesta autora, a acção centra-se em torno de uma personagem feminina, em que podemos acompanhar a sua dura vida desde criança e todas as adversidades que vai passando até chegar à idade adulta.
Embora a "fórmula" de todos os livros da autora seja semelhante, as histórias são sempre tão envolventes e deliciosas, com personagens tão fortes, que nos conseguem prender.
Rosie é uma personagem encantadora, embora por vezes nos apeteça dar-lhe uns valentes abanões.
Donald foi uma das personagens que mais me encantou, pela sua simplicidade.
Seth consegue fazer-nos arrepiar com os seus requintes de malvadez que, mesmo apenas e só com a leitura, faz-nos ficar com os nervos em franja.
E mais não digo.. leiam o livro, que é mesmo muito bom!!!
January 27, 2018
um pouco mais do mesmo.. mudam-se os nomes e as circunstâncias mas são sempre crianças que se vêm abandonadas, são maltratadas e passam por dificuldades, mas no fim ficam sempre felizes. gosto muito da Lesley, mas vou dar uma grande pausa até voltar a ler mais algum livro dela, estou um pouco cansada da mesma história.
November 9, 2019
It’s a while since I read a Lesley Pearse novel and I’d forgotten just how much I enjoyed her books. This one certainly didn’t disappoint. Well worth reading. I’ll be on the lookout for my next Lesley Pearse book now.
November 23, 2017
Acabei agora "Uma mulher em fuga" da Lesley Pearse. Não gostei tanto como dos anteriores mas continua a ser um livro que vale a pena ler.
September 6, 2018
Muito bom! Mesmo ao estilo de Lesley Pearse!
November 2, 2020
Os vários capítulos decorridos no hospital são extremamente duros. Há descrições terríveis de como os doentes eram tratados e houve um capítulo em particular que me deixou verdadeiramente agoniada com o tratamento que eles recebiam.
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February 16, 2021
Os livros de Lesley Pearse são como aqueles almoços de domingo em família, são para ser apreciados, demorados e mais tarde recordados. Costumam ter sempre partes de drama e até de violência. Mas são sempre histórias de superação. Adoro mas não são livros para ler muitos de seguida. São como os almoços longos ... à noite comemos sopa e fruta 😉 agora terei de ler um livro bem disposto e leve.
December 11, 2021
First one of Lesley's that I DNF. So bleak. Rape, murder, abuse, mental institutions and no joy in the first two hundred pages. Poor Rosie doesn't even really have any friends or hopes and dreams. It made me feel really down.
Maybe it's not the time for me to be reading this book, but I just couldn't finish such a sad story.
Maybe it's not the time for me to be reading this book, but I just couldn't finish such a sad story.
August 28, 2017
4,5*
Não leva 5*, porque sinto que os livros da Lesley têm sempre a mesma fórmula. Apesar disso, a autora consegue sempre cativar o leitor.
Não leva 5*, porque sinto que os livros da Lesley têm sempre a mesma fórmula. Apesar disso, a autora consegue sempre cativar o leitor.
June 10, 2018
simplesmente fantástico
December 16, 2025
first half of the book bought me instantly. it felt like watching an interesting series. i was transported to the 40's, the characters were well fleshed out and there was a proper female perspective. then the story was extreme yet realistic, with the author not afraid to bring up themes of domestic violence and sexual assault. Rosie, being the main character, was very inspiring.
i grew very attached to Rosie while reading this book, mainly because i could associate with her feelings of guilt and disgust towards her family, and her mixed feelings towards her father. at the same time, she was incredibly strong, resourceful and humble. it was truly inspiring, seeing this girl live through such tough conditions and still be able to appreciate the world around her. i thirsted for moments of assertiveness, when she wasn't afraid to speak her mind. i wanted to be even more like her.
unfortunately, it felt like the author lost the plot at some point. i think it began with Rosie working in the psych ward - i had no idea how this thread would tie the book together.
then, when Violet brought change to the hospital and Rosie was taken in by the Cooks, the book just became straight up boring. all we read about was how this young girl found a boyfriend, started a business, then broke up with her boyfriend, and her best friend became her new boyfriend. even the plot of Seth the Killer didn't make it that much more interesting.
to be honest, at some point i felt like the abusive parts of the narrative were put there just for the sake of shocking the viewer, turning into abuse porn. the first part of the book was justified - it was the basis for all the complicated feelings Rosie had to resolve. but after that, the nightmarish events of the hospital? the scenes with Gareth basically raping her one night? or the whole ending with Seth. what was the point?
i think the worst thing the book has done, was introducing romance between Thomas and Rosie. Thomas was a perfect man, Rosie was a great girl, but for the love of god, he met her when she looked 13! the amount of times when we are reminded, either by Thomas or by Rosie, that their age difference is weird, it gets even worse. Thomas and Rosie had a friendly, almost parental relationship throughout the book - Thomas was just another adult taking care of her. and Rosie many-a-times thought of him as nothing more than a friend. only when Thomas, a lonely and desperate man, started expressing feelings for her, she decided she will force herself to love him romantically.
and then, we got absolutely no nuance regarding that relationship. no conflict, no problems, just a weak plot point about his lost leg, and Rosie, obviously, having no problem with it. it felt so silly to spend so much energy on his insecurity of his stump being ugly. we, as well as Rosie, were used to much worse things.
if the author wanted Thomas to be the final reward for Rosie's efforts, and a balm for her needs, then why couldn't he be younger? why couldn't he be 20 when he met her? we know why - because then he wouldn't get to be the older brother of Rosie's mother figure. or he wouldn't be Rosie's father figure. of course, it contradicts itself - because Thomas being Rosie's love interest is absurd in its very essence!
the ending was also quite tiring. i didn't care about Rosie's happy life with Thomas or how her business grew. the book prepared us for serious, important conversations about human nature, about violence and about survival. i didn't want a sugar-coated slice of life about a teenage girl slowly reaching her dreams.
i might want to read it again, perphaps for the atmosphere of it, and to meet Rosie again, but i was quite disappointed.
i grew very attached to Rosie while reading this book, mainly because i could associate with her feelings of guilt and disgust towards her family, and her mixed feelings towards her father. at the same time, she was incredibly strong, resourceful and humble. it was truly inspiring, seeing this girl live through such tough conditions and still be able to appreciate the world around her. i thirsted for moments of assertiveness, when she wasn't afraid to speak her mind. i wanted to be even more like her.
unfortunately, it felt like the author lost the plot at some point. i think it began with Rosie working in the psych ward - i had no idea how this thread would tie the book together.
then, when Violet brought change to the hospital and Rosie was taken in by the Cooks, the book just became straight up boring. all we read about was how this young girl found a boyfriend, started a business, then broke up with her boyfriend, and her best friend became her new boyfriend. even the plot of Seth the Killer didn't make it that much more interesting.
to be honest, at some point i felt like the abusive parts of the narrative were put there just for the sake of shocking the viewer, turning into abuse porn. the first part of the book was justified - it was the basis for all the complicated feelings Rosie had to resolve. but after that, the nightmarish events of the hospital? the scenes with Gareth basically raping her one night? or the whole ending with Seth. what was the point?
i think the worst thing the book has done, was introducing romance between Thomas and Rosie. Thomas was a perfect man, Rosie was a great girl, but for the love of god, he met her when she looked 13! the amount of times when we are reminded, either by Thomas or by Rosie, that their age difference is weird, it gets even worse. Thomas and Rosie had a friendly, almost parental relationship throughout the book - Thomas was just another adult taking care of her. and Rosie many-a-times thought of him as nothing more than a friend. only when Thomas, a lonely and desperate man, started expressing feelings for her, she decided she will force herself to love him romantically.
and then, we got absolutely no nuance regarding that relationship. no conflict, no problems, just a weak plot point about his lost leg, and Rosie, obviously, having no problem with it. it felt so silly to spend so much energy on his insecurity of his stump being ugly. we, as well as Rosie, were used to much worse things.
if the author wanted Thomas to be the final reward for Rosie's efforts, and a balm for her needs, then why couldn't he be younger? why couldn't he be 20 when he met her? we know why - because then he wouldn't get to be the older brother of Rosie's mother figure. or he wouldn't be Rosie's father figure. of course, it contradicts itself - because Thomas being Rosie's love interest is absurd in its very essence!
the ending was also quite tiring. i didn't care about Rosie's happy life with Thomas or how her business grew. the book prepared us for serious, important conversations about human nature, about violence and about survival. i didn't want a sugar-coated slice of life about a teenage girl slowly reaching her dreams.
i might want to read it again, perphaps for the atmosphere of it, and to meet Rosie again, but i was quite disappointed.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 24, 2019
Epic saga - well worth listening to.
March 1, 2021
3,5* Uma lição de força, coragem e superação
July 14, 2017
Sempre sem desiludir, com algumas narrativas chocantes e com outras de puro deleite.
Um livro forte, bem estruturado , mas, acredito que esta história não acaba aqui, temos o final dos personagens principais , mas muito que saber sobre o futuro do seu círculo de amigos e 'família'!
Aguardo uma continuação
Incompleto!
Um livro forte, bem estruturado , mas, acredito que esta história não acaba aqui, temos o final dos personagens principais , mas muito que saber sobre o futuro do seu círculo de amigos e 'família'!
Aguardo uma continuação
Incompleto!
November 24, 2020
Opinião... sinto-me a perder o encanto com a Lesley. Já é o segundo livro que termino e que fico ehhh!!!
Ok, o livro é bom mas para mim tem algo de muito errado. A ver se consigo explicar. O livro é muito rico em histórias e das duas uma: ou fazia tipo uma trilogia em que dividia a vida dela em 2/3 partes e cada parte ficava mais completa, com pormenores mais sumarentos (tipo, a estadia dela no hospício poderia ser um livro repleto de tanta coisa interessante, o final quando há a descoberta da verdade também poderia ser tão mais vívido e podre) ou então tirava uma catrefada de pormenores para deixar a leitura mais leve e menos aborrecida porque quando pensava "isto vai aquecer"... não passava do morno. ou seja, tive momentos em que pensei: esta parte agora vai ser fixe, mas depois era tão curta que ficava com a sensação de "sério? só isto?" E depois são só desgraças, atrás de desgraças, demasiada coisa num livro só. E faz-me lembrar a minha amiga Iolanda que uma altura me disse: "mas tu só me emprestas livros com mulheres a ser violadas?"... os livros que tenho lido da Lesley também andam assim.... tornam-se repetitivos.
Ah e claro: o título em português não tem nada a ver com o livro... NADA. Ela não está em fuga.... ela enfrenta a vida..
Mas bem... foi uma opinião.. e adorei receber este livro...
Ok, o livro é bom mas para mim tem algo de muito errado. A ver se consigo explicar. O livro é muito rico em histórias e das duas uma: ou fazia tipo uma trilogia em que dividia a vida dela em 2/3 partes e cada parte ficava mais completa, com pormenores mais sumarentos (tipo, a estadia dela no hospício poderia ser um livro repleto de tanta coisa interessante, o final quando há a descoberta da verdade também poderia ser tão mais vívido e podre) ou então tirava uma catrefada de pormenores para deixar a leitura mais leve e menos aborrecida porque quando pensava "isto vai aquecer"... não passava do morno. ou seja, tive momentos em que pensei: esta parte agora vai ser fixe, mas depois era tão curta que ficava com a sensação de "sério? só isto?" E depois são só desgraças, atrás de desgraças, demasiada coisa num livro só. E faz-me lembrar a minha amiga Iolanda que uma altura me disse: "mas tu só me emprestas livros com mulheres a ser violadas?"... os livros que tenho lido da Lesley também andam assim.... tornam-se repetitivos.
Ah e claro: o título em português não tem nada a ver com o livro... NADA. Ela não está em fuga.... ela enfrenta a vida..
Mas bem... foi uma opinião.. e adorei receber este livro...
May 28, 2017
A really good book that told a great story with a lot of interesting likeable characters. Rosie's younger years where a lot more interesting, when she lived at home with her father and brothers,then Heather and Alan,them years were more drama filled and intense. I did enjoy her years working in Carrington Hall as that was harrowing as well as enjoyable to read. Once Rosie left there though the story kinda lost momentum,yes it was still good and I was enjoying it but at times certain parts of it felt draining,they went on unnecessarily long with useless background info,like scenery and decorations and wildlife.
I could never really warm to Rosie and Thomas because realistically he is a 30 year old man having feelings for a 16 yr old girl,that's just wrong and improper,yes they were nice together and all but I couldn't get excited by them at all.
The ending was very disappointing,the final chapter dragged on and on endlessly and what was the point of the epilogue when it mostly was going over everything that had already happened. We know a few new things that have occurred in 8 or 9 yrs but really it was pointless and boring to even include it.
I could never really warm to Rosie and Thomas because realistically he is a 30 year old man having feelings for a 16 yr old girl,that's just wrong and improper,yes they were nice together and all but I couldn't get excited by them at all.
The ending was very disappointing,the final chapter dragged on and on endlessly and what was the point of the epilogue when it mostly was going over everything that had already happened. We know a few new things that have occurred in 8 or 9 yrs but really it was pointless and boring to even include it.
November 13, 2016
I read this 5 years ago, so I think my opinion on it has probably changed by now, at some point or the other, I plan to re-read it and then I will re-review it, but based on my opinion 5 years ago, I found this to be highly interesting, it amazed me that a family could be this way and that people would do nothing about it. I was surprised at the brothers and what they had done, one in particular. However, I wasn't highly impressed with Rosie ending up with who she did, it's kinda like incest, but I guess love is love.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 12, 2017
A Lesley nunca desilude. Leitura compulsiva e intensa 4,5
July 12, 2018
Walking in a small second hand "antique" shop one morning while on vacation I saw a Lesley Pearse book down on a shelf. Nosy as I am I bend to see which one it is. Well luck was on my side there on the shelf tucked away at the back is 8 book of this fantastic author I have not read. So needless to say I am on a Leasley Pearse marathon.
Currently I think that Rosie takes second place as Never look back is still the best book that Lesley has ever written.
An absolute must read!!!
Currently I think that Rosie takes second place as Never look back is still the best book that Lesley has ever written.
An absolute must read!!!
April 23, 2014
3.5 stars.
This was another good book from Lesley Pearse. What I love about her books is that the stories are so very different. Sometimes when you get used to reading books by particular authors you start to recognise a style and the stories can be a bit predicatable.
This was another good book from Lesley Pearse. What I love about her books is that the stories are so very different. Sometimes when you get used to reading books by particular authors you start to recognise a style and the stories can be a bit predicatable.
August 5, 2016
Lesley Pearse is such an amazing author. Once again this book has a fantastic story line and your heart reaches out to Rosie as she experiences and witnesses terrible cruelty. A definite must read.
August 30, 2016
A brilliant book that leaves and impression. I want to read this again at sometime. My favourite Lesley Pearse book so far.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 13, 2018
Time taken to read - over 4 days
Pages - 628
Publisher - Penguin
Source - Bought online (I think)
Blurb from Goodreads
Can good come from evil?
Will Rosie ever escape from her brutal brothers?
As a child Rosie Parker spent the war years battling her brutish half-brothers Seth and Norman on the farm under the less-than-watchful eye of her father Cole. But when housekeeper Heather Farley arrives, Rosie finds a mother - and a friend - to look after her.
Several years later, Thomas Farley comes to find his sister. Rosie can only tell him that she disappeared in mysterious circumstances, abandoning her small son Alan. Determined to get young Alan and Rosie out of the clutches of Cole and his sons, Thomas helps unearth a terrible truth about the family. A truth that forces Rosie away from the farm and out into a cruel world where she must somehow come to terms with her shocking past. Is it possible that the man who brought ruin on her family might also bring happiness to Rosie?
My Review
Rosie sets off a chain off events when she intervenes and rescues her little brother, Alan, from her father and brothers. Thomas Farley has come looking for his sister, who mysteriously went missing leaving behind her son Alan, and finds out about his nephew. Rosie has no idea how one action can impact on so many lives, she is about to find out.
Very family centred the story focuses on many aspects of relationships that revolve around the different individuals. Rosie and her brothers and father, Thomas and his sister, the relationships she makes when she leaves her family home and those that follow.
Rosie is focused on helping others and gets experience in a mental health hospital environment where she is met with hostility and many obstacles for one so young. The story has some very dark lines, sexual abuse, physical abuse, murder, sexual deviancy, relationships are a huge focus, friendship and loyalty. It pulls the reader in pretty much from the first chapter and whilst some of the scenes are very disturbing the bonds some of the people make and strength of character shown by some is inspiring.
A very mixed bag, some scenes so realistic it really is hard to get through due to the brutality of it but it is testament to the authors writing skills she can create such realism. I have read this author before and I absolutely will read her again, she is one of those authors you buy up her back catalogue based on the strength of what you have just read, 4/5 for me.
Pages - 628
Publisher - Penguin
Source - Bought online (I think)
Blurb from Goodreads
Can good come from evil?
Will Rosie ever escape from her brutal brothers?
As a child Rosie Parker spent the war years battling her brutish half-brothers Seth and Norman on the farm under the less-than-watchful eye of her father Cole. But when housekeeper Heather Farley arrives, Rosie finds a mother - and a friend - to look after her.
Several years later, Thomas Farley comes to find his sister. Rosie can only tell him that she disappeared in mysterious circumstances, abandoning her small son Alan. Determined to get young Alan and Rosie out of the clutches of Cole and his sons, Thomas helps unearth a terrible truth about the family. A truth that forces Rosie away from the farm and out into a cruel world where she must somehow come to terms with her shocking past. Is it possible that the man who brought ruin on her family might also bring happiness to Rosie?
My Review
Rosie sets off a chain off events when she intervenes and rescues her little brother, Alan, from her father and brothers. Thomas Farley has come looking for his sister, who mysteriously went missing leaving behind her son Alan, and finds out about his nephew. Rosie has no idea how one action can impact on so many lives, she is about to find out.
Very family centred the story focuses on many aspects of relationships that revolve around the different individuals. Rosie and her brothers and father, Thomas and his sister, the relationships she makes when she leaves her family home and those that follow.
Rosie is focused on helping others and gets experience in a mental health hospital environment where she is met with hostility and many obstacles for one so young. The story has some very dark lines, sexual abuse, physical abuse, murder, sexual deviancy, relationships are a huge focus, friendship and loyalty. It pulls the reader in pretty much from the first chapter and whilst some of the scenes are very disturbing the bonds some of the people make and strength of character shown by some is inspiring.
A very mixed bag, some scenes so realistic it really is hard to get through due to the brutality of it but it is testament to the authors writing skills she can create such realism. I have read this author before and I absolutely will read her again, she is one of those authors you buy up her back catalogue based on the strength of what you have just read, 4/5 for me.
October 12, 2019
Rosie é uma menina que vive num quinta com o pai e os seus dois irmãos mais velhos, e tem uma vida dura, mas a sua vida parece mudar com a chegada de Heather, que vem para tomar conta da casa e de Rosie, mas alguns anos depois, Heather desaparece deixando o seu filho pequeno Allan e Rosie. A vida desta menina, volta a sofrer uma reviravolta quando Thomas, irmão de Heather aparece à sua procura e é quando Rosie descobre a verdade sobre a sua família e acaba por tentar dar um novo rumo à sua vida.
Como é habitual nos livros da autora, a nossa protagonista tem uma vida bastante dura e com várias provações, mas sabemos de ante-mão que tudo irá acabar bem.
Lesley Pearse fez um grande trabalho a descrever os maus-tratos no hospital psiquiátricos pois, acredito, que em alguns casos, se aproxime de realidade.
Gostei bastante de Rosie, um rapariga bastante determinada e madura para a sua idade, como também do seu modo de ver os outros, em especial Donald.
Apesar das duas mais de 600 páginas, senti que o final foi um pouco apressado e gostaria de ter ficado a saber o que aconteceu a Norman.
Vejam a minha opinião mais detalhada em vídeo, AQUI.
Como é habitual nos livros da autora, a nossa protagonista tem uma vida bastante dura e com várias provações, mas sabemos de ante-mão que tudo irá acabar bem.
Lesley Pearse fez um grande trabalho a descrever os maus-tratos no hospital psiquiátricos pois, acredito, que em alguns casos, se aproxime de realidade.
Gostei bastante de Rosie, um rapariga bastante determinada e madura para a sua idade, como também do seu modo de ver os outros, em especial Donald.
Apesar das duas mais de 600 páginas, senti que o final foi um pouco apressado e gostaria de ter ficado a saber o que aconteceu a Norman.
Vejam a minha opinião mais detalhada em vídeo, AQUI.
May 18, 2021
Fabulous and I felt a great connection to these characters
Following along with the traumatic events that would still effect most people today in a dramatic way but at the end of WW2\ early 1950s, really gives Rosie and her fellow characters a timeless quality. That make them still relatable today in turn making her inspiring even though set a different time period.
As an avid reader of Lesley Pearse, I find her books to be compelling and gripping, Rosie was no exception. I really felt a deep connection to the characters.
I will often read Lesley Pearse books during breaks from fantasy\YA books. I find her books lighter to read, however they gripping with their darker scenes. The darker scenes can be graphic and aren't for everyone. The author across all of the books I have read of hers is open minded and covers some truly traumatic events. However the characters are very well rounded and the female leads truly heroic.
I would love a story dealing with the lasting effects these kind of events can have though.
Following along with the traumatic events that would still effect most people today in a dramatic way but at the end of WW2\ early 1950s, really gives Rosie and her fellow characters a timeless quality. That make them still relatable today in turn making her inspiring even though set a different time period.
As an avid reader of Lesley Pearse, I find her books to be compelling and gripping, Rosie was no exception. I really felt a deep connection to the characters.
I will often read Lesley Pearse books during breaks from fantasy\YA books. I find her books lighter to read, however they gripping with their darker scenes. The darker scenes can be graphic and aren't for everyone. The author across all of the books I have read of hers is open minded and covers some truly traumatic events. However the characters are very well rounded and the female leads truly heroic.
I would love a story dealing with the lasting effects these kind of events can have though.
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