Fever Hill

Daughters of Eden Trilogy #2

by Michelle Paver

The second novel in the ravishing Eden trilogy set amongst the lush and decaying sugar plantations of Jamaica.

Nothing about Sophie Monroe is ‘appropriate’. She's too outspoken, too determined, and her childhood hero, Ben Kelly, grew up in appalling poverty in the London slums.

Her only haven is Eden, the hauntingly beautiful plantation in Jamaica, where her sister Madeleine leads a charmed existence with her husband and children.

But when Sophie returns from England in the summer of 1903, she finds Eden on the brink of ruin. Nothing is as it seems. Ben is avoiding her, and Madeleine is hiding something. But what? What could be so wrong that she can’t tell her own sister?

Now Sophie must face not just a clash of loyalties, but the savage prejudices of colonial society. And finally, she must confront the ghosts of her own past . . .

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance, Historical Romance, Chick Lit

579 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Michelle Paver was born in central Africa, but came to England as a child. After gaining a degree in biochemistry from Oxford University, she became a partner in a city law firm, but eventually gave that up to write full-time.

The hugely successful Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series arose from Michelle's lifelong passion for animals, anthropology and the distant past—as well as an encounter with a large bear in a remote valley in southern California. To research the books, Michelle has traveled to Finland, Greenland, Sweden, Norway, Arctic Canada and the Carpathian Mountains. She has slept on reindeer skins, swum with wild orca (killer whales), and got nose-to-nose with polar bears—and, of course, wolves.

Reviews

[Ieva · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pati vien esmu vainīga, ka izvēlējos lasīt otro grātmau triloģijā (grāmatu kluba mēneša tēma reizēm liek rīkoties pretēji ieradumiem un loģikai), bet vismaz trešdaļu lasot pakausī bija tāds apjukums, ka man droši vien vajadzētu jau zināt lietas, ko nezinu - kaut arī autore diezgan daudz atgādināja (nu vai pastāstīja kā jaunumu tādiem kā man). Ja ir interese šo lasīt un iespēja- droši vien labāk būtu sākt ar pirmo.
Interesants ieskats Jamaikas vēsturē un sarežģītajās rasu un dažādo sabiedrības slāņu savstarpējās attiecībās.

[Redfox5 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Much better than I thought it would be. I judged this on its cover and wasn't thrilled about reading it. Now I think I'll have to get hold of the first and the thrid one. The world has changed so much from the late 1800's/early 1900's. I can't even imagen things being like that with so much emphases on your class and race(tho I know it still goes on). Although I did like Sophie as a main character I actually perfered Evie. I can only hope her story is told in one of the other books. Good read.

[Lina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting book that gives you a glimpse into old and superstitious times. The characters weren't too deep (maybe because I haven't read the first part of the trilogy) but it didn't bother me as it read easily during my afternoon and evening commute on a train.

If I ever have a chance I will read the other trilogy books but at this point I wouldn't get out of my way.

[Colleen Wong · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked reading about my country Jamaica so far back the history and to know or have a feel of what it once was so pure and clean (putting the backras aside). Of course I bought book two not knowing that there was a book one so it's back to reading.

[Karina Van Den Eynden · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wunderful book .... so romantic ....

[Oana-Maria Uliu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not quite so good as The Shadow Catcher, imo. Not well balanced in terms of pacing. I also disliked the MMC's behaviour at some point.

[Lis Pagh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dansk tekst: Sophies arv

[Cindy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Vuurvlinder is het tweede deel in de Eden-trilogie, maar is prima op zichzelf te lezen. Het is een meeslepend verhaal over het vroegere Jamaica en de heersende klassenverschillen die zijn overgebleven na afloop van het slaventijdperk. En hoewel iedereen uit de hogere klasse zich degelijk voor wil doen, spelen wraak en afgunst daar een grote rol en zit een schandaal in een klein hoekje. Sophie wordt als een erg innemend hoofdpersonage neergezet en je kunt je als lezer dan ook gemakkelijk inleven in – en meeleven met – haar verhaal. Een verhaal vol herinneringen, intriges, liefde en vergeving.

Zie Banger Sisters voor mijn volledige recensie:
http://www.bangersisters.nl/entertain...

[Xenia Pavlidou · Rating 5 out of 5]

💕 Ben Kelly & Sophie Monroe 💕


Book 1: The Shadow Catcher
Book 2: Fever Hill
Book 3: The Serpent's Tooth

[Josie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wasn't expecting to like this as much as The Shadow Catcher because it focuses on Sophie, not Madeleine, but I think in the end I liked Sophie more than her sister. I know Madeleine just wants to do the right thing, but Sophie doesn't want to let society's expectations and opinions stop her from doing what she wants to do, which you've got to admire. This story was desperately sad in parts, but also moving and funny, and I couldn't stop thinking about it after I'd finished reading it.

[Marita · Rating 4 out of 5]

Šī grāmata ir turpinājums pirms gada lasītajai šis autores grāmata "Ēnu gūstā" par Monro māsām. Varbūt pat ir labi, ka starp abām daļā bija tik liels laika periods,jo ja būtu lasījusi uzreiz pēc pirmās kopsavilkuma nodaļu, tad iespējams iespaids būtu pavisam savādāks, tomēr šajā reizē, tas patīkami atsvaidzināja atmiņā pagājušos notikumus.
Tieši tāpat kā pirmā daļa tik pat viegli lasījās un sižets patiesi aizrāva.

[Fareeha · Rating 1 out of 5]

Read only the first three chapters and they were enough to convince me that it was a rambling, boring tale. Even the protagonists were 'forcing' their relationship (and I don't mean it literally the way it sounds :P!)

[CLM · Rating 5 out of 5]

Outstanding historical fiction. Unfortunately, the author now seems to be concentrating on a sort of juvenile version of Jean Auel.

[Dani Angel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just OK for me, I struggled through it, it didn't keep my attention, out of all the characters, the best developed was Ben.