The Secret History of the Pink Carnation.THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE PINK CARNATION carnation: see pink. carnation Herbaceous plant (Dianthus caryophyllus) of the pink family, native to the Mediterranean, widely cultivated for its fringe-petaled, often spicy-smelling flowers. . Lauren Willig Lauren Willig is an author of historical romance novels. A native of New York City, she attended Yale, where she majored in Renaissance Studies and Political Science, then studied graduate level early modern European history at Harvard before entering and graduating from Harvard . 2005. Read by Kate Reading. 12 cds. 14 hrs. Penguin Audio. 0-14-305732-4. $34.95. Cardboard; plot, author, reader notes. SA Although not identified as a satire of the historical romance Historical romance is a subgenre of the romance novel literary genre. Definition Historical romance is set before World War I.[1] Many historical romances include contemporary attitudes, as, for example, the heroines often have far more education than was the genre, Willig's first novel pulls off a "story within a story" with great good humor Noun 1. good humor - a cheerful and agreeable mood amiability, good humour, good temper humour, mood, temper, humor - a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; . Harvard grad student Eloise Kelly is writing her Ph.D. dissertation on famous British spies: the Scarlet Pimpernel scarlet pimpernel anagallisarvensis. , the Purple Gentian gentian (jĕn`shən), common name for some members of the Gentianaceae, a family of widely distributed herbs, chiefly perennial and fall blooming. and the Pink Carnation. Eloise travels to England where she is given access to family papers of a descendant of the Purple Gentian. Among the papers is the journal of a fearless, attractive, adventuresome young woman who travels to France to join the League of the Purple Gentian as a spy. Wild adventures and romance follow. Kate Reading is outstanding. She switches from an American English accent to a British English accent to a French accent flawlessly, never confusing the accent or characters as the scene changes back and forth from the present to the turn of the 18th century. Her vocal inflection captures each moment perfectly, from whispered meetings behind drawing room draperies to romantic moments sailing in the moonlight on the Seine. Another Pink Carnation novel is being planned. Carol Kellerman, Libn/Media Spec, Santa Fe, NM S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advance students and adults. This code will help librarians and teacher working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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