Lilac Spring

November 1, 2005
Cherish Winslow has admired her father's shipbuilding apprentice, Silas van der Zee, since she was five years old and he was 12. When she returns home from years of schooling and traveling abroad, Cherish finds that her father has bigger plans for her than a life with the impoverished apprentice; hHe does his best to push her in the direction of the more socially appropriate Warren Townsend. Morren's ("Wild Rose"; "Winter Iis Past") engrossing style is sure to please her readers as well as win over new fans. Set in 19th-century Maine, this her pleasing saga has likable characters and just enough tension to satisfy gentle romance enthusiasts. A former resident of the D -down Eeast - coast of Maine, the author and her family have recently relocated to the Netherlands.

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