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| The Rose Of Sebastopol | 
 enlarge | Author: Katharine Mcmahon
Publisher: Phoenix
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  34 reviews
Sales Rank: 6286
Media: Paperback
Pages: 416
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5 x 1.1
ISBN: 0753823748
EAN: 9780753823743
ASIN: 0753823748
Publication Date: December 27, 2007
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| Customer Reviews: Read 29 more reviews...
 Disappointing novel October 7, 2008
The novel was well researched from the historical point of view but the style of writing was plodding. The repeated use of period words such as skirts, petticoats, robe drove me mad. So unsubtle. It didn't create an atmosphere and was merely a distraction. And I couldn't see Rosa as the luminous unforgettable creature remembered by the other characters. In fact she didn't come over at all. I stuck with it but read it with gritted teeth.
 Beautifully written novel September 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book follows Mariella a typically demure and naive girl from England in the mid 19th century as she leaves her ordered world and enters the chaotic Crimea.
The novel touches on lots of different subjects including unrequited love, forbidden love, the futility of war and medicine in the 19th century.
Unlike a lot of others I really liked the characer of Mariella who matures throughout the novel.I also loved the passionate Rosa who wanted to right the wrongs of the world single handedly but who realises the futility of her presence on the battlefield amidst such destruction.
'your death here, like everyone elses, will be utterly meaningless. They fling us about like handfulls of sand'
The ending doenst tie everything up nicely but i liked it better for this. As i put the novel back on my bookshelf i found myself thinking more on it and wondering what the future held for the characters.
Wonderful! August 12, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I read this book on holiday last week, and absolutely loved it! I was so sorry when I got to the last page. Everything about it was brilliant, but particularly the journey of the characters.
Captivating. July 26, 2008
This book is a lovely read even though it takes place during the crimean war. I bought this book because of it's reviews but i didn't realise just how good it would be. Mariellas relationship with rose is like one of two young lovers at first they become great friends but once seperated they realise just how much they love eachother. i'm 16 and this is really my first step into adult fiction and what a step! i'm so glad i chose this as the book to help with that transition since reading this book i haven't read anything other than adult fiction. very highly recommended.
i felt i came of age with mariella in a way.The Outcast
 Mariella July 20, 2008
Although this is an excellent read and, as far as one can tell, both historically and geographically well-researched, I found Mariella one of the most irritating heroines I have ever come across. I understand her protected upbringing and the limitations of women of that era but she is such a weak character that I continually wanted to slap her. Perhaps if it had been written in the third person she would have been more acceptable. As it stands, she almost appears to be proud of her lack of spirit.
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