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Five Star
October 2010
On Sale: October 6, 2010
Featuring: Pauline Sloane; John Doyle
390 pages
ISBN: 1594149178
EAN: 9781594149177
Kindle: B00452V7MY
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In 1920s Hollywood, young John Doyle learns the craft of cinematography when a stupid mistake costs him his job. On a tip, he heads to Sloane Hall, the estate of a famous silent screen actress, Pauline Sloane, where he lands a position as chauffeur. Sloane Hall first offers him peace as he enjoys the bounty of the luxurious home, then unrest as its beautiful namesake returns and starts preparing for her first talking picture. Despite his best efforts to resist, John falls hopelessly in love with his employer. His future brightens, however, when she appears to return his affection, leading to plans for a secret wedding—until other awful secrets intrude, leading to heartbreak and separation. A story of obsession and forgiveness, Sloane Hall was inspired by Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre.
Comments
13 comments posted.
Re: Sloane Hall
I don't feel that it matters which point of view the book is written in. The main point of the book is how well the characters mesh, and how well the story line flows. If you can get into the characters' heads, and the story flows well, the point of view doesn't really matter.
Congratulations on your book!!
(Peggy Roberson 8:32am October 11, 2010)
I agree with Peggy. If the story
is well written and the
characters dynamic, then that's
all that matters.
(Margay Roberge 8:54am October 11, 2010)
I just remembered a very good
example of male POV that is
usually on everyone's best of
list: The Great Gatsby.
Written in the male POV about
a male protagonist. Classic.
(Margay Roberge 8:55am October 11, 2010)
I like the others do not think it matters if it's a well written book.
(Vickie Hightower 9:23am October 11, 2010)
It's the quality of the story line and the writing that counts, not whether it is written from a male or female POV.
(Sue Farrell 11:06am October 11, 2010)
Margay, I love THE GREAT GATSBY and count it as one of my favorite books.
I hope more editors agree with this shared wisdom - that women won't shun books from a male POV!
(Libby Malin 12:27pm October 11, 2010)
I agree that as long as the book is well written, I don't think it matters. I've seen women writers that use male pen names and were it not for finding out, you'd never know they were actually females. Look at all the men that write books that connect on a female basis. I think it works both ways.
(Vicki Hancock 12:51pm October 11, 2010)
Quality of the writing trumps gender based POV every time. It's not like women writers live in convents and have no interactions with men; they have brothers, boyfriends, husbands, and/or sons so they are exposed to the male POV and voice.
(S Tieh 5:14pm October 11, 2010)
I never notice if the point of view is written by a man or a woman. I look only for writing that connects with me.
(Mary Preston 5:47pm October 11, 2010)
As long as the story is clear and precise, I don't mind whose point of view it is from.
(Diane Sadler 7:24pm October 11, 2010)
Of course. Still it helps to have more than one viewpoint, but not to headhop on each page. I like when a chapter has one viewpoint or at least one side of the family's viewpoint.
(Alyson Widen 8:33pm October 11, 2010)
i would think a romance novel purely from the male point of view will be very entertaining
(Barbara Studer 8:54pm October 11, 2010)
I really usually like books from the womens pov, although I have read some from the mans pov that I really enjoyed. I don't usually pick those, unless there is a story line that really grabs me.
(Brenda Rupp 9:49pm October 11, 2010)
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