Saffron Skies

by Lesley Lokko

Book Overview

From Lesley Lokko, an outstanding new voice in women's fiction, comes a story of family, love, grief, and power . . .

In this sweeping family saga, Amber Sall has the world on a platter---everything a girl could ever want. She has a handsome, powerbroker father, an older brother she adores, scads of money, and two best friends, Becky and Madeline. But none of that satisfies her lifelong desire to win her father's love, and for success...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B003F76G9E
• ISBN13: 9780312352288
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Length: 624 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.5" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

saffron skies

I really loved this book. It starts with young girls clear through their adulthood. And the images she creates are amazing. I took this book to work, and the other two employees that have read it so far, fell in love with it also. I can't wait to see what her next book is like

Beautifully written.

I couldn't have asked for a better book. This book is about three young ladies and their lives. It starts out when they are teenagers and goes a bit of story line about each of them back and forth and from time to time others that are in their lives too. A lot happens in 600 some pages, and I won't go into details but love comes and goes, people move on, pass away, but friendships seem to be the rock in this book. I have never been on the Eastern part of the world, so I loved all the descriptions of places. Some parts of the book were given in detail and then kind of forgotten, but I still enjoyed the book immensely. This is an author to keep your eye on. I look forward to reading Sundowners and hope she writes more. I kept wondering throughout the book which character I was most like.. I liked bits and pieces of course about each one of them. I wonder if as females we always compare our lives to each other a bit. Bravo this is a book you won't forget about for a long time! Enjoy.

Page Turner

This book was an entertaining page turner! It's a story about three women who's adventures take them from London to Belfast to New York to Africa. A VERY intriguing portrayal of "elite" living, and the jealousy (warranted or not) that comes as a result. One percaution: Any man that is met throughout the course of the novel most likely will sleep with a female lead(although never too graphic!!). This may explain how a 600 page book is read so quickly!!! ;)

Great Book!

This book is 600 pages but it reads very easy and quick! The book reads very easy- in each chapter you read about all three main characters in separate little paragraphs, so you are kept completely upto date with each character as the story unfolds. The story spans a time of 40 years with three main characters, Amber, Becky and Madeline. Amber is the daughter of a very wealthy man who escaped Nazi Germany during the war. Becky is from "plain" American folks, and befriends Amber, Amber loves Becky's home and Mother because she is the mothering loving Mother that Amber does not have at home. Her mother is an alcholic that drinks herself into a deep sleep. Madeline is also from a war torn european country that is suffering from a war about religion. She also befriends Amber and Becky. Like I said the book is over 600 pages but it read very quickly and it was extremely enjoyable! I recommend this to everyone!

Best I've read in a long time. . .

I hesitated spending money on a hard-cover book by an author I'd never heard of, but the price was well worth it. This is one of the best books I've read in a long while. I've passed it on to several friends, and they've loved it, too. When I first saw how thick the book was (over 600 pages), I didn't know if I'd get through the whole thing, but I couldn't put it down. I'm looking forward to Ms. Lokko's next tale.