The Devil You Know

by Louise Bagshawe

Book Overview

Rose Fiorello has nothing. Nothing, that is, except a mane of blue-black hair, she-wolf eyes and a blistering hatred of Rothstein Realty, the ruthless New York property developer that crushed her father's business like a cockroach. She's vowed to make Rothstein's pay and when she meets Jake, the sexy, arrogant heir to the Rothstein fortune, revenge might be within reach.Poppy Allen is the perfect LA society princess: wealthy parents, a lovely home,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312273053
• ISBN13: 9780312273057
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 389 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Such A Good Book...

I seriously could not put it down. I picked it up at around 11pm unable to sleep thinking "This will bore me to sleep for sure"...Geez was i mistaken. I read the whole BOOK last nite, i didn't want to go to sleep not knowing what happens next. Its so filled with adventure, drama, intrigue, good dose of sex, love and rock and roll. Its moving with these girls through parts of their lives as they discover themselves. Absolutely loved it! It was a book bought home with my father so you could see why i thought it would be boring lol...but i loved it and i would totally reccommend this book...to be read somewhere in the morning or afternoon so you don't wake up the next day dog tired like i am hahaha...

Strong, determind characters in this great novel

What i love about Louise Bagshawe's books as that they have the ability to hook the reader. With juicy plot lines, handsome men and strong females. What i love about The Devil You Know... is that these three young women are so incrediably determined and driven to succeed. These characters have spunk! Rose's storyline is interesting, as it shows just how far one will go to extract revenge, but when she looks back at her life she really has nothing else. And you just know that underneath the blistering hatred Rose has for Rothstein Realty there lurks a powerful physical attraction to the youngest heir of the family fortune... The Devil You Know is my favourite out of Louise's books. Sure, if you put it up against some of her others, the plot isn't exactly new, but these books are such empowering reads that i can overlook that fact. Louise's books may not be serious novels, but they are wonderful escapism that gives you hope that even girls who have been wronged can rise to the top with a little determination, courage and attitude. By the end of the book i really wanted the guy to get what was coming to him. All in all a very good read, one that i have read several times over in fact. I look forward to many more from this very talented author.

The Devil You Know: A Novel

This is my 4th read, and like always, I truly enjoy this book, and now I own it. This book has that "power" to just grab you to the point that you never want to put it down - it is a true page turner. It was interesting to see what path each of the sisters would take, and how these paths would eventually cross to bring them together for their "first" meeting. This meeting of the sisters was satisfaction in itself. I was all for their dressing down of their "uncle." He was the devil himself. Did he not know that jealousy never lives long, that no matter what, it always comes back to bite the hand that fed it? My hat's off to Louise Bagshawe, who has become one of my favorite writers. Thank you, Louise!!

Superbly Satisfying for Young Women

I love this book for many reasons, the main one being that it portrayed three young women who, by their own will, determination, and intelligence, and (okay, okay), beauty made it to the top of their fields. I really have seen very few novels in the market today who portray females as such vibrant young women who have dreams and are willing to work to fulfill them. Louise Bagshawe does an absolutely superb job of forming three intensely rich characters that are incredibly realistic. Each of the women, though portrayed as independent and strong, still have their own insecurities--Bagshawe really blends the two sides well together and as a result crafted beautiful characters to read about. The novel itself is pretty much (for most of the book) split into three perspectives (one for each of the girls) and at the end, the three become one--and that's where my only complaint lies. I don't want to give anything away, so I'll just say this: I thought the ending was a slight letdown, and unfortunately, I was afraid it was going to be. As you read on about each character's life, you know that they will eventually meet, and once they do, well, the uniqueness of each girl is just slightly lost, and from that point on, the plot is very predictable, and the book just isn't as fun to read. Nonetheless, I enjoyed every bit of this book (until it began to wind down) and I really would suggest it to anyone--male and female, though I would want my daughter to read it (if I had one) simply because it shines a positive light on young independent women. :-)

Pleasantly Surprise

I usually read Historical Fiction (Regency England, preferably) but I was returning home from England and couldn't find any of those books at the airport. It was a long flight back to Seattle so I picked up "The Devil You Know" even though it wasn't my time period and quite a bit longer (500 pages) than I was used to. I loved it!! I read it so fast it didn't even last the whole first flight! I tried to get another book by Louise Bagshawe in Pittsburgh, but they didn't have any. Boy was I disappointed. Her plot was never slow, her characters were well developed, and I loved how she kept jumping from one to the other until they ultimately all meet. At first this was a little confusing and I had to refer to the back of the book to remind myself which girl this was--oh, yes the chunky british gal or the spoiled american girl. Normally not one for the present day and it's dreariness, these girls were so determined to make something of themselves that they made me wish I'd had similiar goals earlier in life. Very good read that you won't be able to put down.