Treasured Past

by Linda Hill

Book Overview

Burnt out from the emotionally grueling practice of family law, attorney Kate Brennen decides to take a mental health break and joins a corporate firm. Except for occasional annoyances (like her... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1562802631
• ISBN13: 9781562802639
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Naiad Press
• Length: 189 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Romantic and tender

Wonderful story for a lazy afternoon I loved all the detail that went into describing the characters and their surroundings. I only wish the novel was longer to develop the relationship between Annie and Kate after their issues are resolved. Annie's story really touched me and would like to get to know more about her. I am glad to add this to my book collection.

Not extraordinary, but a really nice read

I don't want to say a lot about the storyline in the book, because that would give too much away. It's fairly predictable as it is, so any surprises the book can give you should be left intact. What I will say is that it's a romance about a lawyer and an antiques dealer. It's also about trust, choices and career vs. love. I liked the feel you get for the main characters, although the supporting cast is somewhat sketchily drawn. It's a fairly short novel with few surprises, but it's romantic and sweet with the ubiquitous angst and heartache. This won't be your favourite book of all time, but it's sure to provide a few hours of reading pleasure without challenging the genre boundaries.

An easy and fun read

This book flows really nicely and is easy to just keep reading. The conversations seem real and are often funny. I like a book with humor, and this book doesn't disappoint. From reading the back of the book I at first wasn't very excited to start it. I mean, how exciting can antiquing possibly be if you're not into it? But it doesn't go in so such immense detail that you get bored (unlike some other books I've read). It tells you enough so you get a clue, then goes on what you really care about -- the story. It's probably why this book is a little on the thin side (as well as Peggy Herring's books), and Karin Kallmaker's books tend to be thick... Kallmaker pads hers with a lot of details that, if you are unfamiliar with the area or the trade, would be completely boring and tedious to read. But Treasured Past suffered very little of this. The characters are all entertaining, with easily likeable or hateable personalities. It my first Linda Hill book, and I'm definitely going to be looking into her other books...

Another Naiad -- that's a good thing!

I don't expect a vampire chronicle to make me laugh, or a mystery to turn me on. Genre fiction is what it is, and if a book delivers exactly what it promises -- be it a passionate romance or a blood-sucking thriller -- then that's what I judge it by. Even Naiad's detractors can't seem to stop themselves from reading more, and I believe that's because we get what we expect, often what we need, and more rarely, something beyond our hopes.Treasured Past is another of Linda Hill's quiet romances. At least I think of them as quiet, because they come off the page so gently that the characters have possessed my imagination before I realized I have been completely drawn in. Once I've been drawn in the flesh and heart of her characters begin to beat with real life. Before I now it I'm wishing I lived next door to these women. It happens that way in every Linda Hill I've read. I'm seduced before I even realize I'm being courted. That's probably what makes us wish real life was more like a romance novel, and why we keep reading.I also highly recommend her Class Reunion, which is on the part of my shelves I reserve for books I intend to reread.

Very comfortable, quick read......

Very enjoyable book...needed something to read at 4am, finished it by 7am and was in a good mood when I got up. What more could one ask for?