Forbidden Places: A Novel - Softcover

Vincenzi, Penny

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9781590206850: Forbidden Places: A Novel

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ISBN 10: 1590206851 ISBN 13: 9781590206850

Publisher: The Overlook Press, 2011

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Penny Vincenzi, the queen of riveting family drama, is back! Love and marriage, families and secrets, these are the things her writing is all about, and Forbidden Places is her most page-turning book yet. Wartime is never easy, and Grace Bennett and her two friends are doing the best they can. But bombs aren't the only danger war offers; every accepted social value and personal conviction can be blown apart. A marriage is often the first thing to suffer. Of the three women, one is married and widowed within five years. She is free to start again―or is she? Another woman has a husband she thinks she loves, but must question whether that love is real when circumstance turns him into a grotesque parody of what he once was. A third woman is trapped in a nightmare marriage―can the war free her? Forbidden Places is another gripping, historical family drama by Penny Vincenzi, the mistress of the genre, certain to please her millions of fans.

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About the Author:

Penny Vincenzi has written seventeen bestselling novels, including No Angel, Something Dangerous, Into Temptation, Wicked Pleasures, Another Woman, Forbidden Places, Windfall, An Outrageous Affair, The Dilemma, Almost a Crime, and A Perfect Heritage. Before becoming a novelist, she worked at such magazines as Vogue, Tatler, and Cosmopolitan. She has four daughters, and divides her time between London and Gower, South Wales. Over seven million copies of her books have been sold worldwide.

Review:

“Nobody writes smart, page-turning commercial women�s fiction like Vincenzi.” -- USA Today

“Soap opera? You bet-but with her well-drawn characters and engaging style, Vincenzi keeps things humming.” -- People

“Penny Vincenzi is poised to fill the gap in the American realm of Cinderella fiction. With so few current writers able to summon the quaint allure of such women�s fiction without stooping to sensationalism.” -- Janet Maslin, New York Times

“Vincenzi does an admirable job of evoking the bustle and fears of wartime England, and providing plenty of juicy plot twists and turns to keep readers hooked.” -- Kristine Huntley, Booklist

“A ripping good epic that manages to draw together violence, betrayal, love, danger, and lots of sex. As in her previous bestsellers, Vincenzi carries her audience along on a tidal wave of supercharged plot tempered by genuine emotion, a thrilling combination that picks readers up and won't put them down again until the thoroughly satisfactory conclusion.” Bookreporter.com

“I have found each of Penny Vincenzi�s novels to be absorbing and page- turning reads, but this one takes the cake�What I find so endearing about Vincenzi�s books, this one being a prime example, is the revelation of the imperfect lives behind the perfect exteriors and circumstances. Not that this is a new technique in literature by any stretch of the imagination, but Vincenzi does it extraordinarily well�The novel�s plot, although seemingly predictable at the beginning, is actually quite suspenseful. Vincenzi manages to twist the plot so the reader is convinced she knows what is coming and then has the rug of certainty pulled out from under her. The prose flows quickly and is conversational, chatty, and informal, making the book easy to slide into from the first page and remaining captivating all the way through. The characters are engaging, true-to-life, and multidimensional. A thoroughly enjoyable novel, on of my favorites this year.” The Queen�s Quill Review Blog AUTHOR BIO: Penny Vincenzi worked at such magazines as Vogue, Tatler, and Cosmopolitan before becoming a full-time novelist.

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