What a brilliant story - quite a long book but absolutely worth reading. Written in 'old English style' in the 1800's in Bath, full of mystery and intrigue, and almost a love story. Some horrible bits, never to be forgotten - Katherine Webb definitely in my top 10 authors now.

Η παρορμητική και εκδικητική Σταρλινγκ ζει κ αναπνέει πλέον για δύο μόνο στιγμές, να μάθει τι απέγινε η Αλις και για να παίρνει ευχαρίστηση βασανίζοντας τον υποτιθέμενο δολοφόνο της. Η θεοσεβούμενη και γλυκιά Ρειτσελ απλώς βρίσκεται στο δρόμο της. Τι θα γίνει όταν οι ιστορίες τους διασταυρωθούν και ένα μεγάλο μυστήριο φέρει στην επιφάνεια χιλια δυο άλλα ερωτήματα; Είναι η χαμένη Αλις η αδικοχαμένη αδελφή της Ρειτσελ, Αμπι; Η Αλις τι απέγινε; Που πηγαίνει κρυφά τα βράδια η Σταρλινγκ; Τι μυστικά κ...

I was captivated by ‘The Misbegotten’, a wonderfully readable, utterly compelling story, set early in the eighteenth century. It is story of dark secrets, terrible losses, devastating lies, of the lives that they affect, and of truths that may be brought to light at a very high price.It is the story of Starling, a founding, a girl-child found walking from the marshes. She who has the good fortune to be found by a good-hearted young woman. Alice took in the child, she gave her a name, she brought...

3,5 προς 4. Μπορώ να πω ότι νιώθω ανακούφιση που το τελείωσα. Όταν ξεκίνησα να το διαβάζω δεν ήμουν σίγουρη κατά πόσο θα το συνεχίσω. Όσο όμως περνούσαν οι σελίδες η πλοκή άρχισε να αποκτά ενδιαφέρον και δεν ήθελα να το αφήσω ούτε για μια στιγμή. Βέβαια υπήρξαν αρκετές φορές που απλά ευχόμουν να εξελίσσονταν γρηγορότερα τα γεγονότα, ειδικά σε κάποιες περιγραφές στιγμών που έζησε ο Τζόναθαν στον πόλεμο.Σχετικά με τους πρωταγωνιστές του βιβλίου. Η Στάρλινγκ ήταν αυτή που συμπάθησα περισσότερο, μαζ...

The first thing you should know about this book is that it does not give up it's secrets easily. The second thing you should know about it is that those secrets are well worth the wait. The mystery girl within the entire story is called Alice and although it has been a long time since anybody has seen her she has a very strong presence even though she is believed to be dead. The characters are very strong in this book, some more likeable then others, but none are easily forgotten. Three characte...

"Este livro foi um pouco contraditório para mim, não pela história mas essencialmente pela tradução e quem sabe por causa dela, pelas personagens.A mulher Esquecida é o primeiro livro da autora editado pela Saída de Emergência, sendo também o primeiro livro que leio de Katherine Webb. A plot do livro é boa, a sua base e até o seu desenvolvimento está bem construído, a autora consegue surpreender e não desconfiei até ter o facto à minha frente, sabemos situações passada na guerra contra os france...

Thrilling and packed with secrets and revelations. I love this author and absolutely enjoy everything she writes.

🐁🐁Katherine WebbDas fremde Mädchen640 SeitenNachdem ich mich durch die ersten 100 Recht lahmen Seiten gekämpft habe, und die Geschichte dann doch etwas Schwung bekam, war ich doch sehr neugierig wie es weitergeht.Leider verliert sie sich in an den Haaren herbeigezogenen und ziemlich übertriebenen Wendungen. Wie auch "Das geheime Vermächtnis", welches ich abgebrochen habe, kann mich die Autorin nicht überzeugen und einen weiteren Versuch wird es nicht geben.

A compelling, absorbing and intriguing story about how secrets can come back to haunt us! Set in Bath in the 1800s, Rachel Crofton, a governess, marries a wine merchant and through him comes into contact with Jonathan Allen, a man who has suffered the horrors of war. He is also tormented by memories of his childhood sweetheart, Alice, who mysteriously disappeared whilst he was away fighting. With the help of Starling, Jonathan's servant and also Alice's close companion, they try to discover the

Katherine write such good books. It starts of a bit sad. A little girl comes wandering to the farm house. She is wearing a dress that has been stitched by mixed scraps of fabric woven together. Upon her feet she has leather slippers tied on with string. Her undergarments are baggy, filthy and stinking.

Historical fiction is not my favourite genre, but when I do read it I would always choose to read about ordinary people, I'm not a fan of novels based around the aristocracy or royalty. I was tempted to read Katherine Webb's fourth novel The Misbegotten by both the beautiful cover and the fascinating description of the story. I'm so very pleased that I did. It's a huge hardback, over 500 pages, but I've been completely engrossed by it over the past few days. It really is a wonderfully written no...

Γρήγορο, έντονο, με μυστήριο,δράση όλα σε ένα μυθιστόρημα. Χαρακτήρες καλοδουλεμένοι, πλοκή δυνατή!Πολύ καλό!

Η αλήθεια είναι πως ο τίτλος με παραπλάνησε, ευτυχώς, καθώς νόμιζα οτι θα διάβαζα ένα ευκολοχώνευτο, ρομαντικό βιβλίο.Ήδη, όμως, από την αρχή βυθίζεσαι στις απαρχές του 19ου αιώνα, με ήθη παλιά, νοοτροπίες διαφορετικές. Η συγγραφέας καταφέρνει με την πένα της να σε μεταφέρει στο κλίμα της εποχής, σε αποβάθρες και σκοτεινά σοκάκια, ανάμεσα σε φτωχούς και πλούσιους, παράλληλα με επώδυνες αλήθειες, μυστικά και ψέματα, που αποδίδουν ανάγλυφα τον αυστηρό καθωπρεπισμό της τότε κοινωνίας.Η πλοκή έξυπνη...

Custou um pouco até ficar agarrada à história, só mais ou menos quando cheguei a meio do livro é que tive vontade de o ler sem parar para saber o que tinha acontecido à Alice. O que me desagradou foi os capítulos serem muito grandes, muito densos, as páginas muito preenchidas; gosto mais quando há mais parágrafos e mais espaço, facilita mais a leitura, não cansa tanto.

Webb has a beautiful writing style and an obvious knowledge of history, and can paint a picture of 18th century England, complete with interesting colloquialisms. I had high hopes for this novel in the beginning (enough to send a copy to my mother), but somewhere after the 20% mark, the story fell flat...The middle was full of unnecessary meanderings and it just became uninteresting. 280 pages would have been more than enough, as opposed to 500 plus...In the beginning I felt sympathy for Rachel

I have read all of Katherine Webb's books; the first two I adored but the last one, A Half Forgotten Song, was a disappointment to me. However I afford my favourite authors an 'off day' so I downloaded this one in the hope my faith could be restored in her beautiful words and convoluted stories; I was not disappointed.The story begins in 1803. Alice Beckwith and Jonathan Alleyn have adored each other since they were children, having carved their initials in a tree at the age of 10. Alice is the

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