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1 - On the Island by Melanie Stanford - Meg Hale travel blogger visits a remote island owned by John Thornton to do a second review after her first impressions may possible be wrong
2 - Passages in Time by Kate Forrester - John Thornton is caught in a fire in his mill when he is transported to 2019. How and why, but more importantly can he ever get back.
3 - The First Day of Spring by M Liza Marte - it seems Miss Hale has bought a special daffodil as she is tranported into the future, with marriage to Thornton
4 - Loose Leaves from Milton by Damaris Osborne - not my sense of humour
5 - Reeducating Mr Thornton by Evy Journey - Mr and Mrs Thornton are on honeymoon, and visit Cadiz to meet Frederick, Margaret's brother and his wife. Can Thornton change his view of Spain and the Spanish
6 - Mistakes and Remedies by Julia Daniels - John Thornton arrives later in the evening at the Hale's home as his Fanny has failed to arrive back after visiting them. So where has she gone and why. Will this hinder their relationship.
7 -Her Father's Last Wish by Rose Fairbanks -As the Hales leave the Huggins home, Mr Hale collapses. Help comesin the form of John Thornton. Mr Hale only has time before he dies to ask Thornton to care for Margaret. But will she want to marry him after she has already refused him.
8 - The Best Medicine by Elaine Owen - The day after the annual dinner at Marlborough House, Thornton has a visit from old friend Dr Lawson. Can he help Bessy Higgins with her illness, but what of the workers strike
9 - Cinders and Smoke by Don Jacobson - Strike talks between Higgins and Thornton. Too much of the dialogue in the vernacular, ended up skipping most of the story
10 - Mischances by Nicole Clarkston - Frederick is visiting as Mrs Hale is dying. At his departure problems accur which means that Margaret has been compromised and a Mr Hamper offers for her. Can this problem be solved.
11 - Looking to the Future by Nancy Klein - Margaret is not back in London after the death of both of her parents when she discovers that Mr Bell is dying if not dead. Can she help Mr Thornton out of his problems
12 - Once Again by Trudy Brasure - Thornton mills have closed and Thornton is in financial trouble. But what can he do. How will Margaret help.
Twelve very good well-written variations, only a couple which I didn't care for as much. But overall an excellent collection of stories.
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Vesper1931 | Jul 29, 2021 |
After the deaths of her parents Margaret Hale is leaving Milton with her Aunt Shaw. But what of John Thornton. This is their story
Thoroughly enjoyed this story, and enjoyed reading more about the original characters.
 
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Vesper1931 | 2 weitere Rezensionen | Jul 29, 2021 |
I will say this for the author, she really gets North and South. The feel of this novel just rings with all that I adored from the BBC adaption (the only version of North & South I've experienced). The intensity of the emotion in the story, the feel for the Victorian times (both societal mores and the upheaval between the haves and have-nots), and the beautiful romance all make an appearance. I enjoyed continuing my North and South experience in reading this novel. I really felt like I was continuing to explore that world, the author just extended the vibe that well.

The romance... Oh the romance! The author really gets that in this continuation/re-telling. I was swept away in the sheer passion and intensity of emotion these two individuals felt for each other. I found myself, more than once, just hugging my Kindle to my chest, trying to contain all the emotion I was feeling in my heart. The author reaches into your soul and just makes you want everything to work out alright for these two. I wish every author trying to write romance did it half as well as Ms. Brasure. It's pretty much the best part of this book.

There are, however, other parts that were not so successful. There was a distinct lack of conflict or anything else, really, in this novel other than romance. There were the canon elements like the stuff with Margaret's brother, Fred, that could be classified as conflict. But that lasted like what, 3 chapters? Maybe?! Everything just seemed to work way too well for this couple. After the whole mob scene where the book diverges from canon, everything is ssssmmmooooottttthhh sailing for this duo, with nary an argument, family squabble, nor personality rub. *sigh* Kinda boring actually...

There are a few other little things. Margaret doesn't have quite the spark she did in canon. John starts making decisions that seem completely out of character from canon. And don't get me started on the whole "Master" thing... Yes, we all know John's a owner and master of a cotton mill. Do we need to use that descriptor (capitalized even!!!) on almost every other page to describe him?! Can anyone say 2x4 and head?

At the end of the day, I enjoyed this re-telling for the romance and the intensity of emotion it contained. It reminded me of the original and my love for it. Would I call this high literature? Most definitely not with a lack of conflict that makes me cringe and some other issues. But it's a good read for a North & South lover. So if you enjoyed the BBC adaption and are looking for a fix once done, give this book a look.
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Sarah_Gruwell | Jan 12, 2016 |
I finally gave up about 3/4 of the way through. Like any red-blooded woman I was riveted by the passionate tension in the run-up to their wedding day and honeymoon. But c'mon! Do we need 150+ pages describing their E V E R Y coupling from that moment on? Sometimes two or three in a day? Also the incessant sophomoric innuendo makes Thornton sound like a bloody frat-boy: Margaret: "How can I ever thank you?" John: "Oh, I can think of a few ways", guffaw facepalm. I mean, I get it, they really dig each other. Please, leave a little room for my imagination. I don't want to have these two beloved characters etched forever in my mind as juvenile humping bunnies. I'm going to re-watch the BBC miniseries and try to set my mind right.

A few technicalities and editing issues: why is Edith's husband named Maxwell? Who the deuce is Maxwell? In N&S, his name was Cosmo for the first half and, by dint of poor editing I imagine, called Sholto (like his son) for the second half. Neither of those names remotely resembles Maxwell.

Also, why can't a smile just be a smile? Why does every character constantly have "the corners of the mouth curve upwards?" If it weren't an obvious waste of time I would go back through this book and mark every instance of this inane phrase. I think the final count would be staggering.

Another bugger was that there was no continuance in the writing for Higgins's northern dialect, or anyone else's of his class. And the Scottish midwife seemed to speak perfect blue-blood English. Ugh.

This book is long for what it is and is only made unnecessarily more lengthy by poor editing and reeeeeeaaaallllly repetitive phrases.
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