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Forbidden summer romance with unexpected consequences.

Fortune's Rocks could be a good read for those who enjoy a dramatic romance novel, with a touch of scandal. Anita Shreve's writing captures the essence of the love affair between the 14-year-old Olympic and the older, married physician in a way that feels both thrilling and dangerous. The book does a great job of exploring the consequences of their actions, while also paying attention to the beauty of nature and the complexity of human emotions. Overall, Fortune's Rocks is a compelling and engrossing read that is sure to stay with the reader long after they've finished it.

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Fortune's Rocks

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ISBN: 9780349112596
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: $18.41
Authors: Shreve Anita
Publisher: Abacus
Date of Publication: 2001-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Historical Fiction, Romance
Related Topics: Chick Lit
Goodreads rating: 3.9
(rated by 30817 readers)

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Hester Prynne never had it so good! The year is 1899, and Olympia Biddeford, the headstrong daughter of a Boston Brahmin family, has decided to test the limits of her cloistered world. Spending the summer at her father's New Hampshire estate, the teenage heroine of Fortune's Rocks is entranced with the visiting salon of artists, writers and lawyers. She's especially captivated, however, by John Haskell, a charismatic physician who ministers to the blue-collar community in the nearby mill towns. This middle-aged Good Samaritan hires Olympia to assist him as a nurse and their collaboration soon evolves into a fiery love affair. Alas, it's only a matter of weeks before this passionate exercise in managed care is exposed--with disastrous consequences for the young, impregnated heroine. Even her adoring father now considers her "an over-plump, 16-year-old girl whose judgement can no longer be trusted" and insists that she break off her relationship.
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Forbidden summer romance with unexpected consequences.

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