On My Wishlist – 13

Posted by kay on August 13, 2011 3:03 am in Book talk | 7 comments

On My Wishlist is a fun weekly event hosted by Book Chick City and runs every Saturday. It’s where we list all the books we desperately want but haven’t actually bought yet. They can be old, new or forthcoming. Click on the link to Book Chick City, sign the Mr. Linky and join the fun!

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This week, the book on my wishlist is the first in an historical saga that received great praise, with the third book, The Wild Rose, being published at the start of the month. Probably because I haven’t been reading as much historical fiction as I used to, I have been adding many of those on my wishlist recently, and this is the one at the top right now! (since Becoming Marie-Antoinette arrived yesterday! Squeee!)

The Tea Rose by Jennifer Donnelly

Summary from Goodreads :

The Tea Rose is a towering old-fashioned story, imbued with a modern sensibility that is fresh, compelling, and perfectly pitched for these times. This sweeping epic follows young Fiona Finnegan’s climb from the teeming streets of East London. Her dreams of leaving her home behind are shattered when her father, a dockworker and union organizer, is killed in an accident.

Crushing poverty, the loss of her lifelong love, and the destruction of her family quickly follow. When Fiona discovers that her fathers death was no accident, but a murder engineered by a ruthless tea baron bent on destroying the union, she flees to New York to save her own life. There, the ghosts of her past propel her to the very top of the city’s tea trade. A decade later, armed with tremendous wealth, she returns to London to reclaim her lost love and exact a breathtaking revenge.

What is at the top of your wishlist right now?