A fast moving story, which starts in 2010 with Taylor Romano, a journalism student from across the pond, coming to Oxford University and an invitation from Lady Maebeline (Mae) Knight - a patron of Oxford with a seemingly intricate knowledge of the Romano family - to Maebrook Manor.
What I enjoyed most about the novel is that it’s something of a Whodunnit when Mae is found dead at the Manor. Yet it’s also a historical with its Titanic flashbacks and modern romance story with a Lantana like quality; if you enjoyed Ray Lawrence’s ‘Lantana’ with Anthony Lapaglia, Kerry Armstrong, Geoffrey Rush, etc you’ll definitely enjoy ‘The Poppy and the Rose.’
Somewhat cliched, too, between the requisite near death in water, romance between two classes and hackneyed ‘appearances can be deceiving’ themes. In saying that the plot twists sufficiently made up for these.Show moreShow less
A fast moving story, which starts in 2010 with Taylor Romano, a journalism student from across the pond, coming to Oxford University and an invitation from Lady Maebeline (Mae) Knight - a patron of Oxford with a seemingly intricate knowledge of the Romano family - to Maebrook Manor.
What I enjoyed most about the novel is that it’s something of a Whodunnit when Mae is found dead at the Manor. Yet it’s also a historical with its Titanic flashbacks and modern romance story with a Lantana like quality; if you enjoyed Ray Lawrence’s ‘Lantana’ with Anthony Lapaglia, Kerry Armstrong, Geoffrey Rush, etc you’ll definitely enjoy ‘The Poppy and the Rose.’
Somewhat cliched, too, between the requisite near death in water, romance between two classes and hackneyed ‘appearances can be deceiving’ themes. In saying that the plot twists sufficiently made up for these. Show more Show less