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I love this book. I haven't had much experience with romance novels, and I tend to stay away from syrupy love stories in most books I read (I find them boring). I'd actually say this book is about 40% romance, 30% women's literature, and 30% action/suspense. Here's why this book is great:

1. Pirates. THAT'S RIGHT, PIRATES.
2. French pirates. Sexy, sexy French pirates (and I'm a fan of Brit boys myself, but the main guy in this story is dreamy, and the Brits in this story are made to look old and codger and gross, so French pirates it is!)
3. NO EXPLICIT SEX. That may be a drawback for some people, but it wasn't for me. There's more alluding to the past, and a fade-to-black scene, but the romance is mainly through romantic tension as well as some freedom to be who you are stuff, which I'll get to.
4. It's a story about regret, freedom, and finding contentment in your life even if you're not satisfied with it. This was the main thing I took away from this book - there main character is not a willowy stand-by-the-wayside heroine, but an almost 30 mother of 2 children. She's become bored in her life and regrets her choice in husband, but feels trapped in the life she chose for herself (and yes, she chose it, and yes, she regrets it. Relatable!). In the story she finds some freedom, even if it's temporary, and evolves to a more mature place by the end of the novel.
5. ACTION! SUSPENSE! FOOD! Seriously, they describe food only a few times but you WILL want a baguette baked in an open fire after reading those sections. But a nice bit of action and suspense is in this tory too!
6. Beautifully written prose. Just lovely.
7. Character development and evolution of the self. I mentioned this above, but it's one of the best parts of the novel. She's a bit insufferable at the beginning, but she ends up in a more relaxed and comfortable state of being by the end. She evolves, and it's good for her.

Drawback: there is cheating on a marital relationship involved. I feel like it's only good to warn readers who would be highly offended by this. It has to do with the freedom and finding contentment thing, but it is a moral area that some people are unwilling to compromise on. I respect that, so I want you to know :)


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Frenchman Creek Daphne Du Maurier 9780575030619 Books Reviews

This is one of the first books that I read long ago that hooked me on Historical Romance! I have reread it several times over the years and still get a kick out of it today on . Miss du Maurier is one of the great storytellers of all time and I never miss a chance to read one of her treasures. She comes highly recommended and I'm sure new readers (as well as old) will not be disappointed!!
This is one of my favorite books. If you want a book with a combination of rip-roaring adventure (pirates! sword fights!), plot twists and turns, romance, and a dose of realistic poignancy, you'll find it all here. I've read this book several times and even though I now know how it will turn out, I can never put it down.
One of my all-time favorite books is Daphne du Maurier's "Rebecca". It has the best opening line of the thousands of books I have read "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again". Only nine words - nine words that set the stage perfectly for what was to follow. In my youth I read several other du Maurier classics and enjoyed them all. Weeks ago I saw mention of her "Frenchmen's Creek" and decided to read it again. Pirates! Romance! What a great escape from the hot weather of July in Washington D.C. and the hot invective flowing from our new administration.

As "Frenchman's Creek" opens, Lady Dona is also eager to escape her capital city, London, and take refuge in her country home with her two young children and a nanny. Though she has been warned to be very careful because a pirate, a Frenchman, has been vandalizing country estates along the nearby coast, stealing jewelry and household valuables, and ravaging the defenseless women they encounter. Nevertheless Dona enjoys exploring the nearby countryside and woods unescorted. During one of her afternoon hikes she discovers a creek she did not realize was on the fringes of her property and parting some particularly dense foilage she espies - to her horror - the infamous pirate ship, resting at anchor. Before she can say "yo ho ho" she is captured, bound, brought aboard, and taken to the captain's quarters. Their eyes meet......

"Frenchman's Creek" is as non-violent a pirate story as can be told. There is one death though, an act of self defense. You won't believe who the killer is. It has its tensions though and a good bit of romance but virtually no sex. And even worse, no swordfights! . There is an attack of sorts on a neighboring community but the most notable stolen item is a wig. As for ladies' virtue, as the Captain explains, it never has to be taken as it is usually freely offered . As for the climax, the Captain is finally caught only because he sacrifices himself of course in order to spare his crew and ship. And so we come to the final pages with two big climactic issues - will the captain be hanged or escape, and if he goes free will Lady Dona join him or will she do the Right Thing by her sweet, darling children? Read it to find out, it's only 280 pages.

The prose is excellent, as always from du Maurier. Here's a sample from a favorite passage. Early in the book, dialog between Dona and her new butler William, before her capture. William has been placed in Dona's home by the Captain to keep a pulse of the locals. His master is our Pirate, does Dona suspect? Draw your own conclusions
"And your late master, what does he do with himself?"
"He travels, my lady."
"He makes voyages from place to place?"
"Exactly, my lady."
"Then he also, William, is a fugitive. People who travel are always fugitives."
"My master has often made the same observation, my lady. In fact, I may say his life is one continual escape."
Seventeenth century Lady Dona St. Columb defies stifling conventions for the proper upper class woman with adolescent behavior. Disgusted with herself, she bolts from London to an isolated Cornwall estate, has grown up adventures and finally does grow up. I enjoyed the insight into the narrow world in which women (and their men) lived, bound by society and no birth control. I got the sense that in years to come, Dona's spirit and personality would be much more subdued than her former London self, but that even at ninety, she would be compelling ...a complete woman because of the choices she made that summer in Cornwall.

Frenchman's Creek has romance and adventure written in almost poetic prose. If you're looking for fast-paced action, this book will mostly disappoint. If you're interested in the love and growth of two people who didn't conform to the age in which they lived, this is your book.
I love this book. I haven't had much experience with romance novels, and I tend to stay away from syrupy love stories in most books I read (I find them boring). I'd actually say this book is about 40% romance, 30% women's literature, and 30% action/suspense. Here's why this book is great

1. Pirates. THAT'S RIGHT, PIRATES.
2. French pirates. Sexy, sexy French pirates (and I'm a fan of Brit boys myself, but the main guy in this story is dreamy, and the Brits in this story are made to look old and codger and gross, so French pirates it is!)
3. NO EXPLICIT SEX. That may be a drawback for some people, but it wasn't for me. There's more alluding to the past, and a fade-to-black scene, but the romance is mainly through romantic tension as well as some freedom to be who you are stuff, which I'll get to.
4. It's a story about regret, freedom, and finding contentment in your life even if you're not satisfied with it. This was the main thing I took away from this book - there main character is not a willowy stand-by-the-wayside heroine, but an almost 30 mother of 2 children. She's become bored in her life and regrets her choice in husband, but feels trapped in the life she chose for herself (and yes, she chose it, and yes, she regrets it. Relatable!). In the story she finds some freedom, even if it's temporary, and evolves to a more mature place by the end of the novel.
5. ACTION! SUSPENSE! FOOD! Seriously, they describe food only a few times but you WILL want a baguette baked in an open fire after reading those sections. But a nice bit of action and suspense is in this tory too!
6. Beautifully written prose. Just lovely.
7. Character development and evolution of the self. I mentioned this above, but it's one of the best parts of the novel. She's a bit insufferable at the beginning, but she ends up in a more relaxed and comfortable state of being by the end. She evolves, and it's good for her.

Drawback there is cheating on a marital relationship involved. I feel like it's only good to warn readers who would be highly offended by this. It has to do with the freedom and finding contentment thing, but it is a moral area that some people are unwilling to compromise on. I respect that, so I want you to know )