| Fields Of Gold | 
 enlarge | Author: Marie Bostwick
Publisher: Kensington
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (21 reviews)
Sales Rank: 469497
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 0758209908
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780758209900
ASIN: 0758209908
Publication Date: September 1, 2005
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Product Description
Evangeline Glennon knows plenty about life's highs and lows. Still, she feels lucky, surrounded as she is by people who care deeply: Papa, who's never lost his Irish brogue or the twinkle in his eye; endlessly practical, generous Mama; and steadfast best friend Ruby. Romantic passion would be too much for a girl like Eva to expect. Then again, love has a tendency to find those who aren't looking for it...Out of a clear blue sky, a dashing young aviator makes an impossibly gentle landing in Papa's Oklahoma wheat field. After taking her up in his plane, 'Slim' leaves Eva with an exhilarating new perspective-and an even more precious gift that changes her forever. But that's only the beginning. The world is changing, too and only the strongest in body and spirit will weather what is to come. Now, while tracing from afar the progress of the brave young barnstormer she knew so briefly, Eva stitches her heart and soul into intricate quilts whose images take extraordinary form from the heartbreak and joy of parallel lives.
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 1/4 Aviation, 3/4 Fairytale November 3, 2008
I would actually like to give this 3 and a half stars. When I found this book, I was expecting more of a woman meets pilot, becomes pilot herself kind of story, but instead it turned out to be a fairytale with a lot of great insight into Charles Lindbergh. The heroine is a farm girl with a disability and when Lindbergh lands in her wheat field, a romance blooms. The book proceeds to be a mixture of fantasy and historical detail both, offering a look at life in the twenties thru forties and the beginnings of aviation without being biographical or dull. However, the main characters were all too good to be true. They were all too sweet, kind, and accomodating to be realistic. There was a lot of religious stuff also, leading me to wonder if this is a Christian book and maybe should be categorized as such. All in all, a good read, and I would love to see what this author could do with a story about Amelia Earhart.
Great Gift August 14, 2008
I purchased this book as a gift for an elderly friend, who is familiar with this series. She thoroughly enjoyed it.
Wonderful debut novel March 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm a tad late reading this book but it didn't diminish from the wonderful story and great writing.
Filled with emotion and characters that felt like I knew them. I was very impressed with the way the author took a real person and weaved a clever plot of fiction.
Now I need to "catch up" and get the rest of Bostwick's books that have been released since this one.
If you haven't read Fields of Gold yet....don't wait any longer!
Not as good as River's Edge October 19, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I absolutely loved Bostwick's other book, River's Edge and was eager to read this book. Like River's Edge, this book is beautifully written and has wonderful, expressive characters. However, the first 100 pages contain such a sappy love story and I was so disappointed. Once I got past that part, it became a much better read and surprised me with a few plot twists. All in all, a good book but not 5 stars.
A fantastic read! January 23, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Loved it, loved it, loved it. I couldn't put it down. I am an avid quilter, so I loved reading how she made that into a business for herself. The book includes great themes, love, true love, friendship, hope, hopes crushed, and a few surprises to boot. I look forward to reading her other novels and am excited to have found another author to list among my favorites.
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