The first edition of the novel was published in 1994, and was written by susanna kearsley. Owen, and he had come charging like a modern knight to my rescue. But when i heard that mariana was being rereleased in the us, i couldnt resist pulling it out of my tbr. Mariana is one of my favorite kearsley books along with winter sea and the rose garden. Mariana by susanna kearsley book cover, description, publication history. When she falls in love with a house in the countryside, she. The winter sea and the rose garden made my best of 2010 and best of 2011 lists, respectively. The book trailer for mariana features an original theme by composer james guttridge, who scored the trailer the way he scores a film, matching the music to the moving images. Im definitely a susanna kearsley fan now, and have just downloaded mariana, straight after finishing sophias secret. Mariana has made me an instant fan of susanna kearsley and after finishing her novel, ill be sure to look for more works by this author. You know how some books just grab you by the hair and dont let go until you reach their extremely satisfying conclusion.
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