Born in Fire

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Summary: Twiddly-dee romance for Americans only
Review: Allow me to be the sole voice of dissent here- but (I'm sorry if I'm insulting anybody) I really think Nora Roberts' books should be read only by Americans who have never spent long amounts of time in Ireland. I read excerpts aloud from "Born in Fire" to a middle-aged Irishwoman on the train from Dublin to Belfast, and she both laughed and groaned. I lent "Born in Shame" to a friend of mine from Belfast and he said it was "the biggest load of s***te" he'd ever read. One part of "Born in Fire" I took especially great exception to was when Maggie Concannon makes a cute remark to some Brit who is looking at one of her sculptures at a gallery show. He asks her if it's about her sexuality; she says, no, (with "a twinkle in her eye"): It's the Six Counties, yearning to be free, or something along those lines. Embarassed, the Britisher beats a retreat, while Maggie and a friend chuckle over her cleverness. Excuse me, I know I'm probably being oversensitive, but I find this cutesy attitude towards the North both inappropriate and quite frankly very stupid. (This section was another part I read to the lady on the Dublin-Belfast train.... I remember she shook her head in incredulous disgust. She told me that she'd lived all her life in Co. Down, and even though she was happily married with grown children living in the area, she often thought about moving out of the country because the Troubles saddened and sickened her so much.) Excellent Northern Irish authors, like Colin Bateman, have their own black (and very funny) senses of humor when they choose to write about the Troubles. But when Americans choose to treat such a ghastly subject in a cutsey, flippant, unrealistic, TV-sitcom sort of way, it makes me angry. I know, "it's only a romance," and people read it for escapism, etc. I know, "the relationships between the sisters is so well-written," etc. But I don't care how "well-written" the book is otherwise- "Born in Fire" is just another example of the unrealistic, oversimplified picture Americans have of people who live in other countries. Again I am sorry if I offend anybody, but this is how I sincerely feel.

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Summary: Love is a wonderful thing....
Review: And the sparks fly in this book! The first of an Irish trilogy, Nora Roberts' first, this was one I couldn't put down. The characters come alive on the pages, and Nora Roberts never has a dull character-Maggie is a glass blower in Ireland, Rogan a gallery owner. Maggie and Rogan go round and round and are vey entertaining! Maggie dead set on never being any man's wife and Rogan always getting what he wants. Back and forth they go, but of course, in the end, love wins! A great read!

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Summary: Love is a wonderful thing....
Review: And the sparks fly in this book! The first of an Irish trilogy, Nora Roberts' first, this was one I couldn't put down. The characters come alive on the pages, and Nora Roberts never has a dull character-Maggie is a glass blower in Ireland, Rogan a gallery owner. Maggie and Rogan go round and round and are vey entertaining! Maggie dead set on never being any man's wife and Rogan always getting what he wants. Back and forth they go, but of course, in the end, love wins! A great read!

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Summary: Wonderfully Passionate!
Review: As always, Nora Roberts writes with passion and flare and hermain character, Maggie, crackles with both. This book is a fine storywith extremely interesting characters throughout. The love scenes are wonderful to read & the heroine & hero are perfect for each. The other 2 books in this series are wonderful as well...

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Summary: One of Ms. Roberts best series.
Review: As the first of three sisters, this is the strongest. Ms.Roberts pushes her to the limit, and she can handle anything.

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Summary: GLASS ARTIST
Review: BOOK ONE OF A TRILOGY. THREE DAUGHTERS DIFFERENT AS CAN BE. THIS DAUGHTER MAKES GLASS ART. THE HERO WANTS A CONTRACT TO OWN ALL HER WORKS. SHE HAS A TEMPER I ADMIRE AND GUTS TO GO WITH IT. THIS BOOK WAS A TRUE DELIGHT

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Summary: A very good and romantic book.
Review: Born in fire is a very down home, sit by the fire kind of book. It is one that all romance novel readers will want to read more than once. Nora Roberts displays her characters with style, yet with values and respect. Maggie and Rogan are two people not likely to fall in love. Maggie with her look at her mother and fathers marriage is bound and determined she will never fall in love and get married because of the way her parents own marriage failed, Rogan on the other hand is a very demanding man with high expectations for Maggie and a good out look on life. He opens Maggies eyes to love that she never dreamed of, or wants to dream of, having. This love novel is a wonderful one to sit and read non-stop, you won't want to put this book down. I can't wait to read Born in Ice and Born in Shame.

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Summary: Loved It, Loved It, Loved It!
Review: Excellent story, funny at times. Great Characters, excellent reader, can't wait to hear number two of the trilogy!

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Summary: Wonderful descriptions and dialogue with Irish characters
Review: Feel like your right in the homes with these characters. I have read the 3 books through 3 times and have enjoyed them thoroughly. Characters are delightful.

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Summary: Great romance novel
Review: Great story, interesting characters, snappy dialogue, sexy scenes. Highly recommended! Born in Ice, the second of the trilogy, is not nearly as good.