Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. She published her first novel, the night child in 1975, followed by suffer a sea. After graduating from pomona college, celeste devoted her life to impeccable research and spellbinding writing. The first book dealing with alexandria or lovingly referred to as alex. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Book 1 shelve wild swan book 2 shelve swans chance book 3 shelve a season of swans related series company. These were followed then by her most popular trilogy. A wild heart was previously titled a swans chance published in 1984 with the last book in the trilogy published in 1989 called a season of swans.
She grew up at the kemper campbell ranch in victorville, california in the high mojave desert. John carrington, her dead sisters husbandin a saga sweeping from england during the napoleonic wars to maryland. Wild swan is the first of the swan trilogy that follows the history of a family for 100 years over 3 generations of women. A california memoir swans chance a season of swans wild swan suffer a sea change the tigers. Celeste deblasis obituary 2001 victorville, ca daily. It is set in the early 19th century and covers the youth and young adulthood of alexandria thaine, the main character, as she travels from her unhappy home in. Alexandria thaine finds herself torn between two menpassionate rave falconer and st. In devon she thrives with the falconer family and especially forming a lifelong bond with the younger son rane. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. The final volume of the trilogy, a season of swans was published in 1989.
This book is the infinitely touching story of two people destined to be together, who must first stumble a bit on their road to each other. The first volume, wild swan was published in 1984, set in collington. Wild swan it is their land, the foundation on which alexandria and rane falconer have built. Because the condition of this lot is only good, there may be a few former library books mixed in. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. A richly detailed sequel to wild swan, which covers the lives of the family during the mid 19th. Alexandria falconer gazes around the honeyed land of wild swan, the extraordinary horse farm she built up from nothing in. Possible clean exlibrary copy, with their stickers and or stamps. An emotional and heartwrenching historical novel wild swan trilogy book 3. Born may 8, 1946, celeste attended local schools and graduated in 1964 from victor valley high scho. When i saw the trilogy available on kindle, i was ecstatic.
Deblasis, 54, died april, 2001, in her home on the. It is set in the early 19th century and covers the youth and young adulthood of alexandria thaine, the main character, as she travels from her unhappy home in gravesend to relatives in clovelly in devon and finally to maryland, usa. It is set in the early 19th century and covers the youth and young adulthood of alexandria thaine, the main character, as she travels from her unhappy home in gravesend to relatives in clovelly in devon and finally to. She attended wellesley college, later transferred to oregon state university, and in 1968 was graduated from pomona. The novels span the lives of alexandria carrington falconer and her descendants. Wild swan is about the purity and ideals of childhood, the strength of a childs heart and soul in the face of sometimes cruel, aloof adults who are too caught up with. I had a hard time putting it down and lost more than an hour or two of. In this highly colored but fatally overstuffed conclusion to the bestsellers wild swan and swans chance, all obstacles to love and happiness are hurdled by the. A wild legacy was originally published as a season of swans. Very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the text. The first volume, wild swan was published in 1984, set in collington, maryland around the belair mansion and was quickly followed by swan s chance in 1985. Tales of adventure and romance set against the sweep of historyall are storytelling at its finest. Wild swan is the first book of a fantastic trilogy by celeste deblasis.
Another of her books, the proud breed is a must if you want to get a feel for her storytelling without committing yourself to three books. See the complete the wild swan trilogy series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. I read the swan trilogy many years ago, after reading the proud breed, which is my favorite book of all time. Perfect for readers who love poldark, outlander and daphne du maurier. Celeste deblasis obituary 2001 victorville, ca daily press. Deblasis, 54, died april, 2001, in her home on the kemper campbell ranch. However, my rereading was less than enjoyable due to the tremendous number of errors in the text.
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