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Original Title: | La dama azul |
ISBN: | 1416532234 (ISBN13: 9781416532231) |
Edition Language: | English URL http://www.theladyinblue.net |
Javier Sierra
Hardcover | Pages: 352 pages Rating: 3.16 | 1274 Users | 195 Reviews
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Title | : | The Lady in Blue |
Author | : | Javier Sierra |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 352 pages |
Published | : | June 19th 2007 by Atria Books (first published 1998) |
Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Mystery. Religion |
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"An elaborately woven novel of intrigue about one of America's most curious and enduring legends -- the enigma of the Lady in Blue"In Los Angeles, Jennifer Narody has been having a series of disturbingdreams involving eerie images of a lady dressed in blue. What she doesn't know is that this same spirit appeared to leaders of the Jumano Native American tribe in New Mexico 362 years earlier, and was linked to a Spanish nun capable of powers of "bilocation," or the ability to be in two places simultaneously. Meanwhile, young journalist Carlos Albert is driven by a blinding snowstorm to the little Spanish town of Agreda, where he stumbles upon a nearly forgotten seventeenth-century convent founded by this same legendary woman. Intrigued by her rumored powers, he delves into finding out more. These threads, linked by an apparent suicide, eventually lead Carlos to Cardinal Baldi, to an American spy, and ultimately to Los Angeles, where Jennifer Narody unwittingly holds the key to the mystery that the Catholic Church, the U.S. Defense Department, and the journalist are each determined to decipher -- the Lady in Blue.Rating Out Of Books The Lady in Blue
Ratings: 3.16 From 1274 Users | 195 ReviewsWrite-Up Out Of Books The Lady in Blue
A thriller in the vein of The Da Vinci Code, The Lady in Blue centers on the mysterious appearances of a religious apparition going back to the 17th century and leading up to the present day. The mysterious lady first appeared to Native Americans in what is now New Mexico, where she was able to convert thousands to the Catholic faith. Her appearance was connected to a Spanish nun, who miraculously bilocated to spread the faith. But what really happened? What follows is a mystery that involvesMy husband LOVES this author so I tried him, plus it has references to remote viewing, out-of-body, etc. Writing is good, but too much about priests for my taste. The ending brought in some different concepts that I liked.
I had a hard keeping track of the destinations and the characters from the past and present to follow the storyline . I'm not bilingual and felt lost when no translation was given . Will wait for the next Dan Brown book
PRE-READ:Every time I was at the local Post Office in the queue I would see this book in the discretely and temptingly placed Book Bin...and refused ABSOLUTELY to be tempted.BUT (that word ALWAYS means something is going to happen,n'est-ce pas??) ...because I just booked to see a documentary at the Sydney Film Festival about a young filmmaker's seeking out witnesses to the 1968 miraculous Virgin Mary apparitions in Egypt's Coptic Christian community.He is hampered however by their reluctance to
As always, I don't like giving such low reviews, however this book didn't justify more stars. I listened to audio version. The narrator was good. But the story was poor. The main characters came through at the end, and then they didn't seem to matter anyway. Way too much detail about crap I could care less about. Then more of the same. The audio was 9 CDs, but the story was completely told in the 9th CD. Why did I need to listen to the other 8?
The story has a good plot but very confusing. A lot of characters that confuses me. A lot of changes in settings, such as in TIME and PLACE. There was a surprise towards the end that felt out of place for me. The story was disjointed and was not nicely translated. I think the author could have gone another path.
Someone recommended this book to me as a good work of Catholic fiction. I don't want to spoil it, but in the final analysis, it's definitely not. However, my misconception is not the book's fault. I only give it three stars because the prose is mediocre (perhaps because it is a translation?) and because the author is only partially successful in weaving his disparate plot lines together. It is an ambitious work, however, and usually engrossing, though at times I did get bored.
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