
The Flame and the Flower
The Birmingham Family, Book 1
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Ashford McNab
New York Times best-selling author Kathleen E. Woodiwiss's debut romance....
The Flower
Doomed to a life of unending toil, Heather Simmons fears for her innocence—until a shocking, desperate act forces her to flee...and to seek refuge in the arms of a virile and dangerous stranger.
The Flame
A lusty adventurer married to the sea, Captain Brandon Birmingham courts scorn and peril when he abducts the beautiful fugitive from the tumultuous London dockside. But no power on Earth can compel him to relinquish his exquisite prize. For he is determined to make the sapphire-eyed lovely his woman...and to carry her off to far, uncharted realms of sensuous, passionate love.
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Worth the wait
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Jayashree Kamblé situates the books in their 20th-century context, which is important for readers unfamiliar with Woodiwiss and the genre she helped define. Of course the gender politics are somewhat dated, but her point is that for their time these books were revolutionary in their depiction of women’s desire and agency. It’s very cool to know how much Woodiwiss was invested in portraying women as sexual agents rather than objects. Critique does not equal denigration. And the same goes for pointing out that Woodiwiss’ books set in the Americas have a weird way of depicting slavery that reflects our still-extant difficulties reckoning with our slave-holding past. She’s not taking Woodiwiss to task, she’s telling readers that yes, it is weird that all of Brandon Birmingham’s slaves are referred to as servants even though other people’s slaves are just called slaves. You’re not the only one who noticed and isn’t it interesting to think about what it means to have a romantic hero participate in a racist and inhumane system?
All that said, the book, despite its outdated depiction of gender and racial dynamics remains compelling. The characters are sharply drawn and the writing retains its energy. The narrator is great too (although I dislike her portrayal of Thomas Hint because he doesn’t sound threatening enough for me).
This is one of the first romance novels I ever read and one that my late mother and I loved together. We even at one point bought ourselves (fake) pearl necklaces with ruby pendants in honor of the connection we shared over this book. My mother even named me after the heroine in Ashes in the Wind. So, needless to say, I will always love this novel and all of Woodiwiss’ work. The added context just makes my enjoyment richer.
The forward is fantastic
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Good revisit
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I read this in 1972!!
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I waited for this for months!
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The revisit via audio!
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Burning, Burning
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Now on to the forward....
Skip the opening ramble from today's current policy makers, it verges on censorship. Women were considered chattel in the 1790's (some still are in 2023) and a great majority of men did basically whatever they wanted to them (and still do). Truth no matter how ugly is still the truth. Woodiwiss writes realistically to the realities of that time period.. We shouldn't like that it happened (still is) but we should always know our history and see it clearly, not with a sugarcoating on it in whatever current time we are living in. Slavery, murder and rape are still rampant worldwide..... and powerful men are still trying to control women through laws and intimidation. Truth
Recently read a book titled "The Abuductors" by Stuart Cloete a true look at how women and children were valued and used in 1885 Victorian England (and still are in places of the world). It's based on historical fact . William Stead plays a major role in the story. Age of consent was 10 up until 1861... horrifying.
Still wonderful 40 years later....
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I love this author….. page turner books
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Flame and the Flower review
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