About this title: This unforgettable story of undying love combines mysticism, suspense, mystery, and romance into a web of good and evil that stretches from 16th-century England to the present day. Richard Marsdon marries a young American woman named Celia, brings her to live at his English estate, and all seems to be going well. But now Richard has become ...
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: A Fawcett Crest Book
Date Published: 1974
Description: Good. No Jacket. Corners/Edges Worn, Spine Creased, Front Cover Creased, Back Cover Corner Creased, Markings On First Page, Text Is Unmarked, Good Copy. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Date Published: 1972
Description: Acceptable. Dust cover missing Item is a readable copy with some highlighting or ink throughout the book. The binding and pages may show signs of edges curled. The book may be a library copy. Thank You for shopping with Goodwill Industries of North Louisiana. Your purchase supports our mission " Improving people's lives through the power of work. " read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Fawcett Crest, Greenwich, CT
Date Published: 1974
Description: Fair-Good. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. 511pp. Covs rubbed; quite creased; edges & corners worn, creased. Sp creased; edges & ends worn; tears at ends. Some pg corners creased. Richard Marsdon had brought his new bride, Celia, to the family home, Medfield Place. They were young and very much in love. But Richard and Celia were not only of this time. They had lived and loved before--in another world--in sixteenth century England. And their love had been tragically doomed. Was their new love destined ... read more
"Read this a few years ago after completing Seton's magnificent Katherine. From what I remember of my impressions, this is not a bad book, but I'd also say it's not to the caliber of Katherine.
Usually, when I read time travel books, I enjoy the plot thread of the past lives better then the modern ones. In the case of GD, I actually liked the modern storyline better, and felt more sympathy with the characters in the present. Nonetheless, GR is still a beautifully written novel, and I enjoyed the merging of past and present characters.
Bottom line: if you're new to Anya Seton and deciding between her novels for your first read, I'd go with Katherine instead of GD."
"This was overall a pretty good book. I liked the themes in the book and it was a way to tie in my current obsession with historical fiction and read something different at the same time. It had a lot to do with reincarnation and fate and it was set in the 60's and in Tudor times. The middle gets to be a little lengthy and wordy but it's definately worth reading once. I wouldn't consider this book one I'd buy because I doubt I'd read it again but it's a good library find."
"I have to echo what many others have said about this book and that is to say this book was not nearly as good as Anya Seton's other books. This was the 3rd I've read by her thus far and while the other 2 I could barely put down, this one I had trouble picking it back up! I have read Avalon and The Winthrop Woman; those 2 were incredible with great characters that you actually get a sense of connection with and are interesting. The main problem with Green Darkness, I think lies in that the main protagonist, Celia, both in 'modern' time and in Tudor times, is not only a bit shallow, but also annoying. I didn't like the character and it felt as though the whole idea of the book and reincarnation was trying to get across so much that the character development got left out.
It really is a great concept and idea. I liked the merging of past and present. I even liked the plot in general, but it just didn't come together very well. Towards the end of the book, it even seemed rushed.
So overall, I give it 2 stars to say 'it was okay', but the characters were not okay - they were boring."
"This was one of my all-time favorite romance/horror/suspense books written in 1972. It's the story Richard Marsdon and Celia, his wife. They have come to live at Medfield Place, his family home. They are very much in love. They don't know they have lived before, in 16th century England and their love was tragically doomed. A story of reincarnation, witchcraft and mysticism that reaches across the centuries."
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