Black Rainbow (Hardcover)

by Barbara Michaels (Author)

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Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher: Souvenir Press Ltd (Jan 26 1984)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0285625985
ISBN-13: 978-0285625983
Shipping Weight: 790 g

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Megan O'Neill sees it hanging in the sky above the towers of Grayhaven Manor -- a beautiful yet sinister black rainbow, a warning to the estate's new governess to stay away. Yet the warmth and kindness of the Mandeville family banish her fears -- and her hypnotic obsession for her handsome, mysterious new employer blinds her to the darkness within. But desire always has its price. And the shocking secrets enclosed in Grayhaven's walls threaten to pull Megan into the terrifying shadows, never to emerge again.

--This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

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By the light of a gilded moon, a mysterious black rainbow framed the huddled towers of Grayhaven Manor, a vision of ominous beauty that seemed to warn Megan O'Neill of a darkness within. As the estate's new governess, her apprehensions were banished by the welcome of the Mandeville family. But Megan's growing obsession for her handsome employer blinds her to the terrifying truth of Grayhaven. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Gothic Classic, Michaels at her best!, Aug 18 2002

By	"oceanmarina" (Bronx, New York USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Black Rainbow (Paperback)

An unforgettable love story. The young girl who marries the master of the castle only to find out "all that glitters is not always gold". Great suspense, difficult to put down! A Michaels classic!

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1.0 out of 5 stars read another of Michaels' books instead, Feb 7 2002

By	Miss Ivonne (Louisville, KY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Black Rainbow (Paperback)

Barbara Michaels usually writes wonderful Gothic romances with great plot twists, wonderful characters and witty dialogue. You won't find any of that here. I had to force myself to finish this dreadful book.

The "heroine" is actually the plain-looking and plain-spoken sister Jane. The governess who you think will be the heroine is a pretty idiot who can't see the obvious flaws in the man she works so hard to entrap. Except for Jane and a few workmen, every character in this book is so boorish, selfish or sociopathic that you don't care what happens to them.

Forget this book. Read instead Michaels' clever "Stitches in Time" or her even better "Wait for What Will Come." They're both so excellent you'll mourn when you come to the last page.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Not your run-of-the-mill gothic romance, Jan 27 2001

By	"serracus" (Singapore) - See all my reviews

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You'd think that, having written 60 or so books in more-or-less the same genre, Ms Michaels / Peters would not have a spark of originality left in her. But here she takes the features of a typical gothic romance and skillfully turns everything on its head. The man and woman set up as the hero and heroine are not in fact the hero and the heroine. The prize is not romantic happy-ever-after, but rather something apparently more pragmatic (a neat solution to a problem?), and perhaps even more idealistic than romance (social justice?). And this delivered in Ms Michaels' usual competent and readable writing style. Is there such a thing as a sensible, mature gothic romance? If so, here it is.

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3.0 out of 5 stars More Historical Romance than gothic.
Black Rainbow doesn't maintain a good pace like many of Michaels other works and is missing many of the ghost story elements I like to find in her work. Read more

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3.0 out of 5 stars Old-fashioned romantic suspense with a twist
I grew up on Victorian novels and Ms. Michaels captures what I remember of their style. The heroine, Megan, is such a twit that she can't figure out that her beloved Edmund is a... Read more

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