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| − | [[Category:Historical]][[Category: | + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Hostage, The}}[[Category: 2000 Releases]][[Category:Historical Romance]][[Category:1870s]][[Category:Chicago]][[Category:Chicago Fire]][[Category:Kidnapped]] |
* '''Author''': [[Susan Wiggs]] | * '''Author''': [[Susan Wiggs]] | ||
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* '''Publisher''': [[Mira]] | * '''Publisher''': [[Mira]] | ||
* '''Year''': 2000, 2003 | * '''Year''': 2000, 2003 | ||
| − | * '''Amazon Listing''' | + | * '''Setting''': Chicago, 1871 |
| + | * '''Amazon Listing''': [http://www.amazon.com/Hostage-Historical-Romance-Susan-Wiggs/dp/1551665921/ref=sr_1_1/105-6734823-2567609?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1188618189&sr=8-1 The Hostage] | ||
* '''ISBN''': 1-55166-592-1, 1551667568 | * '''ISBN''': 1-55166-592-1, 1551667568 | ||
| + | ==Book Description== | ||
Deborah Silver is about to confront her wealthy father and reject the society marriage he has arranged for her when a man bursts in, intent on killing her father. Unable to pull the trigger, however, - and with the Chicago fire sweeping in - Tom Silver decides to kidnap Deborah instead. When he spirits her off to the Isle Royale, romance blooms despite their circumstances. | Deborah Silver is about to confront her wealthy father and reject the society marriage he has arranged for her when a man bursts in, intent on killing her father. Unable to pull the trigger, however, - and with the Chicago fire sweeping in - Tom Silver decides to kidnap Deborah instead. When he spirits her off to the Isle Royale, romance blooms despite their circumstances. | ||
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* [[The Hostage]], [[The Mistress]], and [[The Firebrand - Susan Wiggs|The Firebrand]] all share the same central set of events during the fire that set their respective stories in motion. It is heavily suggested that Tom Silver appears in the opening sequence of the Firebrand. | * [[The Hostage]], [[The Mistress]], and [[The Firebrand - Susan Wiggs|The Firebrand]] all share the same central set of events during the fire that set their respective stories in motion. It is heavily suggested that Tom Silver appears in the opening sequence of the Firebrand. | ||
| − | * ''The Hostage'' is also referred to in ''The Firebrand'' (also by Wiggs), when the heroine - a bookseller - handled a book named " | + | * ''The Hostage'' is also referred to in ''The Firebrand'' (also by Wiggs), when the heroine - a bookseller - handled a book named "The Isle Royale" |
Latest revision as of 21:39, 31 August 2008
- Author: Susan Wiggs
- Publisher: Mira
- Year: 2000, 2003
- Setting: Chicago, 1871
- Amazon Listing: The Hostage
- ISBN: 1-55166-592-1, 1551667568
Book Description
Deborah Silver is about to confront her wealthy father and reject the society marriage he has arranged for her when a man bursts in, intent on killing her father. Unable to pull the trigger, however, - and with the Chicago fire sweeping in - Tom Silver decides to kidnap Deborah instead. When he spirits her off to the Isle Royale, romance blooms despite their circumstances.
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Trivia
- The Hostage, The Mistress, and The Firebrand all share the same central set of events during the fire that set their respective stories in motion. It is heavily suggested that Tom Silver appears in the opening sequence of the Firebrand.
- The Hostage is also referred to in The Firebrand (also by Wiggs), when the heroine - a bookseller - handled a book named "The Isle Royale"
