Bueno otra historia que no deja indiferente, me recuerda un poco a La Hija del Diablo, la chica renuente, el marinero arrogante y mujeriego que la acosa. Hace muchisimo que un libro no me atrapaba como este y eso que es parecidisimo a La Hija del Diablo, que no me encanto, es obvio que Jean Plaidy uso la historia de Jake Pennylon para la novela de Tamar, ya que muchas partes son iguales, la relacion tormentosa de los protagonistas, solo que Catherine es mas lista que Tamar, la desaparicion de Jake y su captura por los españoles y turcos y hasta la forma en que regresa a casa. Algunas referencias a la caceria de brujas que aparecen en mayor medida en La Hija... No hay duda que hasta las mejores reciclan.Mas de una vez quise ahorcar a Jake por bruto pero con todo no fui capaz de dejar el libro pues es adictiva igual que toda la serie. Muy recomendable.
I've got to admit, when I first read this book, I hated it! But it stayed with me. I kept thinking about it....I STILL think about it. So, I read it again. Older, wiser, more worldly me finally understood the heroine. And the unlikely male leads in the book, as well. The sea captain made me so angry so many times, I was almost frothing at the mouth! My husband would laugh and say, "quit reading it!" Which I really couldn't. Usually the lead men in books have a soft side to them, a gentle side that comes out around the woman they desire or love. Not the Captain. Oh no. He takes. He's an ass, a big one! But by the end of the book, you come to understand him, if not feel affection for him.
What do You think about The Lion Triumphant (1975)?
The subject matter of this book is totally barbaric. A woman who falls in love with all her rapists? Come on...this is a very sick and twisted scenario. Right up there with women who love their abusers. Not to mention that she is fine with her husband's affairs and willingly brings in his illegitimate children. All of it is sick.I would not recommend it to anyone.
—Celeste Batchelor
A swashbuckling seafaring romance during the time of Elizabeth1 when England was renowmed for her Navy and taking on the might of the Spanish Armada.This is a very dated romance now and the hero Jake Pennylon left a lot to be desired in his actions and justifications for his pursuit of women and sons. No way could this be considered a PC romance. His long suffering wife Catherine certainly wasn't a pushover by any means and managed to hold her own.Still it was an engaging romance with some excellent historical detail and a list of characters that were interesting.
—Cphe
The Lion Triumphant is actually a sequel to Ms. Carr's previous novel, The Miracle At St. Bruno's, which I had enjoyed very much. I was rather disappointed in the sequel as it drug on at a maddeningly slow pace at times, particularly when the heroine, Cat or Catalina, was incarcerated at the Spanish hacienda by her abductor, Felipe, who later became her husband. I found it too ironic that her suitor, Jake, just happened to show up immediately after a 3-year period of trying to find her only to d
—Joe
