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    The Witch of Painted Sorrows: A Novel

    Written by M.J. Rose

    Narrated by Natalie Ross and Phil Gigante

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    Rose's unforgettable full-bodied characters and richly detailed narrative result in an entrancing read that will be long savored. - Library Journal

    Sandrine Salome flees New York for her grandmother's Paris mansion to escape her dangerous husband. The house, famous for its lavish art collection and elegant salons, is mysteriously closed up. Although her grandmother insists it's dangerous for Sandrine to visit, she defies her and meets Julien Duplessi, a mesmerizing young architect. Together they explore the hidden night world of Paris, the forbidden occult underground, and Sandrine's deepest desires.

    Sandrine discovers her erotic nature as a lover and painter. Then darker influences threaten - her cold and cruel husband is tracking her down and something sinister is taking hold, changing Sandrine, altering her. She's become possessed by La Lune: A witch and a 16th-century courtesan, who opens up her life to a darkness that may become a gift or a curse.

    ©2015 Melisse Shapiro (P)2015 Dreamscape Media, LLC

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media Audio
    Release dateMar 31, 2015
    ISBN9781633797345
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    The Witch of Painted Sorrows: A Novel
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    M.J. Rose

    New York Times bestselling author M.J. Rose grew up in New York City exploring the labyrinthine galleries of the Metropolitan Museum and the dark tunnels and lush gardens of Central Park. She is the author of more than a dozen novels, the founder of the first marketing company for authors, AuthorBuzz.com and cofounder of 1001DarkNights.com She lives in Connecticut. Visit her online at MJRose.com. 

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    • 3/5
      I was torn between giving this a 3 and a 4. I like the overall story, and the writing wasn't bad.. but there were many things that were repeated, many times.
      While I'm intrigued at the notion of a sequel, I do worry that it will simply be more repetition.

      SPOILER coming up.
      How many times can the main character acknowledge that she has a spirit/ghost inside her, controlling her.. but then deny it? It was a relief the first time she finally acknowledged this.. until she denied it again. And if all the waffling back and forth had been cut out, it would have been possible to have her hiding this info from others, while acknowledging it to herself. It would have cut the length of the book by perhaps 10%, but would have resulted in a more enjoyable story.
    • 4/5
      This book was a quick read and was very hard to put down. I really love how the author wove the story and kept focused on the main character and her situation while developing the mystery and chaos around her. I actually felt as if I was drawn into the late 1800s and France it was that absorbing. The ending was not bad but a little anti climatic but not terrible, but then again it was a story I didn't want to end so maybe that was intended. I look forward to checking out more works from this author.
    • 3/5
      I chose this to listen to based on the narrators, who also narrate Karen Marie Moning's Fever series. The narration was fantastic and the overall idea of the book was interesting, but it ended up being too off-putting for me.
    • 3/5
      The story takes place in 1890's Paris. Sandrine, a young woman in her twenties, flees America to take refuge with her grandmother in Paris. She is distraught after the death of her father which she believed was instigated by her husband.In hiding in Paris, she is drawn to the house that her grandmother says is under renovation. Here she meets a young architect, Julien and begins an affair with him. However, soon a presence in the house begins to take hold of Sandrine and before she realizes what has happened, she is under the spell of a ghost, La Lune, a courtesan from the 1600's.The story sounded great but was not as good as I hoped. I did not like the main character, Sandrine. Many times, incidents in the story seemed disjointed and confusing.The ending was okay, but leaves me wondering if there will be another book in this series? If so, I would probably read it, but the story was just okay for me.
    • 3/5
      A little bit of patchwork going on in this story. Also not sure I like the ending.
    • 4/5
      Sandrine flees her husband and travels to Paris to live with her grandmother. Her grandmother has moved out of her mansion and insists that her house is being renovated. When Sandrine visits the mansion, she finds out that her grandmother is intending to turn the property into a museum. Drawn to a hidden room, she discovers the paintings of La Lune, a 16th century courtesan. Bewitched, Sandrine begins to change. This was a very well written and engaging book. I had trouble putting it down. Sandrine, LaLune and Julien, her love interest, were full, rich people, not the stereotype you sometimes find in books. Overall, well worth reading. Highly recommended.
    • 5/5
      This novel has left me speechless. I have been thinking for three days, and cannot come up with anything to say that will describe my love of it. For weeks I rationed out chapters and pages trying to make it last. It's not often that I drag a book out like that. I want to apologize to the author because my review is generic. All I can say is that I will re-read this book often, and have secretly read a few pages again already. I cannot recommend it enough, and would even buy it for someone else. Actually that's a great gift idea. Okay I am rambling now and it's embarrassing. Read This Novel!
    • 4/5
      Such a fantastical, passionate, and suspenseful read. I can't wait for the next book in the series!
    • 3/5
      Smack dab middle of the road for this book. While I enjoyed it for the most part, I was not terrible impressed with it. It had such promise. (I mean, who doesn't love Belle Epoque Paris? Or a romance with a little paranormality thrown in? Or a finding yourself while hiding from your no good evil dirty rotten husband story?), Good stuff, right? Unfortunately, it started out s-l-o-w. Molasses slow. It meandered, stalled and then meandered some more. By the time the plot found its rhythm, the book was near its conclusion. The end was what I expected. It wasn't a bad book. It just wasn't wonderful. And that was what I was hoping for.
    • 5/5
      Sandrine Salome runs away from her home in New York and manipulative husband after a tragedy. She returns to her Grandmother’s mansion in Paris; as a famous courtesan her Grandmother still maintains influence and wealth. When Sandrine arrives, she finds the mansion empty. Her Grandmother has moved away and plans to abandon her home and turn it into a museum. Sandrine is wrought with grief for her father and fear that her husband will find her when she arrives. However, she feels a pull towards her Grandmother’s mansion and the curse of La Lune that resides within. Finding the architect Julien Duplessi within the mansion, Sandrine and Julien unlock the force of Sandrine’s ancestor, La Lune and all of the dark powers that accompany La Lune’s restless spirit. Addicting and spell-binding I felt pulled into the story as Sandrine was taken over by La Lune. I was completely captivated by the plot and Sandrine’s story. From the very beginning, there is a feeling that something is off. Sandrine ran away from more than just a loveless marriage, her Grandmother’s house is mysteriously unoccupied and her presence in France and especially at the mansion seems unwanted. The combination of the arts and the occult in Bel-Epoque Paris was evocative and mixed the paranormal with history in an exciting way. The mystery of La Lune had me fascinated as Sandrine was taken ahold by the spirit; at first it seemed a helpful agent in Sandrine’s life enhancing her sensuality and causing her to take a leap into becoming the first woman artist accepted into the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. However, as La Lune gained power Sandrine’s loved ones become increasingly endangered. Overall, this was a gripping, unique and suspenseful story that blended the right amounts of history, paranormal, romance and suspense. This book was provided for free in return for an honest review.
    • 3/5
      This novel is set against the backdrop of 1894 La Belle Epoch Paris. After her father's suicide, Sandine leaves her husband and flles to Paris to see her grandmother, a beautiful courtesan who lives in a museumlike house called Maison de la Lune.  Her grandmother says the house is closed for renovation but the story doesn't ring true to Sandrine. She meets Julien Duplessi, the architect who is working on the house.  They eventually fall in love but it must remain a secret since Julien is engaged and Sandrine is married.  When they discover a secret room filled with erotic paintings the ghost of LaLune starts to transform Sandrine.  

      This novel is a blend of many different genres:   historical fiction,  ghost story,  paranormal romance and erotic love story. Maybe because this is the first book of the series I felt that I didn't have enough knowledge about La Lune to understand her connection to the occult.  I enjoyed the historical references and thought the depiction of Paris and the art scene of that time was amazing. I don't read very many paranormal romances but I think if you are an M. J. Rose fan, you would absolutely enjoy this.
    • 5/5
      "Paris, France April 1894 I did not cause the madness, the deaths, or the rest of the tragedies any more than I painted the paintings. I had help, her help. Or perhaps I should say she forced her help on me. And so this story—which began with me fleeing my home in order to escape my husband and might very well end tomorrow, in a duel, in the Bois de Boulogne at dawn—is as much hers as mine. Or in fact more hers than mine. For she is the fountainhead. The fascination. She is La Lune. Woman of moon dreams, of legends and of nightmares. Who took me from the light and into the darkness. Who imprisoned me and set me free. Or is it the other way around?"Thus starts another wonderful story by M.J.Rose, one of my very favorite authors. As usual M.J's stories are always mesmerizing, page turning, edge of your seat reads that the reader hates to see end. Set in the dazzling Belle Epoch era in France and Sandrine Salome leaves her abusive husband in New York and travels to Paris, hoping her husband will not find her. She left her husband because he was implicit in the death of her father. She finds her grandmother, a famed courtesan, and stays with her. Sandrine becomes fascinated with the family home,  Maison de la Lune, having spent time there as a child. She knows some of the history of the family but not a lot, her grandmother is not very forthcoming with the family history and Sandrine finds this mysterious and does what she can to find out more about the family secrets. At the house she finds a young architect, Julien Duplessi, who was hired by her grandmother to catalog everything in the mansion as Sandrine's grandmother plans to open the mansion as a museum. Julien and Sandrine soon become lovers and while in Maison de la Lune, they find an artist's studio in an old part of the house with old paintings completed and some not...Sandrine becomes possessed by this room and it's history. her grandmother is frantic for her and begs Sandrine not to pursue the path that Sandrine has chosen. Not only does Sandrine have danger where her husband is concerned but there is the haunting memories of a woman from the past, La Lune who is a sixteenth century courtesan and purported witch who was looking towards the occult to find the secret that would enable her to live forever.I loved M.J.Rose's previous stories but I think this one is by far her best. All the elements that she is known for, impeccable research and a spellbinding plot. I did not want the book to end, it actually only took me two sittings to finish it and now I want more! At the end of the book is a peek at the next book, The Jeweler of Stolen Dreams, which looks to be another goodie! I look forward to reading this one as well. If you are a fan of M.J.Rose and if you have never read any of her works, you have to read this book.
    • 4/5
      M.J. Rose breathes to life a glimpse into the beauty and mysticism of 1890s Belle Époque Paris. With her beautiful prose, M.J. Rose paints a portrait nearly as striking as the artwork hanging in the Louvre. The breathtaking cover of The Witch of Painted Sorrows promises, in itself, something mysterious, yet stunning in a gothic, artistically erotic backdrop.“I did not cause the madness, the deaths, or the rest of the tragedies any more than I painted the paintings.”It wasn’t only the style that was admirable. The flaws in each character, Sandrine, her grandmother, to Julien each had such humanness that they were tragically beautiful or rather beautifully flawed. Even when I didn’t really like every choice the characters made, it only served to make them more real in the end.If you enjoy books related to France and beautiful historical fiction with elements of love, magic, and art, The Witch of Painted Sorrows is a book to read.
    • 4/5
      Title: The Witch of Painted SorrowsAuthor: M. J. RosePublisher: Atria BooksReviewed By: Arlena DeanRating: 4Review:"The Witch of Painted Sorrows" by M.J. RoseBook Description...."Possession. Power. Passion. New York Times bestselling novelist M. J. Rose creates her most provocative and magical spellbinder yet in this gothic novel set against the lavish spectacle of 1890s Belle Époque Paris.Sandrine Salome flees New York for her grandmother’s Paris mansion to escape her dangerous husband, but what she finds there is even more menacing. The house, famous for its lavish art collection and elegant salons, is mysteriously closed up. Although her grandmother insists it’s dangerous for Sandrine to visit, she defies her and meets Julien Duplessi, a mesmerizing young architect. Together they explore the hidden night world of Paris, the forbidden occult underground and Sandrine’s deepest desires.Among the bohemians and the demi-monde, Sandrine discovers her erotic nature as a lover and painter. Then darker influences threaten—her cold and cruel husband is tracking her down and something sinister is taking hold, changing Sandrine, altering her. She’s become possessed by La Lune: A witch, a legend, and a sixteenth-century courtesan, who opens up her life to a darkness that may become a gift or a curse.This is Sandrine’s “wild night of the soul,” her odyssey in the magnificent city of Paris, of art, love, and witchery."What I liked about this novel....This was the first time I have read this kind of read and it was fascinating due to all the twist and turns to the end. I was able to see from the read that if you are a romantic, love magic and throw in some witchery then this novel would be of interest to you. Running from a abusive husband after the death of her father Sandrine Verlaine goes to her grandmother's mansion in Paris, however she is told by her grandmother who is one of the 'great, grand horizon tales' (courtesans) to leave Paris. Sandrine begins to search for answers to why her grandmother's house is closed up and she hooks up with Julien Duplessi and not only does she discover her passion for painting but also her erotic side that she didn't know she had. There will be a lots that will go on in this story such as with all the ghost of her family's 'spirit of the La Lune, the sixteenth century courtesan, which seemed to be awakening and possibility is possessing Sandrine. Be ready for some intriguing historical details along with some erotic scenes. With all of this going on Sandrine abusive husband comes back into the picture as we see if Sandrine changing? . This author really gives the reader a interesting suspenseful read of letting us see Sandrine as she seems to open up to her family's past. Now, to truly understand it all you will have to pick up "The Witch of Painted Sorrows" to see for yourself how this will come out. In the end will Sandrine be able to rid herself of all of this magic?
    • 4/5
      The setting creates an amazing ambiance – belle epoque Paris stirs the peruses attention, conjures the imagination. Rose takes full advantage and fulfills expectations with unbridled intent.Rose manipulates language in such an enticing manner, enhancing the entire narrative, hypnotizing, sultry whatever the label it is lush. Her prose seduces the reader.The characters offer sophistication, nimble not short of corporeal. All enchanting with their individuality and role.With the perfect blending of supernatural, romance and mystery, all marrying to create a sensual reading exploration. The plot is involved, down right spellbinding, intoxicating with the turn of every page.The ending leaves you craving more, your thirst not quite satiated while it is teased with one suspense filled ending inciting a riot of anxiety until the next sequel.Provocative, opaque with a metaphysical presence, rousing. Highly recommend this wonderfully sculptured novel. Rose succeeds again, not surprising due to her unlimited talent and exceptional creativity.