The Mulberry Tree

This was a fantastic story. The mystery keeps you turning pages. Starting over is never easy. Bailey changes her looks and identity after her multi billionaire husband dies. She inherits an old farmhouse in Virginia. Bailey thinks she can start over but the past won't let her. Twists and turns in the plot always lead back to the Golden 6. What really happened? That's what kept me reading. I love Jude Devereaux's writing. It was nice reading one of her old books. She is a talented author. You will enjoy this book.

I loved this book. It is not a stereotypical romance, and that may explain some of the not so stellar reviews. I thought it was complex and moving. I loved how the Jimmie character was so real, and like a real person had a good and bad side. This is not a story of a perfect woman meets perfect man and they have a perfect life. The characters are much more complex, much more real. And the mystery portion was original and well paced. I found it quite suspenseful and it kept me up until 2am to find out the end! The romance portion was not all steamy and dramatic, but more subtle, more real and more like the way REAL love develops. I guess some readers like to be taken away into a fantasy world, and if that is the case, this may not be for you. But I really enjoyed every last bit of it. WARNING-the food descriptions may make you hungry in the middle of reading. Not a good book for dieters! This book reaffirmed my passion for Jude Deveraux's writing and I can't wait to read more!

This book is very enjoyable, decriptive and entertaining. This is the first book I have read by this auther and would read more of her books. A definite great story...

I have heard mix reviews on this book, when it first came out on hard cover it wasn't getting good reviews so I thought I would wait until it came out on paper back. I wish I would have got it on hard cover it was really good. I didn't know what to expect. I felt so sorry for Lillian the way her husband Jimmietreated her I just wanted to go in the book and smack him one! When he dies he leaves her with nothing only this run down house in the back it has a Mulberry tree. Lillian finds a note that Jimmie wrote and it said find the truth about what really happened. Lillian had to change her name whole identity on her journey on a new life she has to find out what happen in the past. Will her old life make sense to her when she discovers what really happened? This book was like a roller coaster I had to catch my breath. Jude Deveraux is such a great story teller.Happy Reading Lisa

I have read all but one of Jude Deveraux's books, and it is on my wish list . . . soon to be in my shopping cart! I have enjoyed all of Ms. Deveraux's books (particularly those into which she's mixed a heaping scoop of time travel and magic), and looked forward to "The Mulberry Tree" in spite of its "normalness." Well! It's been a long time since a book kept me awake most of the night, which is exactly what this one did. Once started, I couldn't put it down . . . couldn't mark my place and close it . . . and so I read it until I finished it in the wee small hours of the morning, and consequently overslept and missed church. Ah, well! It was worth it!! I've now happily handed it to a friend and advised her to make sure she has a good chunk of time to invest before opening it! When its done making the rounds, "The Mulberry Tree" will take its place on my shelf of favorite books. Grab it and enjoy it!