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December Sunshine: Love in Jave Series (Love in Java Book 1)
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Evida Suntoyo (Goodreads Author)
Set in the magical land of Java, two souls are brought together by tradition and culture, but bound together by a profound love that has seen too many sorrows and felt too much pain.
When Guntoro's ex-wife returns, he is forced to relive the moments that led to the demise of their relationship. His first marriage was marred by constant abuse and he was forced to seek shelte ...more
When Guntoro's ex-wife returns, he is forced to relive the moments that led to the demise of their relationship. His first marriage was marred by constant abuse and he was forced to seek shelte ...more
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Author Evida Suntoyo is a skilled storymaster. She has woven together this tale with such skill that I did not guess the twists and turns of the plot. A situation is presented near the beginning, and then she explains how it came about. The imagery was so realistic that today I am remembering scenes from the book and have to remind myself it was a book and not a movie. Although I have never been to Indonesia, the descriptions of places and people came to life in these pages
The story was sweet an ...more
The story was sweet an ...more
An enjoyable read with unexpected complications and dangers
December Sunshine takes place on the lovely island of Java in Indonesia. Part of the enjoyment of the story for me was learning about another culture and place. The main character Endang is a young woman in college. One of her college professors, Guntoro, is a relative as his grandparents adopted Endang when she was a child. He is fifteen years older than her and was divorced five years ago from a woman who was beautiful and rich, but in ...more
December Sunshine takes place on the lovely island of Java in Indonesia. Part of the enjoyment of the story for me was learning about another culture and place. The main character Endang is a young woman in college. One of her college professors, Guntoro, is a relative as his grandparents adopted Endang when she was a child. He is fifteen years older than her and was divorced five years ago from a woman who was beautiful and rich, but in ...more
Jan 21, 2015
Eric
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it was amazing
Recommends it for:
Hist Fic & Romance lovers
Shelves:
historical-fiction
After reading December Sunshine, I've decided that author Evida Suntoyo has a lot of talent, and a market or readers who are just waiting for work like hers. I might be biased because I do read a lot of Historical Asian fiction. I LOVE the richness and elegance of the genre, and for me, Evida Suntoyo is an author who ADDS to the genre. Let me tell you why. One of my favorite books in this genre is Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden (which I read so many times, the pages started sliding of). De
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As a new author, Evida Suntoyo does a fantastic job of setting the mood for an explicit tone into historical fiction. The journey sets sail for a gorgeous back drop on the island of Java and depicts the story about a man called Guntoro and a much younger woman, Endang. They secretly fall in love with one another without revealing their true feelings for each other. He is, after all, 15 years older than her and his family adopted her when she was young so love from a distance seems to be imminent
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Wow! This is one of the most engaging romantic books I’ve read in a long time. And it's so different from the rest. In this fast-paced plot, the story takes you to the island of Java, Indonesia, where an older nephew feels for his aunt several years younger to him. As a lover of romantic novels, I enjoyed this greatly. As a culture vulture, who has dabbled with historical Asian fiction, I was fascinated, particularly with the sections on the lover’s visit to the Prambanan temple. As someone who
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Romance is my favourite genre and I loved reading this book. Set against the scenic locales of Java, the author has created a beautiful, sensitive love story. I gained an insight into the life of the Indonesian people and that is exactly what I expected from the book.
I love the beautiful moments between Guntoro and Endang. Masking your love as friendship is not easy and the author captured these emotions perfectly in her writing. Even later, when the two get together, there is always this fear o ...more
I love the beautiful moments between Guntoro and Endang. Masking your love as friendship is not easy and the author captured these emotions perfectly in her writing. Even later, when the two get together, there is always this fear o ...more
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