tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206364596231217940.post5267706188579354607..comments2022-05-21T06:22:07.173-07:00Comments on Heroines in Romance Novels: Scandal in Copper Lake by Marilyn Pappano (2009)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206364596231217940.post-50227817398909646232009-06-24T15:21:19.623-07:002009-06-24T15:21:19.623-07:00The Romance Reader's Thea Davis reviews Scanda...<a href="http://www.theromancereader.com/pappano-scandal.html" rel="nofollow">The Romance Reader's Thea Davis reviews Scandal in Copper Lake by Marilyn Pappano </a><br /><br />Marilyn Pappano is well known for excelling at character development, and she does not disappoint in this story. Addressing the issue of mixed race attractions and marriage in the deep rural South head on, she manages to bring credibility to 21st century living. <a href="http://www.theromancereader.com/pappano-scandal.html" rel="nofollow">(read more)</a>This Bloghttp://heroinecentric.blogspot.com/2009/06/scandal-in-copper-lake-by-marilyn.html?showComment=1245881646579#c6473228935179065381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206364596231217940.post-34568073765183347792009-06-24T15:15:44.796-07:002009-06-24T15:15:44.796-07:00Dear Author's Jia reviews Scandal in Copper La...<a href="http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2009/02/20/review-scandal-in-copper-lake-by-marilyn-pappano/" rel="nofollow">Dear Author's Jia reviews Scandal in Copper Lake by Marilyn Pappano</a><br /><br />This brings me to the aspect I liked best: the treatment of race and class in the context of interracial relationships in a small, deep Southern town. It’s not glossed over or brushed aside. Anamaria comes from a long line of women used to being kept as secret lovers to what often are rich, white men. Robbie comes from a background where he’s expected to marry a blue-eyed blond and have a proper, class-appropriate marriage. That’s the point at which their relationship starts so watching their respective outlooks change — Anamaria wonders why she can’t marry the man she loves hard and unwisely and Robbie wonders if marrying a blue-eyed blond is what he really wants when the future children he imagines are all daughters who look like Anamaria — was the most engrossing part of the novel for me. It’s not ever preachy or overt but it’s there and I found that very realistic given their respective backgrounds. <a href="http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2009/02/20/review-scandal-in-copper-lake-by-marilyn-pappano/" rel="nofollow">(read more)</a>This Bloghttp://heroinecentric.blogspot.com/2009/06/scandal-in-copper-lake-by-marilyn.html#commentsnoreply@blogger.com