The Morning Gift

The Morning Gift

by Eva Ibbotson

416 pgs.

Synopsis:

Twenty-year-old Ruth Berger is desperate. The daughter of a Jewish-Austrian professor, she was supposed to have escaped Vienna before the Nazis marched into the city. Yet the plan went completely wrong, and while her family and fiancé are waiting for her in safety, Ruth is stuck in Vienna with no way to escape. Then she encounters her father's younger college professor, the dashing British paleontologist Quin Sommerville. Together, they strike a bargain: a marriage of convenience, to be annulled as soon as they return to safety. But dissolving the marriage proves to be more difficult than either of them thought—not the least because of the undeniable attraction Quin and Ruth share. To make matters worse, Ruth is enrolled in Quin's university, in his very classes. Can their secret survive, or will circumstances destroy their love?

First Line:

Vienna has always been a city of myths.

My Thoughts:

Every book I've read written by Eva Ibbotson has been amazing.  I love her style of writing and how there is so much history included.  In my opinion, she's a very talented and gifted writer who writes books that I would read again and again.

Favorite Quote:

The sheep's butting head became more frenzies, but its mood was lifting.  The string of bleats it was emitting seemed to be social rather than despairing.  Then quite suddenly it sat down, sticking out one hoof and extending its neck like someone was listening to a lecture.  "Very well, I will recite some Goethe for you, which you will like, I think, because he is an extremely calming poet, though somewhat melancholy, I do admit." pg. 134

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