Laker, Rosalind

Overview

Works:	103 works in 433 publications in 8 languages and 21,165 library holdings
Genres:	Fiction Historical fiction Romance fiction History Domestic fiction Biographical fiction Epic fiction Thrillers (Fiction) Novels War fiction
Roles:	Author
Classifications:	PR6065.E9, 823.914

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works by Rosalind Laker

The golden tulip by Rosalind Laker( Book )

30 editions published between 1990 and 2010 in 7 languages and held by 1,532 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Young Franscesca Visser dreams of becoming a Master Painter and travels to Delft to study with Vermeer. In Delft, Ludolf van Deventer, a wealthy patron, conspires to make the young woman his wife as well as throw the Netherlands into chaos

The Venetian mask by Rosalind Laker( Book )

23 editions published between 1992 and 2018 in 4 languages and held by 1,485 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The story of three friends who grow up together in a renowned music conservatory for orphaned girls in eighteenth century Venice

Circle of pearls by Rosalind Laker( Book )

7 editions published between 1990 and 1991 in English and held by 1,320 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Julia Pallister, a daughter of a staunchly Royalist family, grows to womanhood during the turbulent days of the Civil War, Puritan rule, the plague and the Great Fire of London

The sugar pavilion by Rosalind Laker( Book )

7 editions published between 1993 and 1995 in English and French and held by 1,278 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

During the French Revolution, Sophie Delcourt and Antoine, a four-year-old French noble, escape to England, where Sophie must guard Antoine's identity while she builds a confectionary business, joins the British royal circle, and comes to love two very different men

Orchids and diamonds by Rosalind Laker( Book )

5 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 1,129 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A romance set in the glamorous world of Paris haute couture early this century. The heroine is Juliette Claudel, 18, a convent-educated fashion designer who has an affair with a visiting Russian count. Pregnant, she marries a Venetian silk merchant and will have to wait till the end of World War I to be reunited with her lover. By the author of The Sugar Pavilion

This shining land by Rosalind Laker( Book )

20 editions published between 1985 and 2005 in English and French and held by 1,095 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A Norwegian family suffers and endures under the brutality of their Nazi conquerers

What the heart keeps by Rosalind Laker( Book )

12 editions published between 1984 and 2000 in English and held by 1,046 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Lisa Shaw's adventures take her from an orphanage in England, to a logging camp in the Pacific Northwest, and from thence to the film studios of California

Claudine's daughter by Rosalind Laker( Book )

13 editions published between 1978 and 2002 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,024 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A young Italian beauty travels to England to seek out her ancestral home, Attwood Grange, and there excites the interest of three eligibile bachelors

Banners of silk by Rosalind Laker( Book )

11 editions published between 1981 and 2017 in 4 languages and held by 1,008 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Ambitious, self-confident Louise works to succeed as a quality seamstress in Paris, and meets the successful young Englishman, Will Russell

Tree of gold by Rosalind Laker( Book )

9 editions published between 1986 and 1990 in English and French and held by 986 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Tells the unforgettable story of two great silk weaving families in Lyons during the Napoleonic era. They are bitter rivals in their desire to supply the Emperor with exquisite fabrics

Warwyck's woman by Rosalind Laker( Book )

13 editions published between 1978 and 1983 in English and Italian and held by 967 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In order to appease his uncle, who deplores his activities as a prize fighter, rich, young Daniel Warwyck buys a woman at auction and pretends that she has become his wife. Daniel falls in love with his purchase and she with him, but neither realizes the other's feelings. Set against the background of Regency England

The silver touch by Rosalind Laker( Book )

4 editions published between 1987 and 1990 in English and held by 933 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The story and romances of Hester Bateman, a distinguished silversmith in 18th century London

Gilded splendour by Rosalind Laker( Book )

8 editions published between 1982 and 1986 in English and French and held by 831 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An account of the life and loves of cabinetmaker Thomas Chippendale

Jewelled path by Rosalind Laker( Book )

12 editions published between 1983 and 2000 in English and French and held by 785 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Irene Lindsay opposes her father's will by studying the designs of avant garde artists Lalique, Tiffany, and Faberge

Warwyck's choice by Rosalind Laker( Book )

10 editions published between 1980 and 1983 in English and held by 773 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Tom Warwyck and Nicolette Radcliffe, the young heirs of two rival Easthampton families, reach out to one another across a chasm of scorn, family hatreds, and vindictiveness

The smuggler's bride by Rosalind Laker( Book )

7 editions published between 1975 and 1979 in English and held by 759 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Governess at the elegant home in London, Harriette hears strange noises from the house next door. On investigation, her life takes a strange turn

Ride the blue riband by Rosalind Laker( Book )

10 editions published between 1977 and 1980 in English and held by 594 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Lovely, young Tansy Marlow becomes mistress of Rushmere Hall and questions the gambling fever sweeping the vicinity

Garlands of gold by Rosalind Laker( Book )

6 editions published between 2008 and 2011 in English and held by 506 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In 17th-century Rotterdam. Young Saskia is lady's maid to wealthy merchant's wife Vrouw Gibbons, but her talent for manufacturing beautifying face balms far exceeds her lowly status. When the Gibbons family returns to England, Saskia goes with them and sets up in business selling the beauty products which have earned her a devoted clientele, and hopes to win the heart of Grinling Gibbons, her employees' only son, a man whose interests lie elsewhere

To dance with kings by Barbara Douglas( Book )

26 editions published between 1988 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 474 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Tells of four women whose fates are bound to the palace and the politics of Versailles

Brilliance by Rosalind Laker( Book )

2 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 434 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This story is set in Paris, 1894. In a moment of impulse that she will never regret, Lisette Decourt flees her home and family on the eve of marriage to a man who has betrayed her. She attaches herself to a travelling 'lanternist', Daniel Shaw, whose 'Magic Lantern' show is a phenomenally popular precursor of silent movies. Lisette is fascinated by Daniel's art and - though adamant that she will never fall in love again - irresistibly attracted to the magnetic Englishman. Though Fate intervenes to separate them, Lisette cannot forget Daniel. She builds a new life for herself as an independent, self-sufficient career woman, yet she remains fascinated by the vibrant new film-making industry whose French proponents are the famous Lumiere Brothers. When a chance encounter reunites Lisette with Daniel, by now a successful film-maker himself, he realizes that she has the magic, elusive quality that will make her a star