Veil of Gold, The

Kim Wilkins

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When an ancient gold bear is found entombed in a dilapidated St. Petersburg bathhouse owned by her uncle, Rosa Kovalenka knows in her heart that this is no random twist of fate. Her former lover, researcher Daniel St. Clair, reluctantly agrees to go to the university in Arkhangelsk to identify the relic. 

Along the way he is mysteriously set adrift. Maps are suddenly useless. Automobiles break down and cell phones inexplicably stop working. Lost and exhausted, Daniel stumbles even deeper into the secrets and terrors of the Russian landscape.

Rosa fears the worst when Daniel goes missing and, full of shame and sudden longing, resolves to find him. But to do so means confronting her past and secrets that she has fought to suppress. 

In the unknowable, impenetrable Russian forest, Rosa meets an enigmatic wanderer who is full of tales and riddles of times past. He knows tales of a very old bear and the fate of lovers old and new. And he might hold the key to Rosa and Daniel’s future—or the destruction of their world.

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Rosa Kovalenka was beautiful and clever, but nobody knew the truth about her.

Not Daniel, not Uncle Vasily, and certainly not the American foreman who caught his breath from the run up the stairs before speaking.

“There’s been an accident,” he said.

Rosa leapt up from her desk. “Is anybody hurt?”

“Not that kind of an accident.” He removed his hard hat, revealing sandy curling hair.

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Laura (Roses and Vellum)  rated it  
Jan 1, 2012
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In Rosa and the Veil of Gold, Kim Wilkins seamlessly interweaves Russian myths and fairytales with the events of our world. In her story, Russian myths intersect with Russian history, and three modern day people with their own ...more
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Laura  rated it  
Oct 19, 2011
I was not dissapointed by this book at all, i couldn't put it down. Although slow to begin with, unlike Autumn Castle and Giants of the Frost it started to turn into the Kim Wilkins exciting page turner i have come to know and love.

Out of all the Kim Wilkins books i have read, Rosa Kova ...more
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Lisa  rated it  
Oct 9, 2011
(originally reviewed on starmetal oak book blog)

Well, I never heard of this author or book before in my life until Calico's book club (she's well known in her home country of Australia) and so going into this I wasn't sure what to expect. Boy, was I given a gem! I really enjoyed this stor ...more
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Kim Wilkins

Kim Wilkins is an Australian bestseller who has won an Aurealis Award for both Best Horror Novel and Best Novel. She resides in Brisbane with her husband, son, assorted cats, and far too many books. 

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Veil of Gold, The
Kim Wilkins

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Tom Doherty Associates
Tor Fantasy
April 2010
Mass Market Paperbound
ISBN: 9780765359735
ISBN10: 0765359731
4 3/16 x 6 3/4 inches, 512 pages
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Tom Doherty Associates
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July 2008
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ISBN: 9780765320063
ISBN10: 0765320061
6 1/8 x 9 1/4 inches, 496 pages
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