I really loved this book. I picked it for a Christmas read and was well pleased. Typically the story was always going to have a happy ending, and while it did, it wasn't the sugar-wrapped one I was expecting. Ok, maybe a little, but the twist at the end was good, satisfying.The characters were a...
I never got the chance to fully finish this book however from the 100+ pages that I did read I am going to give a review.Firstly I found this book simple and slow paced. The book was quite difficult to follow in my opinion as it changed which character it followed many times. Also when it abruptl...
The French Gardener is beautifully written and I adored Montefiore's prose and skillful storytelling. She wove together past and present story lines with seamless ease, bringing the characters to life in a way that I found myself still thinking of them a week later. All the same, I just couldn't ...
This book was just okay. I liked it, but it wasn't that great of a story for me. I'm trying not to be too hard on it, but there were little things that just didn't quite make this something I couldn't put down. The book starts out by telling two stories, one in present day England and the othe...
I really enjoyed the characters and plot twists in this book. It certainly made me reach for the tissues towards the end! I felt certain bits were perhaps a little slow and overlong, but that might just be a symptom of my own desire for the quick-fix action these days! It's a beautifully craft...
Set in Fairfield Park George Frampton (dad) has died in a mountain climbing accident. His wife Antoinette Frampton (mum), David Frampton (son), Joshua Frampton (son; Josh), Roberta Frampton (wife), Amber Frampton (daughter), Tom Frampton (son), Dowager Lady Margaret Frampton (grandmother; mother...
This was the first book by Santa Montefiore that I have read and I wasn't sure what to make of it at the beginning as it was about an aristocratic family and I didn't think I would connect with the characters, but I was pleasantly surprised as I found myself wanting to read on to find out what ha...
A book that is a love story but it is also has a ghost in it. But I went with it for it was Ireland and I wanted to see how this story would play out. Catlin, who is the ghost is has also left behind two children and the love of her life. She is hoping for two things that she can see or appear to...
Sisters separated due to the untimely death of their parents...one to a step-mother and father, one to an aunt and uncle...not ideal at all in any child's life. Ruthie and Julia become strangers to each other as their lives unfold on opposite ends of the US...but the sister bonds remain...althou...
Hugely disappointing. Angelica is a writer, a wife and a mother, unhappy with her life. Although she loves her husband, she feels he flirts too much with other women (he does) and that he ignores her too much (he does, but he is a busy banker, who tries to make up for it whenever he can). She m...
If you are looking to be swept away by superb characters, beautifully described settings and a finely written romance (or two!), then this is the book for you!In 1930's Dorset, young Grace is leading a happy life with her father, the local Beekeeper. When he dies unexpectedly, Grace has to find h...
Não há nada como ler um livro que para além de ter uma história que nos encanta ainda nos ensina uma lição de vida. É gratificante saber que aquela história tem uma determinada moral e que não se cinge apenas a um enredo envolto em seda e purpurinas. Que o livro tem uma mensagem para nos transmit...
Wow – endlich mal wieder ein Buch, in das ich eingetaucht und versunken bin! Zwar bin ich schlecht in die Geschichte reingekommen und die ersten 100 Seiten waren für mich sehr schleppend, aber der Rest des Buches hat mich so sehr gefesselt, dass ich den mühsamen Einstieg verschmerzen konnte.Der S...
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/4...I am not surprisingly, considering where I currently live, drawn to novels set in Italy. This turned out to be not as atmospheric as one might have hoped, but it was still a reasonable easy read for a sunny afternoon.Romantic escapism set in England and Ita...
Um livro encantador que acompanha a busca pela verdade da jovem Celestria Montague. Um livro que acompanha a sua passagem da infância para o mundo adulto abruptamente, mas vai ser essa reviravolta que vai revoltear a vida da mesma. . .Habituada a requintes e rodeada de um mundo em que quase que a...
I'm not sure whether I enjoyed this book or utterly loathed it. Some of the characters in the book (Nuno, Toby, Julian, Sam, etc) redeemed this to 4 stars otherwise I'd most likely rate it a 0 star.Ramon Campione StoryThe plot totally lost integrity for me due to the sexist, irritating, weak, co...
Recorded book narrated by Juanita McMahon. Description (from back of case): When George Bolton returns home to Devon at the end of the war, Rita assumes that her childhood sweetheart will marry her and that their future will be a reassuring continuation of their past. But the boy who joined the R...
‘This is going to be yours and Freddie’s home soon. You don’t want the only other bedroom in the house stuffed full of Arthur’s things.’ She had smiled at Grace knowingly. ‘After all, it won’t be long before you have little ones to think about.’ Grace had smiled back, her eyes full of tenderness ...
‘That’s the man,’ said Rosa, her pale eyes appraising him appreciatively. ‘Cosima said he was tall, dark and handsome.’ ‘I’m glad she noticed,’ said Alba. ‘It’s time she moved on. It’s been three years.’ ‘He’s gorgeous! If I wasn’t married . . .’ ‘The way you and Eugenio behave it’s a miracle you...
I watch him grow lighter and lighter and further and further away from me and there is nothing I can do about it. He is whistling as if he hasn’t a care in the world, as if he didn’t lose his beloved wife in a terrible fire five years ago. He has a bounce in his step and his lips are permanently ...
The winter winds were cold and brisk, raking icy fingers through the long grasses and heather. The air was damp. A light drizzle began to fall. Celia strode on as fast as she could. With her head down and her gaze lost somewhere above the ground just ahead of her, she marched into the grassy nook...
Floriana played with Good-Night and draped the cat over her arms as she carried him with her everywhere. Michelangelo was too arrogant to show his growing affection for the little girl who stroked his tummy, and followed them at a distance, pretending not to care. The days rolled on in a blissful...
She was distracted and pensive and uncharacteristically placid. Her sharp eyes had softened, more often turned to the window now where she’d stand and stare, her gaze lost among the turning leaves and tempestuous sea. She didn’t lie on the bed with Bridie and laugh about Mr Trench, but lay starin...