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Reading this Rosamunde Pilcher book transported me to the setting of this book - somewhere in Scotland mostly. Her descriptions of the area gave me a clear picture in my mind of the beauty surrounding this area. All of the characters became like friends to me as we followed them from May through September waiting for the big event to take place. There were several moments of surprise as the plot took unexpected twists, keeping me engaged the entire time. This was an excellent slow but steady read for me as I picked it up and put it down as time and other reading allowed.

mattgroot1980's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

blueskygreentreesyellowsun's review against another edition

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2.0

Somewhere between 3.5 and 4 stars.

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At first I loved the book, the tone of it and the descriptions. It was a book that unfolded rather than rushed ahead and I liked that. Actually I liked that part all the way through to the end.

What kind of spoiled the book for me was the story line involving Virginia and Edmund. It seemed so unrealistic that Virginia would just all of a sudden stop being mad at Edmund about sending their young son to boarding school. They in no way resolved it, she just stopped being mad and he essentially patted her on the head and gave her jewelry as a reward. Then when he's not able to take Henry to the first day of boarding school she is furious again, has sex with another man, and decides to leave Edmund. THEN Henry runs back home and so Virginia decides not to abandon her marriage and everything is totally fine between her and her husband. I mean, what?! What kind of a relationship is this?

Also, I hated the old fashioned gender roles. Super lame.

debsonthecouchwabook's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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tpteacher's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5 I am a huge Rosamund Pilcher fan and although her writing is just as good in this book as her others, it is my least favorite. I just couldn’t connect with the characters and I was actually confused with some of them. I loved her descriptions, just couldn’t get into this one.

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5.0

Rosamunde Pilcher's characters all have such depth to them. I didn't realize this book was preceded by The Shell Keepers so I guess I'll read it next, wishing I'd read it first.

This book is set in a small village the Scottish highlands. It left me with a desire to visit Scotland.

alc69's review against another edition

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relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Always sweet with Rosamund Pilcher

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