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.The Forgotten Garden

by: Kate Morton

May 29, 2008
I bought this book after reading and thoroughly enjoying 'The house at Riverton' and once again was totally enthralled. Kate Morton seems to have an extraordinary talent for weaving stories together through time to form a whole, pulling the reader in and keeping the final revelation well hidden until the final moment. It has been a while since I read a book that I felt utterly engrossed in, unable to put it down and walk away from the story. Even though I have now finished this book, the characters will stay with me for a while yet. Highly recommended.
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.The Frozen Lake

by: Elizabeth Edmondson

January 03, 2005
I didn't find this luring enough to keep my attention. I did enjoy the first 60 or so pages, but then I struggled to finish this book. Maybe it was a case of too many characters and a drawn out build up for me, because the actual story content seemed so promising.
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.The Hour Before Dawn

by: Sara MacDonald

August 01, 2005
As the previous review, I found it hard to put down. The author has a way to transport the reader to the heart of the story.
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.Come Away with Me

by: Sara MacDonald

February 05, 2007
This is such an amazingly original story with a uniquely complex plot - a heartwrenching tragedy, a dull marriage which ultimately holds immense possibilities - and Adam the boy catalyst. A brilliant mix of situations, wholesome characters - just unique. Sara Macdonald shows sheer brilliance in this. Why are her books so difficult to purchase? Why so few in publication? Read it. It's a MUST.
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.The Memory Garden

by: Rachel Hore

August 06, 2007
I read this book because i was getting bored with the usual girly reads and i'm so glad i did! This book is amazing. The descriptions are fantastic, not too long that you get bored but so accurate you can picture yourself driving through cornwall and digging the garden with them! I love cornwall so the combination of the area and the history behind the house is great. I loved the way the book goes between the past history of pearl, the hidden secrets behind their lives and the love story interlinking it all! The final chapter was enough to make me reach for the tissue box! A great read which leaves you wanting more and more! Read it cause you'll love it!
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.Voyage of Innocence

by: Elizabeth Edmondson

December 26, 2005
A slow start. Lots of text that is just "jabber" and does not move the story on. Rather disappointed.
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.Late Season

by: Christobel Kent

May 27, 2004
This book is two stories, which eventually become entwined into one. One story is about a woman living in a farmhouse in Italy. You find out how her life changed after the war and the memories she tried to forget about a personal tragedy. The other story is about a group of English 'friends' staying in a secluded building in the Italian countryside trying to find answers for the tragic death of someone close to them. Each story has one character from whose point of view we see the proceedings, whose memories we observe and whose communications with the other characters allow us to see how the past tragedies have effected each of these characters as individuals.

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.East of the Sun

by: Julia Gregson

June 12, 2008
Julia Gregson has written an intriguing novel that grips one to the very end. The characters, including peripheral ones, are vividly drawn and the plot lines are as lively and dramatic as they are diverse. One really cares what happens to the heroines, indeed, it becomes quite worrying at times. The colourful detail draws quite stunning pictures for the reader.
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.Another Life

by: Sara MacDonald

June 19, 2004
This has been the first novel I have read by Sara MacDonald, and I just couldn't put the book down. I am an avid reader of all types of books, both fiction and non-fiction, but this book has to be one of the very best books I have read in years. The book is beautifully written by setting the scene in Cornwall, without boring you with too much detail. The characters are down to earth everyday people that you can relate to, and you feel so attached to, as you get more involved with the storyline. What I loved about the book was the unusual and unpredictable story, that kept me turning the pages till the early hours. I cannot wait to read the other books by Sara, and I would recommend this book to anybody looking for a brilliant read.
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.The Outcast

by: Sadie Jones

June 16, 2008
This isn't the sort of book I would normally choose to read but something drew me to it and all the great reviews I had seen encouraged me to buy it.
The author certainly did well with her characterisation, I felt so sorry for poor, mixed up Lewis, and his father was so cold and distant; also Alice was well portrayed, fairly well meaning but perhaps a little lazy or selfish to follow it through when the going got tough, which it frequently did.
This is a very sad book about a once happy carefree little boy whose life takes a downward spiral after a family tragedy, and he never recovers from it, largely due to the lack of support and comfort, and how it drives him to certain disturbing actions.
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