In the tiny English village of Hursley, two lifelong acquaintances have never given each other a second glance. Until, on the very night of man's f...
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May 26, 2010
Dawn
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This story was so fresh and sweet. I really liked the quirky characters and the honest blandness of their lives.
The plot is a simple one involving people from a small English town, mid-century, who lead a routine unexciting existence.
Vida Stephens is a middle aged, average woman employed as a nanny for a wealthy mans son who is considered the village idiot. The boys mother died in childbirth and it soon became apparent that the child was "different".
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The plot is a simple one involving people from a small English town, mid-century, who lead a routine unexciting existence.
Vida Stephens is a middle aged, average woman employed as a nanny for a wealthy mans son who is considered the village idiot. The boys mother died in childbirth and it soon became apparent that the child was "different".
The Father hired More...
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Jan 09, 2012
Deb
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Norris is a 55 year old postmaster. Vida is a 42 year old nanny for an adult child with special needs. They have lived in the same village all their lives yet after a chance encounter, Norris falls in love for the first time in his life. Being inexperienced he has no idea how to tell Vida his true feelings. I was worried that he would NEVER be able to get it out but the happy ending made me appreciate this gentle book with lovely characters!
Nov 12, 2011
GoldGato
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This is a gentle, warming cuppa tea in book form. The characters are very well detailed, with their English eccentricities surrounded by the feel of village life. My pulse rate slowed when reading this novel, so perhaps it might be a good antidote to high-stress living. I really enjoyed this work, having gotten used to so much high-speed blah, blah, blah. This is a good volume to hold until the rains start pouring down. Then, take your tea in printed format.
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Dec 06, 2011
Lynn
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I have to admit that I wasn't enthralled with this book from the first page, but it absolutely "had me" until the last sentence. I think it's one of the best love stories I've read in a long time. Descriptions of places, gardens, and people are masterful. And unless it had not been recommended by someone I respect, I probably never would have chosen to read it.
Jan 07, 2012
Penelope
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an exquisite middle-aged love story, elegantly written. it melts me to honey, how this damn good man loves, wholeheartedly, perfectly imperfectly, and from afar. and the object of his love is a darn good woman, heartachingly unaware of her own beauty and aliveness. how they come to love is a charming duet of quiet moments intersecting, each note sweet and sonorous.
Feb 26, 2010
Patricia
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A sweet love discovered by two middle-aged people is filled with humor and faux pas in each of their lives. Their journey is a treat!
Some of the setting descriptions and emotional revelations were charming.
Really enjoyed this book!!
Some of the setting descriptions and emotional revelations were charming.
Really enjoyed this book!!
Nov 15, 2010
Sharynlyn
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This was not initially what i thought it would be. I ended up loving it's sweet unexpected turns and story line. Simple and understated lives of the village and characters. I am going to re-read this again this month.
Aug 15, 2011
Tierney
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I found this book as a suggested read-a-like for Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand, and I was somewhat satisfied with this recommendation. In a small English village in the 1960s, Norris Lamb falls in love with Vida Stephen. He is the town postmaster, she the lifelong caretaker of a mentally challenged young man named Manford. The two have been acquainted all their lives, but suddenly Norris realizes that for him, Vida is perfection… and he must figure out how best to proceed. The author uses beautif
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Aug 13, 2009
Marvin
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A modest but charming book. A rarity among contemporary fiction--a book of surprising gentleness & charm. The author is able to make a virtue of the main characters' blandness--and to make them interesting.
Aug 04, 2010
Cassie
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Man did this book move slow! It took all my will power to slug through it.. I wanted to quit about 20 pages in, and I wish now that I've finished it that I had. It was not worth the time. Too much blah blah blahing, not nearly enough plot. My advice? don't bother!
Jan 31, 2012
Lisa
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What is the substance of love? "Lamb in Love" answers this question sweetly and profoundly. It's a beautifully written book, and not one you skim for story.
Apr 05, 2009
Campbell
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Carefully crafted romance, giddy with possibility and hope. The seemingly dull setting comes alive in the course of the novel. Charming middle-aged love story.
Jul 24, 2010
Maureen
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A very sweet story. A 50-something bachelor unexpectantly finds himself in love and really doesn't know what to do out it. Funny and touching.
Mar 22, 2011
Mia
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Lamb in Love is lyrical and poetic in its telling of this sweet and charming story and Carrie Brown is a gifted storyteller.
Jun 07, 2010
Lisa
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(English Romance) I read an article a few years back where a couple librarians recommended this book. Sadly, it's just not for me. Norris, a fifty-something postmaster of a quaint English village is madly in love with Vida, a single forty-something caretaker of a mute young man named Manford. Norris pines for Vida and begins sending her secret-admirer letters. Vida suspects everyone but Norris as her secret admirer. It's cute, it's endearing, but it's TOO cutesy for me. This one is for the
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Apr 17, 2011
Cindy
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I found this book on my bookshelf as I was packing books to give away. After reading this book I know why it was on my shelf for a few years. I'm not really sure I understood the author's purpose, maybe that you never know when love will find you? Anyways it was ok.
Jan 08, 2011
Melee
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I don't know why I loved this book so much, but I did. I found its whimsicality and oddness completely lovable.
It portrayed well the frustrations and joys of loving someone from afar and not knowing how to go about letting them know how you feel. (Something I know nothing about, of course. *ahem*)
I never would have guessed that this book was written in the 90's. It possesses the gentle British charm of older writers such as Barbara Pym or D. E. Stevenson.
It portrayed well the frustrations and joys of loving someone from afar and not knowing how to go about letting them know how you feel. (Something I know nothing about, of course. *ahem*)
I never would have guessed that this book was written in the 90's. It possesses the gentle British charm of older writers such as Barbara Pym or D. E. Stevenson.
Apr 02, 2009
Sherri *SheLuvs2Read*
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I really wouldn't classify this as a romance, but possibly a love story. The writing is beautiful but at times a little hard to "get into". Still, I enjoyed it very much. Always good to read something different every now and then.
Dec 30, 2007
Karen
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I don't know what reminded me of this book recently. I liked it but never finished it. It was beautiful, in its way, but I guess I abandoned it for the same reason I have abandoned other books: I saw where it was going. Somehow there wasn't enough to move me forward. Still, I would not mind picking it up again.
Nov 11, 2010
Wendy
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Very sweet and tender, very heartfelt, beautiful language and nuance of feeling in the writing...a very simple story about love, longing, loneliness, daring to hope, taking chances....things we can all relate to. My emotions were stirred.
Dec 16, 2008
I enjoyed The Rope Walk earlier this year and was sad that yet another of Carrie Brown's novel didn't move me. I couldn't get in to the main characters and set the book down.
