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3.5 stars
It was difficult to decide whether this was 3 or 4 stars, in the end I settled on 3 although that does seem unfair.
It's got over 600 pages but even so, it has taken me over 3 weeks to read it. The trouble is, that as a result of continuing to work on major garden redesign, my own, I have never had a sustained period of time to read this book. This has meant that I have grabbed 15 pages or so , whenever I could so I have had real trouble getting into it. That said I read the last 60 or ...more
It was difficult to decide whether this was 3 or 4 stars, in the end I settled on 3 although that does seem unfair.
It's got over 600 pages but even so, it has taken me over 3 weeks to read it. The trouble is, that as a result of continuing to work on major garden redesign, my own, I have never had a sustained period of time to read this book. This has meant that I have grabbed 15 pages or so , whenever I could so I have had real trouble getting into it. That said I read the last 60 or ...more
The last time I finished a 600+ page novel I was in my 20s and the book was Michener’s Hawaii. I loved it, but have steered clear of those monstrous tomes since. And then this series was recommended to me after reading a supernatural mystery by Sarah Rayne. I took a deep breath and plunged in.
The first paragraph about apple trees pulled me in immediately and never let go of me. I never tired of it, it didn’t lag, and the writing flowed. The dialog was real and interesting and the plot compellin ...more
The first paragraph about apple trees pulled me in immediately and never let go of me. I never tired of it, it didn’t lag, and the writing flowed. The dialog was real and interesting and the plot compellin ...more
Feb 06, 2024
Jill
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it was amazing
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jill-s-tenth-years-challenge
Really enjoyed this. We are introduced to Merrily Watkins, a widow with a fifteen year old daughter, Jane. Merrily is a priest, who is a bit of an embarrassment to Jane, but even so they have a good relationship.Merrily is given the position of Priest-In-Charge of a church in Ledwardine, which is a small village of historical interest, but has gained a lot of "incomers" by those who are wealthy enough. Along with providing them a church, they are also given the Vicarage, a three story house. Mer
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Sep 28, 2017
Rachel Burke
marked it as want-to-buy
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review of another edition
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classic-mystery-recommended
Jan 17, 2024
Sandy
marked it as unfinished
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mystery-detective-grp,
series-dropped
Feb 08, 2024
Elizabeth Williams
marked it as to-read
