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4.5 stars. Pilcher is a “me” author. Most of her stories are, for the most part, comfort reads with all of the elements of good fiction: good writing, story and characters. I never want her stories to end.
This is my second of hers and once again, the ending felt a bit abrupt. I’d have been perfectly happy if she went on for 300 more pages, which is exactly how I felt about the other one of hers I read, Coming Home, also narrated by Helen Johns. I’d have finished it much quicker but I never want ...more
This is my second of hers and once again, the ending felt a bit abrupt. I’d have been perfectly happy if she went on for 300 more pages, which is exactly how I felt about the other one of hers I read, Coming Home, also narrated by Helen Johns. I’d have finished it much quicker but I never want ...more
Rebecca Bayliss has only had her flighty mother for family. Then on the day her mother dies rebecca finds out she has family in Cornwall. Rebecca goes to visit her grandfather, who was a famous painter. She's attracted to both the mysterious Joss Gardner and her cousin Eliot. This book was written int he 1970's and I found it to be a bit sexist. How could rebecca possibly want to live by herself in London instead of getting married, especially at the ancient age of 21. I also found it a bit icky
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