Ah, another hit. I love her writing. This one may have an expected resolution, but I enjoyed it, all the same. The setting, this time, is a castle in Scotland. ( )

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are her.plots always the same? woman with problem goes to Cornwall or Scotland, meets a man she likes who turns out to be a shit, also meets a man who turns out to be wonderful. ( )

What a lovely book this is, mixing delight and tragedy, gentle humour and deeply moving moments. The main protagonist, who tells the story, is a bit naive but it doesn't matter at all.

Rosamunde Pilcher's main gift is in her characterisation. The people feel so real, that even unlikely situations become believable. Even reading for the third or fourth time, I felt caught up in the situations and emotions of those concerned.

Inevitably it's a bit dated with a great deal of drinking and smoking, and attitudes to class even from the nicest of people that seem rather snobby. But those are the only slight jars in a wonderful, thoughtful novel. ( )

Read during Winter 2004/2005

I know you do incredibly stupid things when you believe you are in a love with an anti-social vampire full bent getting what they most want from you but Victoria really goes whole hog. Oliver Dobbs reappears in her life after 3 years abscence with an abducted son in tow and they merrily head off to happy hols in Scotland. An ancient manor in the glens, rich banker, and nearly deadly house fire later, all ends happily.