The Day of the Storm

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Summary: Lavishly Painted Setting
Review: After a very unconventional upbringing, Rebecca Bayliss has found bliss in her dull life working in a London book shop and living in a solitary flat she is slowly furnishing. For once she is in control of her life, and quite content. But her mother's latest lover writes that her mother is dying, and Rebecca must hurry to Ibiza. There Rebecca finally learns of her family in Cornwall and the famous artist grandfather she's never known but whom she feels compelled to inform of his daughter's death. The story is full of unusual coincidences (sometimes called fate?) and makes several abrupt turns before reaching a surprise of an ending. While Pilcher lavishly paints the background of her books, a map would have really been lovely in this one.

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Summary: Call me crazy but I read this book twice within six months!
Review: First of all, I love Rosemund Pilcher. The main characters in her stories are all so good and sweet (I know, this one did have a villain) AND her books always have happy endings. Sometimes, when I want to escape into a good book, I want a fairy tale and DAY OF THE STORM is definitely a fairy tale. This book is such easy reading--I read it on the airplane--very easy to get into. Pilcher is the best when it comes to character development and while reading this story, you will come to love Grenville, Joss, and especially Rebecca.

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Summary: Didn't feel like a Rosamunde Pilcher book
Review: I just finished this book and altho I found it easy reading and enjoyable I just didn't feel like I was reading a Rosamunde Pilcher book. It felt like a light romance novel by someone else. There is so much depth to the Shell Seekers and September and Winter Solstice and I didn't see it here. I wasn't actually disappointed because I was in the mood for light romance but it just felt like one of the Victoria Holt type romances. I adore Rosamunde Pilcher's the Shell Seekers and have the audiobook and video both. I will continue to read her books because like I said I adore her writing usually.