The Singing Stones : A Novel

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Summary: Not of Whitney's usual quality
Review: For some reason this book was not as enjoyable as Whitney's others. I found several aspects of the ending too easy to predict. And no child talks the way Jilly does. If you haven't read Whitney, start with The Turquoise Mask, Dream of Orchids, or Rainbows in the Mist first. If you prefer historical rather than contemporary novels, try Sea Jade or The Trembling Hills. Fun!

Rating:
Summary: Readable, though not enjoyable.
Review: I finished this book about an hour ago, and I am left with a feeling of numbness. The book seemed shallow, the characters uninteresting, and I feel that so much potential available to the storyline was left untouched. Most of the book was rather predictable, and where it wasn't predictable, it certainly wasn't surprising.

I'm glad that I didn't buy this book; it was given to me by someone else. I don't feel it's really worth the money. The book wasn't exactly a waste of time, but I could have spent that time reading a more valuable piece of literature.

Rating:
Summary: Readable, though not enjoyable.
Review: I finished this book about an hour ago, and I am left with a feeling of numbness. The book seemed shallow, the characters uninteresting, and I feel that so much potential available to the storyline was left untouched. Most of the book was rather predictable, and where it wasn't predictable, it certainly wasn't surprising.

I'm glad that I didn't buy this book; it was given to me by someone else. I don't feel it's really worth the money. The book wasn't exactly a waste of time, but I could have spent that time reading a more valuable piece of literature.

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Summary: The healing gift of an important storyteller
Review: The SINGING STONES stand in the Blue Ridge Mountains liek old men, shrieking through the night. A troubled young girl, Jilly, ignored by her wheelchair bound father, Stephen, and her movie star mother, Oriana Devi. A pair of amateur psychics, Julian and Vivian, deeply into reincarnation, attempt to aid little Jilly with their strange, eerie advice. Meanwhile on a nearby horse farm a lovely chatelaine, Neryl, is married to the unapproachable and nasty Everett, but she's having an affair with a handyman a la Constance Chatterley. Into this mix of personalities comes our heroine, Lynn MacLeod, once married to Stephen long ago, before Jilly's birth or even the arrival of the alluring dancer, Oriana. Lynn has a lot of lessons to learn about growing up and also who she was in a past life. Can she save Jilly before the curse of the singing stones sets in?

If you have a heart for romantic suspense, you've probably already read a dozen or more by America's answer to Daphne du Maurier, Phyllis A. Whitney. In "The SINGING STONES" we learn that a simple thing like a tiny slab of rose quartz is good for a broken heart. This advice has probably saved many lives, I know it has helped mine. I go to sleep with a smile on my face and "The SINGING STONES" turned over on its side by the night stand. Whitney is one of America's greatest treasures.

Rating:
Summary: The healing gift of an important storyteller
Review: The SINGING STONES stand in the Blue Ridge Mountains liek old men, shrieking through the night. A troubled young girl, Jilly, ignored by her wheelchair bound father, Stephen, and her movie star mother, Oriana Devi. A pair of amateur psychics, Julian and Vivian, deeply into reincarnation, attempt to aid little Jilly with their strange, eerie advice. Meanwhile on a nearby horse farm a lovely chatelaine, Neryl, is married to the unapproachable and nasty Everett, but she's having an affair with a handyman a la Constance Chatterley. Into this mix of personalities comes our heroine, Lynn MacLeod, once married to Stephen long ago, before Jilly's birth or even the arrival of the alluring dancer, Oriana. Lynn has a lot of lessons to learn about growing up and also who she was in a past life. Can she save Jilly before the curse of the singing stones sets in?

If you have a heart for romantic suspense, you've probably already read a dozen or more by America's answer to Daphne du Maurier, Phyllis A. Whitney. In "The SINGING STONES" we learn that a simple thing like a tiny slab of rose quartz is good for a broken heart. This advice has probably saved many lives, I know it has helped mine. I go to sleep with a smile on my face and "The SINGING STONES" turned over on its side by the night stand. Whitney is one of America's greatest treasures.