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Summary: The best of Alexandra Raife's novels so far...
Review: Being from the same area of Scotland as the setting of the novel, yet currently living in London, I was able to identify with the story immediately. Alexandra Raife has an enormous capacity for enticing you into the very heart of a story and sustaining your interest until the very end. A welcome story-teller, whose enthusiasm and vitality comes through with every word. The title of this novel here in the UK is "The Larach" - the next novel (available here now) is "Grianan" - watch out for it - I am told it's another great book.
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Summary: A tremondous contemporary opus
Review: Even though their marriage was a disaster for her, since her husband's death, Clare Sommerville has both worked and played hard. However, she is tired from the hazy mornings after too much booze and one night stands with inconsequential males. The latest male to share her bed makes Clare realize that she needs to find a different way to escape her pain and anguish. She looks back over her memories and concludes that she was happiest in the Scottish Highlands. Over the ridicule of her friends, Clare leaves London, seeking to regain herself in the Highlands. The hedonistic Clare goes totally out of character when she buys a remote cottage that has no electricity, no easy access, not even a phone line nearby. When she moves in, she is surprised by the positive assistance provided to her by the natives even though they think she is nuts. She even shocks herself by being attracted to one particular person, Donald Macrae. However, though he reciprocates the feelings, Donald can offer nothing to Clare. He is in an unsatisfactory marriage to a woman slowly dying from cancer. Even for love, he will do the honorable thing and stay with his spouse to the end. The title aside, WILD HIGHLAND HOME is not another Scottish historical romance. Instead, it is a extraordinary contemporary tale filled with realistic relationships and distinctively developed characters (both in London and Scotland, but especially in the Highlands). However, the central focus of the story line is Clare's journey for self that is brilliantly written by Alexandra "The Great" Raife. This novel is prime reading material for anyone fan of a modern day story. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: An inviting story that can't be put down until your finished
Review: From the start to the end, I was lost in the story. Clare was a pleasant change from the typical leading lady. You changed with her from the start to the finish. You felt her grow from the experiences of the lush life in London to the rustic life in the Scottish Highlands. I recommend it.
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Summary: sweet, uplifting story
Review: Heartwarming story of a woman who takes a step back from her busy work dominated life to find herself. She moves to the Highlands, into a tiny moist house with no 'mod cons' and through the course of the story, finds herself growing to love the surrounding area, the people and most of all, forgives and frees herself from her past. A very rewarding read, I'm off to go play with the children!
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Summary: This is the type of book that soothes me . . .
Review: I have long been a devotee of slowly unfolding novels set in remote locations of Ireland, Scotland and England. This is one of the best, comparable to Mary Stewart, Jean Stubbs, Rosamunde Pilcher or the late Dorothy McArdle. Raife's character development is as good as Maeve Binchy's. This is a book that soothed me. I write for a living and so am extremely particular.
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Summary: Good reading!
Review: I have read approximately 20 romance novels with a Scottish Highlands setting, hoping to come across one that compares with Dianna Gabaldon's "Outlander" series. This is the closest I have found. Although the story is totally different, the writing quality compares. Not everyone reads romance novels for the explicit sex, and I thank this author for concentrating more on telling a good story!
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Summary: Good reading!
Review: I have read approximately 20 romance novels with a Scottish Highlands setting, hoping to come across one that compares with Dianna Gabaldon's "Outlander" series. This is the closest I have found. Although the story is totally different, the writing quality compares. Not everyone reads romance novels for the explicit sex, and I thank this author for concentrating more on telling a good story!
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Summary: A world you can step into
Review: I think I come to this book from a slightly different perspective, since I am not a reader of romance. However, having bought this book for its description of the Highlands, I was not disappointed. I recognized many of the characters in this book from my own visits, and the author's command of descriptive language made this a real pleasure. In fact, I feel that this book would have been complete without the love angle entirely. Not that I have anything against love, but what interested me more were Clare's own triumphs and travails. Even so, a worthwhile book.
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Summary: A world you can step into
Review: I totally enjoyed this book. The characters were real, and good to read about, the setting was clear and refreshing. Ms. Raife has a talent, and I hope that she continues to write books as entertaining as this one. I loved reading her first book Drumveyn, and I loved My Wild Highland Home even more. I am very much looking forward to reading her next book, I hope that she publishes one soon!
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Summary: I could actually feel the mist from the Loch!
Review: I totally enjoyed this book. The characters were real, and good to read about, the setting was clear and refreshing. Ms. Raife has a talent, and I hope that she continues to write books as entertaining as this one. I loved reading her first book Drumveyn, and I loved My Wild Highland Home even more. I am very much looking forward to reading her next book, I hope that she publishes one soon!
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