A Pattern of Roses

Rating:
Summary: OK
Review: I first read this book last year. I was not familiar with the author, but it looked interesting to me. While there are a few plot holes and pieces where it doesn't make sense, it's still an interesting and sort-of 'supernatural' tale. The only real bad thing I've got to say about the story is that it's somewhat dated. Other than that; good read.

Rating:
Summary: OK
Review: I first read this book last year. I was not familiar with the author, but it looked interesting to me. While there are a few plot holes and pieces where it doesn't make sense, it's still an interesting and sort-of 'supernatural' tale. The only real bad thing I've got to say about the story is that it's somewhat dated. Other than that; good read.

Rating:
Summary: Not a bad read, though somewhat dated.
Review: K.M. Peyton, author of the fabulous Pennington novels, also wrote some stories with supernatural ghost-type characters. "A Pattern of Roses" is a spooky though not-particularly-memorable book about the relationship between young Tim Ingram and his new-found acquaintance Tom Inskip, a 16-year-old artist and farmer's son who died in 1910. Tom also has a living girl friend who helps him sort out the mysterious similarities between himself and the dead Tim, and the differences between himself and his middle-class parents. Set in the English countryside, 1972.