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Summary: A Beautiful Love Story
Review: Linda Dominique Grosvenor has done it again. With her wonderful prose she captivates readers young and old. I very much enjoyed "Bloom." Don't let the page count fool you, this beautiful story will stay with you for years to come. I can't say enough good things about this book or this author. The words flow like poetry. This is a book to keep in your collection for years to come.
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Summary: A Masterpiece of Lyrical Prose
Review: Once again Linda Dominque Grosvenor has used her lyrical prose to create a wonderful love story. Grosvenor, the author of Fever and Like Boogie on Tuesday is sure to draw in new fans and will continue to please her current fans.What I like the most about Bloom is Grosvenors detailed writing style and how she takes so much time to set up the scene and her characters and how she really engages the reader. Good job Dom!
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Summary: Loved this book
Review: This book was an enjoyable story. From the moment that Lily expressed her hestiation to Alex because of his age, I was yelling, "Go on, girl. Get yours!", but that's just me. Bloom takes you inside the mind of Lily as she struggles to control her feelings for a much younger man. You learn and experience her insecurities and view her concerns that stem from her surrounding environment. Linda Dominique Grovenor's writing style is engaging as usual, and she pulls you into the story with her words. The flow is smooth and the tone is mellow. It was great and refreshing to read a calm novel that offered an alternative to all the high drama novels that are available. I thoroughly enjoyed it and highly recommend this one for those cold winter nights in front of the fireplace!
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Summary: Rebecca J. Shepherd-KCMO-Amag Inc.
Review: Who else could put together the love of flowers and make a metaphor for life? Linda Dominique Grosvenor, whom I had the pleasure of reviewing her premier novel "Like Boogie On Tuesday", Linda fails to disappoint, so you will always be pleasantly surprised. Bloom is no different, the story of an abandoned Military wife turned Florist, leads us down a trail of fancy and wonder as we all realize that life and people are much like a "garden". When I think of the characters I think of an array of lucious smelling bouquet, some exotic, some run of the mill and some that just plain don't fit in. The main character "Lily" so aptly named by her mother who loved flowers, finds herself at a crossroad that many women in their midlife are at, alone and somewhat content, until along comes a handsome stranger to stir things up. Her handsome stranger is catalyst to a life change that many of us are afraid to take. Lily venture's with trepidation into the arms of Alex a man twelve years her junior, something that is not an easy feat when you live in a small rural community. Driving with her brakes on Lily allows passion to take control and just as you get ready to enjoy this new romance "Bloom", here comes that "no good for nothing ex-husband" to wreck the newfound love. Ms. Miller someone whom Lily has known all her life is a nosy busy body, though well meaning is infamous for her warning and well meaning but unsolicited advice, we all know someone like her. A dear friend of Lily's deceased mother feels the need to
continue to mother Lily though she is far from being a child . You can only imagine how difficult it is when her husband Barry Johnson emerges as an antagonist, who seems to want to rekindle what was lost. Well Lily is a woman with her own mind, and though worried about her May/December relationship, she is in the throngs of a "blossoming" love affair that could lead to unimagineable joy and pleasure. Ms. Grosvenor's characters especially the women are always strong and able individuals, something that lights a fire of passion in the heart of avid reader. She will do it again and again as you empathize and sympathize with her situational treatments of her ficitionalized families. There is only one thing I can say, that is you have to read it for yourself. The true essence is only evident when you experience the elegance and the simplicity of "Bloom" a novel about life, love and coming to terms with choices made and yet to be made. Make up your mind today to get your copy, you will be pleased and pleasantly surprised!
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