The Empty House

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Summary: A warm, touching story
Review: This was the first book I ever read by Rosamunde Pilcher and I liked it so much that I subsequently sought out all of her other books. I have to disagree with the reviewer who described the main character, Virginia, as someone who was evidently content to let her life be dictated to her. She was not content, and this is described more than once in the book, through flashbacks. She was simply a person who had been dominated by a controlling mother her entire life and never learned to take control of a situtation herself. This book is about second chances and how she learns to be an assertive and truly alive person. I found it a joy to read.