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Summary: It Could Have Been Better-Too Many Holes and Bad End!
Review: This book was just okay. It could have been better and more well developed in some areas. Liz Dewhurst's happy marriage ended when she dicovered her husband Gregor having an affair with another local woman for two years. To add more problems, Liz and Gregor's family businesses were intertwined. Growing up on neighboring farms on the east coast of Fife, an area blessed with rich soil, and beautiful unspoiled landscapes, they decided to merge the farms upon their marriage. The separation however, came at a really bad time, when these farms were struggling to survive. Then when an opportunity arises to sell the land, and make it into a golf course, Liz is torn. The money is tempting, and she knows that by turning the scheme down she will face the wrath of the local community. On the other hand, the farm has passed through five generations of her family. At the same time, Liz's son, Alex, a student at nearby St. Andrews University, suggests renting a room out to raise some money. And the person he suggests, is his German tutor, Arthur Kempler. Arthur turns out to be the man to change everything.
Rating: 
Summary: Who wrote the ending?
Review: Well, I must admit I looked forward to reading this book. Although Robin Pilcher does NOT have his mother's (Rosamunde Pilcher)gift of fluid writing, you can put up with the overlong laborious descriptions at the beginning of each chapter in expectation of the story to come. And it was all believable: until you get to the end. It was like Robin got tired of writing the book after one year and just stuck some stupid ending on it. Never mind that it doesn't make any sense. The character says: "I belong here". But she sold the property - she does not have a here to belong to! "I must stay here for my son - I can't abandon him" But he is 18 years old, in college, trying to make a life for himself. And then the ultimate - thinking about going back to the husband who cheated on her; who, just two days ago she realized she had no feelings for?????
Aw, come on, don't you think better of your readers than this?
At least remember what you wrote before so you can have some kind of continuity. Poor job and what's more, a waste of all that time reading.
Rating:
Summary: Who wrote the ending?
Review: Well, I must admit I looked forward to reading this book. Although Robin Pilcher does NOT have his mother's (Rosamunde Pilcher)gift of fluid writing, you can put up with the overlong laborious descriptions at the beginning of each chapter in expectation of the story to come. And it was all believable: until you get to the end. It was like Robin got tired of writing the book after one year and just stuck some stupid ending on it. Never mind that it doesn't make any sense. The character says: "I belong here". But she sold the property - she does not have a here to belong to! "I must stay here for my son - I can't abandon him" But he is 18 years old, in college, trying to make a life for himself. And then the ultimate - thinking about going back to the husband who cheated on her; who, just two days ago she realized she had no feelings for?????
Aw, come on, don't you think better of your readers than this?
At least remember what you wrote before so you can have some kind of continuity. Poor job and what's more, a waste of all that time reading.
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