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Title: Rescuing Rose by Isabel Wolff ISBN: 0-373-25048-7 Publisher: Red Dress Ink Pub. Date: 01 February, 2004 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.71 (7 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Not Isabel Wolff's best, but better than most chick-lits...
Comment: What happens when an agony aunt's life is torn apart? Who does she go to for advice?
Thirty-nine-year-old Rose loves to give advice for a living. In fact, she loves it so much that said career is the one responsible for the disintegration of her short marriage -- or at least that's what her husband says. Rose soon wishes that she, too, had her own agony aunt to help her with her crisis. But when she moves into a new home and her roommate is a sweet, handsome astronomy enthusiast ten years her junior, things turn rather interesting...
Isabel Wolff uses her signature wit and relationship insights in this new installment. She's one of the best chick-lit authors out there. However, the novel should've been a bit shorter. Wolff has a tendency to create various subplots and situations that sometimes seem out of place. The story drones on for far too long. And the "twist" between Rose and her husband is too predictable and contrived to take into account. All in all, Rescuing Rose isn't Wolff's best effort -- not quite as good as The Trials of Tiffany Trott and Making Minty Malone -- but it's better than most of Red Dress Ink's books this year. I nevertheless recommend Rescuing Rose as a fun, no-fuss read.
Rating: 2
Summary: Where Is this Going?
Comment: The question I kept asking myself as I started this book. So many characters and sub plots, I forgot who I was reading about thus, never really stuck around, Rose wasn't worth rescuing.
Rating: 5
Summary: A sweet endearing tale that¿s funny as well as poignant
Comment: I really enjoyed this story of an agony aunt who thinks she knows what's best for everyone, including her friends and colleagues, but can't see the huge problems in her own life.
It's not till the rather gorgeous Theo moves in with her that Rose begins to acknowledge that she just might have a few issues she ought to look at. Because Rose is rather sweet and vulnerable, you don't mind her fussing around everyone, trying to sort their lives out. She comes across as being oh so sorted but we sort of know all along that Rose is a troubled soul.
But we root for her because she means well and we long for her to let her guard down a bit, open up and overcome the obstacles that prevent her from being truly happy.
Rose is clearly using her problem-solving skills to turn outwards towards others so she can avoid dealing with some rather dark stuff in her background. When she finally starts to unravel the mystery at the heart of her family, a good story becomes engrossing.
Isabel Wolff has written a lovely novel in Rescuing Rose. It's well plotted with lots of little subplots along the way to keep you turning the pages. I read it in two days flat and then passed it straight to a friend who did the same.
I've read and enjoyed all of Isabel Wolff's books but this is the only one that made me cry. It's a cracking read, her best yet in my opinion, and I've no hesitation in recommending you buy it, read it and devour it. But keep the tissues handy.
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