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Title: Another View by Rosamunde Pilcher ISBN: 0-312-96131-6 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 February, 1997 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Early Pilcher
Comment: Rosamunde Pilcher wrote this short and sweet novel in the late 60s, and it foreshadows her later, larger works of brilliant character studies that bely some fairly complicated plots.
This particular story takes place mostly at the Cornish seaside, one of Pilcher's favorite venues. It opens, however, in Paris, where the beautiful, fey, and slightly muddled Emma Litton awaits her plane back to England. Having spent many years in France as a nanny, Emma now yearns for her homeland--and the fulfillment of a desire that has obviously been with her all her life: She wishes to bond with her famous artist father, Ben.
Emma's sudden and unexpected meeting at the airport with her step-brother Cristo, whom she knew during one of Ben's brief marriages, but has not seen in many years, allows us to see her needy and sensitive side, even as others observe only a hip young Sixties mod.
The remainder of the brief book takes place in her father's studio-cum-cottage on the seaside, as Emma settles in as daughter, housekeeper, muse, and, eerily, almost as a wife to her elusive father. Will it work? Can Emma get over her childlike fantasy of being Daddy's Little Girl and get on with her life? Will she notice the worthy young man whose heart she has captured? Or will she lose him too in her fruitless desire to create the family she never had?
Without the deep substance of her later books, nevertheless, this sweet Pilcher offering is well worth reading--especially when narrated by Sian Thomas, who captures the quiet, brooding tone just right.
I recommend this lovely tale to all Pilcher fans.
Rating: 4
Summary: Quick and charming story...
Comment: I've enjoyed all the books by this author. I found this delightful story while browsing the library stacks (sorry Amazon, but libraries save me major money!).
Emma strives to reconnect with her father, whose artist lifestyle provided an unconventional childhood and distant relationship. Emma is so focused on her father and "getting the relationship right", she doesn't see the opportunity for relationships with others. But as she works through this critical relationship she then is able to move on.
The author made you understand why Emma had to resolve the father-daughter relationship before she could open up to other relationships. Charming tale about understanding others and our roles in their lives and their impact in ours.
Rating: 4
Summary: Getting "Another View" of familiar people
Comment: Emma Litton is a virtual orphan who has made her way in the world with only occasional contacts from Ben, her famous artist father. One of the happiest times of her life was during his 18-month marriage to Hester who had a son named Christo. Emma formed a deep bond with her stepbrother and after many years apart, runs into him in Paris just as she is leaving to return to England and try to become reacquainted with her father.
Emma's story is one of taking a second look at the people you think you know so well. What she discovers about her relationship with her father and brother is very enlightening and helps her resolve her own feelings about the new love that has come into her life.
As always with Rosamunde Pilcher books, a most satisfying read and one that leaves you dreaming of the beach at Cornwall and sitting down to tea with scones and lemond curd.
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Title: The Day Of The Storm by Rosamunde Pilcher ISBN: 0312961308 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 February, 1997 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Empty House by Rosamunde Pilcher ISBN: 0312961278 Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks Pub. Date: 15 December, 1996 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Snow In April by Rosamunde Pilcher ISBN: 0312961294 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 January, 1997 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The End Of Summer by Rosamunde Pilcher ISBN: 0312961286 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 January, 1997 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Sleeping Tiger by Rosamunde Pilcher ISBN: 0312961251 Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks Pub. Date: 15 December, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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