![]() ![]() Pilcher could have focused on Violet a bit more in this novel, but that wasn’t quite her intent. Violet Aird reminded me of my favorite character, Penelope Keeling, from The Shell Seekers. These are, for the most part, older women that have the benefit of time and wisdom on their side. I delight in her ‘older’, more experienced with life characters the most – this is where she excels, I think. I eventually became familiar with each as individuals and managed to keep everyone straight. This particular book, however, did throw quite a few names out that initially confused me. ![]() Pilcher draws you into a story by the skillful introduction of her characters. Now, that’s not to say it was a horrible book in fact, I loved the first half of the book to pieces. This book, however, fell short of the mark and landed more in the territory I had been trying to bypass. ![]() There was so much depth to her characters and the writing was so intelligent and tasteful that I had to reevaluate my preconceived notions. At that point I laid aside my prior misconception that Pilcher wrote only ‘chick-lit’, a genre towards which I am not personally drawn. Coming Home was my next encounter with her work and I was equally enthralled. ![]() I adored that book! I immediately added nearly all of her novels to my list of must-read books. I happily ‘discovered’ Rosamunde Pilcher less than two years ago when I read The Shell Seekers. ![]()
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