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watchthemoon's review against another edition
2.0
I have read much better stories of Santa Montefiori then this one
julie7's review against another edition
3.0
Oh dear.... Quite difficult to review, is this one. If I'm honest, I fluctuated between two and three stars.
I felt it was rather predictable and whilst I'm not heavily into women's lib, I did find it rather old-fashioned and slightly uncomfortable in places.
Maybe a good read if you don't want a too intricate read.
I felt it was rather predictable and whilst I'm not heavily into women's lib, I did find it rather old-fashioned and slightly uncomfortable in places.
Maybe a good read if you don't want a too intricate read.
tellmeastoryxx's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
maryelena07's review against another edition
4.0
When George Bolton returns home to Devon at the end of the war, Rita assumes that her childhood sweetheart will marry her and that their future will be a reassuring continuation of their past. But the boy who joined the RAF has come back a man, and a man irrevocably changed by the horrors that he has seen. Unable to settle back into the sleepy seaside village, George resolves to spend a year on the family farm in Argentina, and, despite her disappointment, Rita promises to wait for him. Rita keeps her promise. But for George there are irresistible temptations, and an agonising choice to make!
For me this book it's OK. I admit there were times I want to leave it and start reading something else, I find the beginning way to slow (for you to understand it starts in 1945 when George is 23 and ends when he is 48) and I never really was able to understand Rita and even sometimes George. For me the best caracther is Max an orfan boy from Austria who was adopted by Rita's grandmother and of course has been in love with rita ever since.
I bought this book because a big part of it settled in Argentina; George moves to Argentina after the war, gets married has a family and they live in Cordoba for 18 years until they come back to Devon. And for me, as someone who lives in Argentina, it was nice to read about places that I know like Buenos Aires, Cordoba and Mar del Plata. The feelings the autor use to describe Argentina are quite beautiful, you can see she has a deepest attachment to this country.
But it's still a sad book, a nice one but still sad, althought there is some kind of happy ending at the end. It's a book that really makes you think about life and the choice you make in it.
For me this book it's OK. I admit there were times I want to leave it and start reading something else, I find the beginning way to slow (for you to understand it starts in 1945 when George is 23 and ends when he is 48) and I never really was able to understand Rita and even sometimes George. For me the best caracther is Max an orfan boy from Austria who was adopted by Rita's grandmother and of course has been in love with rita ever since.
I bought this book because a big part of it settled in Argentina; George moves to Argentina after the war, gets married has a family and they live in Cordoba for 18 years until they come back to Devon. And for me, as someone who lives in Argentina, it was nice to read about places that I know like Buenos Aires, Cordoba and Mar del Plata. The feelings the autor use to describe Argentina are quite beautiful, you can see she has a deepest attachment to this country.
But it's still a sad book, a nice one but still sad, althought there is some kind of happy ending at the end. It's a book that really makes you think about life and the choice you make in it.
wordsofclover's review
4.0
Having read Under The Ombu Tree, I know what kind of writing style Santa Montefiore has. I love how she can wrap you up in the story of two lovers from the very beginning, and bring you right through their whole lives. There are an abundance of eccentric and beautiful characters that make the story so charming and you can't help but root for all of them in their own goals because Santa has a magic quality that makes you fall in love with each and every one.
I would highly reccommend this heartwarming story which brings you to the countryside of Devon to the hot plains of the Argentine. She really is a fantastic writer!
I would highly reccommend this heartwarming story which brings you to the countryside of Devon to the hot plains of the Argentine. She really is a fantastic writer!
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