- Paperback: 238 pages
- Publisher: Black Swan; New edition edition (5 Aug 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0552998273
- ISBN-13: 978-0552998277
- Product Dimensions: 12.6 x 19.9 x 1.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 690,582 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This is a darkly comic novel about a family. Four children persist in visiting their mother at Cold Demesnes - much to her irritation. Indeed, whenever any of them cross her, she pulls out yet another plant from the beautiful garden which is the emblem, for them, of their blissful childhood.
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Lilith Collett lives in an Eden she is bent on destroying. If her family vex or thwart her in any way, the paradise of a garden that enchanted their childhood suffers for it. The vine, the rockery, the pergola - nothing at Cold Domain is safe from Lilith's ruthless slash-and-burn policy. Enter an archangel: Miguel-Angel Arqueso Algaron Perez de Vega, under whose spell downtrodden Barbara dares defy her mother. And when William's lover Caspar also joins the battle in his own subtle way, the fate of the Colletts and their garden are finally and unexpectedly sealed.
'A fairytale for grown-ups...wittily observed' Sunday Express
'A streamlined, ruthlessly stripped-down psychological family romance with enough plot twists and character revelations to fuel a book three times as long. Wicked and funny. Anne Fine is brilliant' Time Out
'Swooping gracefully from seriousness to farce and back again, Anne Fine succeeds in exposing a whole gamut of hidden emotions in an admirably perceptive novel' Good Housekeeping
'A glorious tirade against the grind of motherhood' Observer
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Deft touch from Anne Fine,
By Katy May (West Yorkshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: In Cold Domain (Paperback)
For those who think Anne Fine writes for children only, think again! As usual she hooked me from the first sentence in this story of a disfunctional family, headed up by a domineering mother who chooses to destroy the pieces of the much loved family garden every time she is upset or thwarted. The reactions of her grown up children and their partners to both this and the news that their docile and unattractive sister is marrying a stunning spaniard forms the basis of the book. I love the characters Anne Fine creates, their barely hidden bitterness and selfishness provides more bite than you usually get in a family saga and makes them highly realistic. Very enjoyable.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: In Cold Domain (Paperback)
Usually i love Anne Fine books, and really enjoy reading what she has to offer. But i have to say that ultimately i was dissapointed in this book, and would say that it is definetly not one of her better efforts. The plot was confusing at times and the ending didnt seem to do the book and favours. Never the less its a nice book to have in the collection.
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