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Praise for Constance:
‘Rosie Thomas tells a good human story with compassion and style’ Choice
‘From an intrepid, challenge-taking writer comes this story of sisterly rifts and betrayal’ Good Housekeeping
‘Uplifting tale of love and betrayal from the romantic novelist of the year’ Daily Mirror
'Heart-rending and beautifully written…I read it in one delicious go, tears pouring down my face. You cannot fail to be moved' Emma Lee-Potter, Express
'A lush and sweeping voyage of self-discovery' Eithne Farry, Daily Mail
‘Prepare to be dazzled…an epic tale of sisterhood and betrayal’ Company
‘A terrific book, beautifully written… questions about identity, belonging, infidelity, dying and forgiveness make this a very moving study of the human heart’ Australian Women’s Weekly
Praise for Rosie Thomas:
‘Rosie Thomas writes with beautiful, effortless prose, and shows a rare compassion and a real understanding of the nature of love’ The Times
‘Honest and absorbing, Rosie Thomas mixes the bitter and the hopeful with the knowledge that the human heart is far more complicated than any rule suggests’ Mail on Sunday
‘A master storyteller’ Cosmopolitan
‘Thomas’s novels are beautifully written. This one is a treat’ Marie Claire
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Praise for Rosie Thomas: 'Prepare to be dazzled!an epic tale of sisterhood and betrayal.' Company 'This is an epic love story set against breathtaking descriptions of Antarctic waste.' Woman and Home 'Rosie Thomas writes with beautiful, effortless prose, and shows a rare compassion and a real understanding of the nature of love.' The Times 'Honest and absorbing, Rosie Thomas mixes the bitter and the hopeful with the knowledge that the human heart is far more complicated than any rule suggests.' Mail on Sunday 'A master storyteller.' Cosmopolitan 'A story full of passion! will keep you reading long after bedtime.' New Woman 'Thomas's novels are beautifully written. This one is a treat.' Marie Claire
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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is the first Rosie Thomas book I have read and I loved it once I got into it. That, for me, is the only criticism. Since finishing `Constance', I have started reading `Iris and Ruby' and was hooked after the first few pages. Reading `Constance', it took almost 60 pages to achieve the same effect.
After the prologue, which sets the scene for the story that follows - of a foundling, and how she finally comes to terms with her unconventional start in life - the scene switches to Bali where Connie has made her home. It is here that I felt the story dragged. There is much detail about filming a commercial for which Connie has written the music and, while this serves to introduce certain characters who play a minor role later in the book, there are several who never feature again. I found it not all that interesting and too drawn out.
But once the story switches to Connie's life in her adoptive family, I became intrigued about what would follow and how she progressed from abandoned baby to successful career woman. It seems as if the only person in the family who loves her is Tony, her adoptive father, and when he dies she is lost. Later, when Connie falls in love it is with a man who is not free to be hers. It is no wonder she is restless, with no real sense of her identity.
Her relationship with her deaf sister, Jeanette, is portrayed sensitively and realistically - the tensions that vibrate between the two are almost tangible. Events build to a point where they do not communicate. When Connie hears that Jeanette is dying of cancer, she rushes back from Bali to be at her side - to say more would reveal details that would spoil the story, which is told as a series of flashbacks interwoven with the present, and from several viewpoints. This works well and helps add to the anticipation.
It's not the best book I've read recently, but it is a satisfying well-written story if you like to read about relationships and how they affect the people involved. It would be perfect to take on holiday, as it's an easy read and long enough to retain the interest.
After the prologue, which sets the scene for the story that follows - of a foundling, and how she finally comes to terms with her unconventional start in life - the scene switches to Bali where Connie has made her home. It is here that I felt the story dragged. There is much detail about filming a commercial for which Connie has written the music and, while this serves to introduce certain characters who play a minor role later in the book, there are several who never feature again. I found it not all that interesting and too drawn out.
But once the story switches to Connie's life in her adoptive family, I became intrigued about what would follow and how she progressed from abandoned baby to successful career woman. It seems as if the only person in the family who loves her is Tony, her adoptive father, and when he dies she is lost. Later, when Connie falls in love it is with a man who is not free to be hers. It is no wonder she is restless, with no real sense of her identity.
Her relationship with her deaf sister, Jeanette, is portrayed sensitively and realistically - the tensions that vibrate between the two are almost tangible. Events build to a point where they do not communicate. When Connie hears that Jeanette is dying of cancer, she rushes back from Bali to be at her side - to say more would reveal details that would spoil the story, which is told as a series of flashbacks interwoven with the present, and from several viewpoints. This works well and helps add to the anticipation.
It's not the best book I've read recently, but it is a satisfying well-written story if you like to read about relationships and how they affect the people involved. It would be perfect to take on holiday, as it's an easy read and long enough to retain the interest.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Not a lot more to say ... read the book a few months ago, but until I read previous reviews had forgotten plot and characters entirely. You won't be wasting your time entirely by reading this but I for one will not be going out of my way to read another Rosie Thomas, seemed more of a (dull) showcase for her research than anything else - I would rather have read a rough guide to Bali than this, it would have been more factual and more entertaining and certainly more unforgettable.
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
This was a good read,have read others by the author and this didn't disappoint either! Would recommend for a light holiday read.
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Beautiful story
Interesting book!
Almost put it down after the first 50 pages but was bored babysitting so I decided to persevere. So glad now that I did. Read more
Almost put it down after the first 50 pages but was bored babysitting so I decided to persevere. So glad now that I did. Read more
Published on 28 July 2009 by Linda
Constance
Another wonderful novel from Rosie Thomas. It is easy to have great sympathy with the cancer sufferer, and it is definitely a book which is difficult to put down.
Published on 11 Feb 2009 by P. J. Pearson
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