- Paperback: 1 pages
- Publisher: HONNO WELSH WOMEN'S PRESS (15 Mar 2012)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1906784353
- ISBN-13: 978-1906784355
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 229,345 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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2010 - Carys aggrees, with mixed feelings, to look after her mother after a fall. Once home she is haunted by old memories of a childhood sweetheart. How will she feel when they meet again? 1895 - Ann , destitute, stands on London bridge. She remembers her last visit to London, a spoilt aristocratic bride, sure of the power of her youth and beauty. Now the river seems like her only option...A powerful tale of two women struggling with love, family duty, long-buried secrets and their own creative ambitions. Can Carys follow the clues left by Ann and find her true path?
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I thoroughly enjoyed Juliet's second novel. Juliet has created believable characters in beautifully drawn settings: London in 1898, and twenty-first century Snowdonia, Devon and Cornwall.
At first I thought it would be a fairly standard story of young lovers who part and then meet again to rekindle a more mature romance. However, satisfying as the outcome of the modern day love story may be, it is the mysteries contained in the second story, interwoven with the first, which add depth and interest. I really wanted to know how the stories linked together and whether the lost family history would be uncovered, and the questions answered.
The stories are linked by gardens, painting, sculpture, and love, lost and found. I loved the two flower motifs which, like the first letter of an illuminated manuscript, introduce each part of the two stories. The 1898 story moved me to tears at one point, while I could totally identify with the emotional journey of the modern-day characters.
I liked the way Juliet unravelled the story of the creation of the statues in the garden, keeping my interest right to the end. I also love the way she writes the character of Hodge, the Labrador. Completely true to life as Labrador lovers worldwide will testify!
At first I thought it would be a fairly standard story of young lovers who part and then meet again to rekindle a more mature romance. However, satisfying as the outcome of the modern day love story may be, it is the mysteries contained in the second story, interwoven with the first, which add depth and interest. I really wanted to know how the stories linked together and whether the lost family history would be uncovered, and the questions answered.
The stories are linked by gardens, painting, sculpture, and love, lost and found. I loved the two flower motifs which, like the first letter of an illuminated manuscript, introduce each part of the two stories. The 1898 story moved me to tears at one point, while I could totally identify with the emotional journey of the modern-day characters.
I liked the way Juliet unravelled the story of the creation of the statues in the garden, keeping my interest right to the end. I also love the way she writes the character of Hodge, the Labrador. Completely true to life as Labrador lovers worldwide will testify!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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There are ghosts at Plas Eden, the ramshackle country home and estate that lies at the heart of this beautiful and intriguing novel. `Eden's ghosts' is what the villages call the mysterious statues set in a secret glade in the grounds, but Plas Eden also holds the untold stories of previous occupants and memories of a youthful love affair cut short which still weigh heavy.
Through the characters of two women, Carys in the present day and Ann in the past, the ghosts of Plas Eden are laid to rest, but this is so much more than a story about a country house. Carys, still childless, faces a challenge many women will recognise when her sisters nominate her to look after their sick mother forcing her to put her career and relationship on hold. Ann, in the past, is a victim of the times she lives in, but her story still has resonance today. In her clever depiction of these two women facing and overcoming their challenges, Juliet Greenwood has created an absorbing, satisfying and uplifting novel which I thoroughly enjoyed.
Through the characters of two women, Carys in the present day and Ann in the past, the ghosts of Plas Eden are laid to rest, but this is so much more than a story about a country house. Carys, still childless, faces a challenge many women will recognise when her sisters nominate her to look after their sick mother forcing her to put her career and relationship on hold. Ann, in the past, is a victim of the times she lives in, but her story still has resonance today. In her clever depiction of these two women facing and overcoming their challenges, Juliet Greenwood has created an absorbing, satisfying and uplifting novel which I thoroughly enjoyed.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
An intriguing mystery story. What stood out for me and made the book so much more than just another romantic novel were the strong female characters from Ann in the 1890's who fights to escape the shocking consequences of a system in which women have no legal rights to the modern day Carys who refuses to be deflected into taking the easy option but stubbornly battles on to realise her dreams. The moving stories of both these women are told against the evocative backgrounds of Victorian London and present day Snowdonia and Cornwall and are cleverly interweaved leading to a satisfying ending. A great read.
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