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Rob MacGregor, hired to recapture the declining audience for a daytime gardening programme, quickly becomes Britain's latest heartthrob. The only trouble is, Rob's co-presenter is not at all pleased to see his thunder stolen. Nor is Rob's longterm girlfriend, Katherine, pleased to find out that Rob's been having a steamy affair with one of the TV station's newsreaders...Rob's career goes from strength to strength, but he finds the in-fighting and TV politics harder and harder to cope with - and he's becoming increasingly concerned about his recently widowed father, who seems to be in danger of losing the small nursery the family has run for generations. Somebody is desperate to buy that land, and Rob is determined to find out why...
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Alan Titchmarsh is the author of four bestselling novels. He has been the main presenter on BBC2's GARDENER'S WORLD since 1996 and is also the main presenter on GROUND FORCE and his new series HOW TO BE A GARDENER.
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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is an excellent first attempt by Alan (later to be followed by two more classics!) The storyline is gripping and there are many unpredictable little twists to the plot along the way. I don't find books easy to read but it's difficult to put this one down - it's the sort of book you think about during the day at work. I recommend this book without reservation.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Needing something light to while away the hours over here in Japan I picked up Mr. Macgregor. I'm not much of a gardening man - indeed I tend to switch channels when such programmes come on the TV - but this one caught the imagination. And what do you know ? It's excellent. Alan Tichmarsh writes with an engaging style that I would never have expected, draws wonderful word pictures of events and characters and keeps the story going at just the right pace to ensure that you're turning the pages in expectation. Funny and endearing, the text flows smoothly and you are filled with pangs of anxiety as you see the number of pages still to go getting fewer and fewer. I would never have believed that gardening would make such a good subject for a light-hearted and funny story, or that Alan Tichmarsh could have told it so well. How wrong I was. I don't have my copy on me at present - it's doing the rounds of all my friends. Read Mr. Macgregor, water in well and pass it on. Then wait for a lovely crop of smiles to bloom. Perfect for any season.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio Cassette
This is a good book for an author's first novel, but it lacks a certain something. It hasnn't got the same happy glow to it as his other two books have (The Last Lighthouse Keeper & Animal Instincts), but it is a good novel all the same.
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Mr MacGregor
I find Alan Titchmarsh an easy read, the story was compact and I didn't get bored half way through the book.
Delivery was 2 days after I had sent my order.
Delivery was 2 days after I had sent my order.
Published 18 months ago by Mrs. B. A. Baker
A TOUCH AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL
Well worth reading. A story that keeps your interest with its easy reading content. Obviously drawn from real life which makes one wonder which sections of the story actually... Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2010 by Wildman
I listened to the audiobook
Mr. MacGregor I listened to this book as an audiobook while doing some decorating. It is excellent. It is read by Alan Titchmarsh which is great as it's not often an audiobook is... Read more
Published on 20 Dec 2008 by Ish
Very disappointed
I have seen Alan Titchmarsh on television and I like his style. I threw this book in the compost heap, after reading about half of it. As I could not stand the swearing in it. Read more
Published on 11 May 2008 by Erebedragons
Simply brilliant
It has been a very long time since I enjoyed a novel as much as I did this one. Having read many of Alan Titchmarsh's gardening books, which in my opinion are first class, I was... Read more
Published on 29 Oct 2006 by Organic Gardener
Not bad for a jobbing gardener
This was fairly well written and no more far fetched in the romance stakes than many other books I've read by full time writers. The character of Rob was nicely drawn. Read more
Published on 23 Nov 2000 by Mrs. K. A. Wheatley
Fun Reading
I saw this advertised in a London Tube Station on my way to the airport to leave the country. I could not find it anywhere in the States, and it took a long time to wait for it... Read more
Published on 14 Jun 1999
Titilating
An excellent book of eroticism from everyones favourite gardener. A bit like Lady Chatterlys Lover, and although it is not as good, I would certainly like to let Mr MacGregor (or... Read more
Published on 13 May 1999
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