- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Headline Review (2 April 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0755324129
- ISBN-13: 978-0755324125
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 344,792 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Both lyrical and real, light and darkly full of yearnings for a profound and lifelong love'
(Good Housekeeping )'A modern-day Brief Encounter... Barker's writing is so acutely-observed that the story of Grace and Ryder is utterly convincing.'
(Daily Express )'Barker is drawn repeatedly to the wheeling desolation of the Norfolk coast - this vivid evocation leaps off the page, as do delightful snapshots revealing the hot-breathed collision of family life.'
(Independent )Product Description
POPPYLAND is a love story. It is about two people who fall for each other through a series of coincidences.
Ryder James meets Grace Hart the night her exhibition of paintings opens in
Romantic, absorbing and quixotic, this love story for difficult people is a testament to the power of attraction. It's about the sea and land, about the past and how it shapes our futures, about how we find the right person to be with - a truly universal story.
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Format:Paperback
i picked this off the library shelf because of the cover and checked it out because of the blurb...but it payed off :) i'd never read any of her work before, so maybe that's why i was less disappointed than some other readers. one of my favourite books of the month - really don't think it deserves the bad reviews it's recieved. Yes, it's not a highly intellectual, educational read and it's predictable...but i like the almost poetical writing style in some parts, and the atmosphere conveyed.
it's set in London, Norfolk, Copenhagen and New York.
the story of two people who meet for the first time, for less than an hour, in a country neither of them live in but within those first few minutes of being together, they're changed forever.
the story of how coincidental, random meetings can become something amazing and the fear of commitment.
the only negative point i have really is that the ending is over far too quickly - there's such a buildup in the last few chapters, and then we never really get to the climax, or high point of the story. because it's a predictable plot line, i think we should have been allowed to enjoy the happy ending a little longer when it came.
it's set in London, Norfolk, Copenhagen and New York.
the story of two people who meet for the first time, for less than an hour, in a country neither of them live in but within those first few minutes of being together, they're changed forever.
the story of how coincidental, random meetings can become something amazing and the fear of commitment.
the only negative point i have really is that the ending is over far too quickly - there's such a buildup in the last few chapters, and then we never really get to the climax, or high point of the story. because it's a predictable plot line, i think we should have been allowed to enjoy the happy ending a little longer when it came.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I can see why other readers may bave found this unsatisfying, but for me this was a most enjoyable and rewarding read. I think others may be put off because this is partly a serious work, with lessons for many of us. For example, it deals with an issue I relate to a lot, being the fear of becoming involved, particularly when experience has taught you that love can bring a lot of pain and regret. In both cases there is loss of a family member rather than a lover, and both characters put up defences to avoid getting so hurt again. It is not a light "chic-lit" read, though it is a love story, and the possibility of a happy ending is signalled well in advance. (I do not recall people saying Anna Karenina was not rewarding just because you can see the ending coming!) For me it is life affirming and the descriptions of landscape and of family life fit in with that beautifully. It has a positive message, that unless you are prepared to take some risks, you can end up with much less than you need and deserve. So I recommend it for anyone who wants a little more than pure entertainment.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having previously read A Perfect Life I was expecting a classy light read. However this book turned out to be exceptionally dull with very little plot, an excuriatingly awful coincidence and uninteresting characters. It seems like it couldn't make its mind up as to whether it is a book about Ryder and his sister or a love story and so fails on both accounts. I ended up skimming through it just to get to the (predictable) end. The front cover says 'A modern day Brief Encounter, I'd say that's deeply misleading anyone about this book!
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