- Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: HarperTorch; Reprint edition (Mar 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0380817624
- ISBN-13: 978-0380817627
- Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 10.2 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,849,560 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Even though my sister and I are twins, throughout our lives no one ever had trouble telling us apart. Read the first page
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is a heart warming book about twin sisters who are brought together by tragedy. The two twins have been seperated by their choices and temperaments. One twin seems to have it all until she is struck by tragedy...
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Poignant little work of fiction
5 April 2000
Format:Hardcover
Although they are identical twins, Liz and Harper are not close to one another. Even as kids in Longwood Falls, New York, they kept their distance. Liz was quiet and comfortable with books while Harper ran all over town with a wild crowd. Harper left town the first moment she could, seeking a new life in the Big Apple where she has become a famous artist. Liz remained in their hometown where she has become the head librarian.
Liz's world collapses when she learns her niece died in a tragic accident. Compelled to go to the funeral, Liz finds Harper to be emotionally depleted and in need of space from her friends and her son. Liz stays at her sibling's home to care for her nephew, which leads her into meeting his teacher David Fields. From the moment they meet, they both know they have found their soul mate. However, David hides a secret from his beloved Liz that once revealed will send her away from the only man she ever loved.
Emily Grayson, author of the best selling THE GAZEBO, has written another moving relationship drama that her myriad of fans will appreciate. THE OBSERVATORY stars two women who must suffer severe heartache before they can reach out to one another. The romance between Liz and Dave is moving and gratifying, but it is the estrangement between the siblings and their slow march towards reconciliation that turns this into a powerful novel.
Harriet Klausner
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Too Few Stars!
5 May 2000
Format:Hardcover
In recent years, several authors have tried to cash in on what I call The Bridges of Madison County syndrome. These are small romantic books which provoke sighs and cries. And to my mind no recent book better fits this description than The Observatory. Focusing on twin sisters who coulnd't be less alike, one a small town librarian, the other a sophisticated divorcee and mother of two. When her worldly sister suffers a devestating tragedy, the librairan comes to her twin's aid but not without reprecussions to their relationship. And then the librarian meets her nephew's teacher and the rest of the book becomes a classic romance tale. Man and woman meet, man and woman begin a relationship, the man betrays the woman and then returns with apologies and pledges eternal love. And to me the ending was about as predictable as one could imagine.
Last year I read Grayson's first book, The Gazebo, which as much as it was sappy and equally predictable, was a much better read.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
charming and sweet
16 Oct 2000
Format:Hardcover
I'm surprised how quickly those below critized this book. For the record, I HATED Bridges and found it almost unreadable. This book may not rank up there with Flaubert, but it was a heck of a lot better and more earnest than Bridges of Madison County. I have not read Gazebo, but Grayson does a nice job sketching the twin sisters who have never been great friends, one living in the shadow of the other. Nick, Harper's son, in very believeable and well drawn. The relationship between the sister's is believeable as well and nicely outlined.
Though it may be predictable, this book has an unpretentious charm about it that made it thoroughly enjoyable to read. In fact, it's a sweet love story that avoids torrid sex scenes and errs in favor of a relationship. David, the teacher/astronomer is a compelling hero --- I love the description of his observatory! It's a quick read, but one that cheered me up and carried me along.
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