- Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Pocket Books; Reprint edition (31 Dec 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0671743856
- ISBN-13: 978-0671743857
- Product Dimensions: 17.1 x 10.7 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,199,488 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Good-hearted Nellie Grayson has made her beautiful younger sister the belle of Chandler, Colorado, but handsome hunk Jace Montgomery seems only to have eyes for the older of the two sisters.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This is the first book I have ever read by Jude Deveraux (I gather that she has quite a following - I'm new to it!). It's a heartily enjoyable fantasy that I think may be continuing with some of the charcters that have been stars of previous novels, but that's ok, this novel stands by itself just fine, you don't need to read the others to enjoy and understand this one.
It all starts with Berni, a remarkably well-preserved woman in her 50s (thanks to surgery and hard dieting), who dies. But she doesn't end up in Heaven. Or in Hell. She goes to The Kitchen, a sort of Purgatory for woman, and she can only leave if she manages to change things on Earth for the better (yup, usual sort of thing, do it correctly and advance to Heaven, do not pass Go, do not collect $200, all that).
So her assignment is Nellie, a woman in 1890s America, and she must end up happy. Happy in this context means geting a nice man as her husband. Cue all the usual romantic disasters, plus a selfish spoilt younger sister and a father who doesn't care. Berni has her work cut out here, and she doesn't even try very hard, so the usual three magic wishes and then the magical-weight-loss programme don't bring success. Oh Noes! I'm not going to tell you how it ends, and what other shenanigans take place - that will just spoil the book for you.
The characters are very believable - Berni is a parody of the Older Ladies Who lunch (but don't actually eat much) - a stereotype that I think is just as true today as it was in the 1980s (when this book was written and initially starts in). Nellie is a nice young lady with low self esteem and also a binge eater, and rather than being annoyed by her I actually felt sorry for her (so yes, well written there - it could have been too easy to make her irritating rather than deserving of sympathy). Terel (Nellie's younger sister) is an out-an-out horror, and it's nice to see her get a suitably appropriate happy-ever-after of her own. And of course there is the handsome man come to sweep Nellie off her feet and away from all this, if they ever work it out!
A really lovely cheering read. I'd like it if this were the first in a series of Berni novels!
It all starts with Berni, a remarkably well-preserved woman in her 50s (thanks to surgery and hard dieting), who dies. But she doesn't end up in Heaven. Or in Hell. She goes to The Kitchen, a sort of Purgatory for woman, and she can only leave if she manages to change things on Earth for the better (yup, usual sort of thing, do it correctly and advance to Heaven, do not pass Go, do not collect $200, all that).
So her assignment is Nellie, a woman in 1890s America, and she must end up happy. Happy in this context means geting a nice man as her husband. Cue all the usual romantic disasters, plus a selfish spoilt younger sister and a father who doesn't care. Berni has her work cut out here, and she doesn't even try very hard, so the usual three magic wishes and then the magical-weight-loss programme don't bring success. Oh Noes! I'm not going to tell you how it ends, and what other shenanigans take place - that will just spoil the book for you.
The characters are very believable - Berni is a parody of the Older Ladies Who lunch (but don't actually eat much) - a stereotype that I think is just as true today as it was in the 1980s (when this book was written and initially starts in). Nellie is a nice young lady with low self esteem and also a binge eater, and rather than being annoyed by her I actually felt sorry for her (so yes, well written there - it could have been too easy to make her irritating rather than deserving of sympathy). Terel (Nellie's younger sister) is an out-an-out horror, and it's nice to see her get a suitably appropriate happy-ever-after of her own. And of course there is the handsome man come to sweep Nellie off her feet and away from all this, if they ever work it out!
A really lovely cheering read. I'd like it if this were the first in a series of Berni novels!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Step back in time to a place of romance, history and a modern day family issue of one person always dedicating their life to meeting their families needs after a bereavement while never being truly seen or rewarded for the hard work she endures, with the exception of one person. This person can see past her faults, failures and appearance to bring everlasting hope...never judge a book by it's cover beauty comes from within!!! I recommend this enchanting book for anyone who wishes to step into this world of hope and love.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Marvelous. This is a must for your jude Deveraux collection. You will laugh so hard it will make you cry. Bernie is a wonderful character, hard and brash one minute, soft and soppy the next. I loved this book and still enjoy reading it WELL DONE JUDE. "BUY!!! "BUY!!! "BUY!!!.
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