The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper

In addition to our Lovereading expert opinion some of our Reader Review Panel were also lucky enough to read and review this title. Click here to read the full reviews.

• Sarah Harper - 'A lovely tale with beautifully crafted characters, warmth, humour and poignancy. I romped through this perfectly delightful story.'
• Catherine Bryce - 'A lovely novel which is a sheer delight to read from beginning to end.'
• Sue Pledger - 'Very enjoyable read. A well written and very charming story. It is a feel good read, very satisfying and a lovely ending.'
• Helen Appleby - 'a delightful book and was an absolute joy to read, Phaedra Patrick has created a story that draws the reader in from the first page and evokes feel good emotions from the start.'
• Shriya Khambhaita - 'Funny, warm and loving...I took Arthur Pepper with me everywhere. I smiled a lot and couldn't stop guessing what this secret was?'
• Sophia - 'What a lovely book! Such a wonderful story!'
• Janet Gilliard - 'This book is warm and funny and poignant. Highly recommended.'
• Kerry Bridges - 'An appealing, thoughtful read with the author's interest in people very evident.  Certainly to be recommended.'
• Wendy Stubbs - 'Charmed I certainly was, from the first page to the last...This book was so revealing, so beguiling.  Tears, laughter and disbelief with every page. A joy to read, one of the best debut books I have read for a long time.'
• Angie Rhodes - 'Are you ready to meet Arthur Pepper? I hope so, because he is going to steal your heart!'
• Phylippa Smithson - 'a powerful, brilliantly written and totally engaging review of love lost and new life found...Totally saddened to have finished this great read.  Arthur, I wish I could meet you but I am so very glad you came into my life.'
• Fiona Rothery - 'The story is very heart warming, sometimes sad, often amusing and extremely enjoyable.'
• Lorraine Blencoe - 'I so wanted to love it but there was bit of clumsiness to it that made it lose some of its charm.'
• Andrea Rayner - 'This is a gently humorous book, full of insight and optimism about the nature of human relationships.'
• Lynne Rapson - 'The charm of the title is well-founded.  A charming odyssey.'
• Ceri Forster - 'A light hearted easy read, with likeable characters and plenty of humour. However, it's a little forced in places and could have been really moving but somehow misses the mark.'
  
• Jane Brown - 'Simply charming - excuse the pun- a lovely read and undoubtedly a 2016 best seller.'