LoveReading Says
LoveReading Says
A tale of those baby-boomers who we keep hearing so much about, attempting to build a new life for themselves while reminiscing on the past. It is all very idyllic until old attractions surface and an ancient burial site, discovered on the estate, disrupts plans. The whole thing rather dramatically climaxes over the Christmas period when all are gathered. It’s lovely stuff, astute, insightful, at times humorous and tender and full of very realistic characters. She is a clever writer.
Comparison: Elizabeth Buchan, Kate Morton, Joanne Trollope.
Reviewed by Sarah BroadhurstSarah Broadhurst spent her early working life in the book trade in both retail and wholesale until the arrival of children forced her to look for freelance work she could do from…
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';One of the best storytellers around... turns her attention to the trials and tribulations of turning 60... A sure-fire winner' (Daily Express). Rosie Thomas, beloved by readers for her brilliantly realized characters and twisting, page-turning plots, turns her ';sharp nib' to a group of older friends in this evocative story of camaraderie and its challenges (The Washington Post Book World).
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';One of the best storytellers around... turns her attention to the trials and tribulations of turning 60... A sure-fire winner' (Daily Express). Rosie Thomas, beloved by readers for her brilliantly realized characters and twisting, page-turning plots, turns her ';sharp nib' to a group of older friends in this evocative story of camaraderie and its challenges (The Washington Post Book World).
Miranda Meadowe decides a lonely widowhood in her crumbling country house is not for her. Reviving a university dream, she invites five of her oldest friends to come live with her, and to stave off the prospect of old age. All have their own reasons for accepting.
To begin with, the omens are good. They laugh, dance, drink, and behave badly as they cling to the legacy they thought was theirs forever:
- power, health, stability. They are the baby boomers
- the world is theirs to change. But as old attractions resurface alongside new tensions, they discover the clock can't be put back. When building work reveals an Iron Age burial site of a tribal queen, the outside world descends on their idyllic retreat, and the isolation of the group is breached. The past is revealedand the future that beckons is very different from the one they imagined. '
- A truly heart-warming story of the value of friendship and the beauty of life. I can guarantee you will not be disappointed.' The Bookbag '
- A wonderful story that explores relationships, history and change.' She magazine '
- An evocatively told story of friendship, families and relationships, sharpened by the arrival of the outside world into their idyllic country retreat.' Choice
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Acclaim for Lovers and Newcomers: 'Novelist Rosie Thomas is one of the best storytellers around
Daily Express
'A wonderful story that explores relationships, history and change'
She
'An evocatively told story of friendship, families and relationships, sharpened by the arrival of the outside world into their idyllic country retreat'
Choice Acclaim for Rosie Thomas:
'Rosie Thomas writes with beautiful, effortless prose, and shows a rare compassion and a real understanding of the nature of love.'
The Times
'Heart-rending and beautifully written!I read it in one delicious go, tears pouring down my face. You cannot fail to be moved'
Emma Lee-Potter, Express
'A terrific book, beautifully written! questions about identity, belonging, infidelity, dying and forgiveness make this a very moving study of the human heart.'
Australian Women's Weekly
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About Rosie Thomas
Rosie Thomas is the author of a number of celebrated novels, including the bestsellers The Kashmir Shawl, Sun at Midnight, Iris and Ruby and Constance. Once she was established as a writer and her children were grown, she discovered a love of travelling and mountaineering. She has climbed in the Alps and the Himalayas, competed in the Peking to Paris car rally, spent time on a tiny Bulgarian research station in Antarctica and travelled the silk road through Asia. She lives in London.
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