Review:Loved the book! The love story was interesting an exciting, however there were too many garden and flower scenes for me.
I know the book was called the French Gardener, but if one is not into gardening that much and more into the love story, then sometimes it gets too flowery, but the love story is memorable, and worth reading for it alone. Read more

Review:Characters were believable--loved their development . Life situations. Ending a little predictable, but no less real. Loved the description of the landscape, fauna, flora, and weather. So much a part of the environment/ambiance. Long for the castle, brisk air, attention to furnishings and architecture. Total package! Read more

Review:This is a story of wonderful loving characters and how dedication to family values span a lifetime,
Only a very self-centeredness man with no morals and only thinking of himself and wanting revenge could not destroy a young woman who endured his abandoning her and his son TO BETTER LIFE keep the reader IN SUSPENSE UNTIL THE END OF THE STORY. Read more

Review:This is definitely one of Pilcher's better novels, although I love them all. I particularly enjoy her descriptions of Cornwall and the beauty of nature that she captures. Her characters are very entertaining as well. Read more

Review:Because I read so many Rosamunde Pilcher's books they begin to run together after a while....this being said I liked the book. Her descriptions of the country side get me every time and the story was good as well Read more

Review:This is possibly my favorite book of all time - a tender coming of age story set in World War Two England. It's not an adventure, or a mystery - but it's a story about an amazing cast of characters living through an extraordinary time.

The only reason I only gave it 4 stars is that the translation to Kindle format is a bit sloppy - they needed a good proof reader. Read more

Review:Wonderful. I love Rosamunde Pilcher's stories so much. Her characters are beautifully developed and complicated. The Shell Seekers is my fa vorite and Winter Solstice runs a close second. 5 bright, shiny stars. Read more

Review:The stories written by this author are always comforting and compelling. She writes to create a sense of fulfillment and ultimate peacefulness. In spite of antagonistic challenges, it seems people always find what they need in their lives. Read more

Review:Avoid this book. It is BORING. There is no story, the characters are pure cardboard and the author doesn't even try to get the period or military matters right. It's all flat and generic to the extent it isn't plain wrong. Proof-reading is the only part done properly.

It is hard to make a nuclear war boring but Turtledove succeeds in that. He gives the Russians many times the number of nuclear weapons they had at the time (which was about 5-10 total) but doesn't present any backgroun... Read more

Review:I really enjoyed How Few Remain, even if it pains me to even think about a Southern victory in the Civil War.(But I enjoyed the relationship between Longstreet and Jackson, he really captured their personalities.) Here Turtledove seems to lose interest in his characters and in the story itself about 150 pages in. There a few interesting characters on both sides, but no one you can really 'root' for to survive and win. That said, I can't wait to see how he writes himself out of the complexities h... Read more