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Loading... Coming Home (original 1995; edition 1996)by Rosamunde Pilcher
Work detailsComing Home by Rosamunde Pilcher (1995)
View my review here: http://abshepherdsreinventedreader.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/coming-home-by-rosamu... (  ) ABShepherd | May 15, 2013 |  In this book, Pilcher allows her readers to experience the period from 1935 through the end of World War II from the perspective of a young English girl, only fourteen when the book begins. As always, Pilcher writes of the war experience in England without sentimentality, making no effort to romanticize the dreadful experiences of the people who lived through that time. Her characters are flawlessly drawn and utterly engaging. Her descriptions, and in particular her descriptions of places, draw the reader in to luxuriate in the beutiful homes and beautiful countryside that was part of England in the 30's. I believe this is one of Pilcher's best books and, while it is quite long, it's the sort of book in which you can lose yourself. ( ) turtlesleap | Apr 22, 2013 | Words can't describe properly what a powerful and well-written story this is. It was worth every single page and I highly recommend it. The story deeply touched my heart. (  ) Ocean_Mist | Mar 28, 2013 | Feeling wonderful, have just finished reading this lovely story, off to get more books by Rosamunde Pilcher, can't wait. ( ) alisonb60 | Jul 6, 2012 | Wonderful book. I love Rosamunde Pilcher's books. I call them my Sunday afternoon books. Luxurious details, wonderful characters delightful stories. I am reading this one for the second time just for the sheer joy of it. ( )1  DivineMissW | Aug 14, 2011 | no reviews | add a review Is contained inComing Home; Flowers in the Rain; September; Snow in April; The Day of the Storm; The End of Summer; Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher Coming Home | September | Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher Coming Home | The Empty House | Under Gemini by Rosamunde Pilcher Coming Home | The Shell Seekers | The White Birds by Rosamunde Pilcher Contains
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0312958129, Mass Market Paperback)Against the backdrop of an elegant Cornwall mansion before World War II and a vast continent-spanning canvas during the turbulent war years, this involving story tells of an extraordinary young woman's coming of age, coming to grips with love and sadness, and in every sense of the term, coming home... In 1935, Judith Dunbar is left behind at a British boarding school when her mother and baby sister go off to join her father in Singapore. At Saint Ursula's, her friendship with Loveday Carey-Lewis sweeps her into the privileged, madcap world of the British aristocracy, teaching her about values, friendship, and wealth. But it will be the drama of war, as it wrenches Judith from those she cares about most, that will teach her about courage...and about love. Teeming with marvelous, memorable characters in a novel that is a true masterpiece, Coming Home is a book to be savored, reread, and cherished forever. (retrieved from Amazon Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:05:02 -0500) Judith Dunbar comes of age while confronting her feelings about love and sadness and journeying back to her childhood home. (summary from another edition) |
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