Under Gemini
by Rosamunde Pilcher
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In this stunning audiobook from #1 New York Times bestselling author Rosamunde Pilcher, a woman assumes her sister's identity for what she believes to be part of a silly game-only to pay the price for her sins...It seemed such an innocent deception. All Flora Waring had to do was play the part of Rose, her long-lost twin, for one weekend and meet the family of Rose's fiancé. But when Flora is introduced to the Armstrong family, she realizes that she has inherited the secret scandal Rose show more created five years before...and left wounds that turn the man Flora loves against her. Under Gemini will captivate listeners from beginning to end. show lessTags
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Flora, unemployed and temporarily homeless, arrives in London and has an incredible surprise. She agrees to a deception for the sake of an old lady, meets some delightful people in Scotland, and (inevitably) falls in love.
Great characters and conversation, and it didn't worry me that the plot is perhaps a little too contrived. Eminently re-readable, moving in places, and thoroughly enjoyable.
Highly recommended to anyone who likes character-based women's fiction.
Great characters and conversation, and it didn't worry me that the plot is perhaps a little too contrived. Eminently re-readable, moving in places, and thoroughly enjoyable.
Highly recommended to anyone who likes character-based women's fiction.
Every wondered what sort of person you might have been if you had been born into a different family? That question is at the heart of this story revolving around twins separated at birth--one wealthy, amoral and seemingly shallow, the other kind, humble and engaging. Pilcher's great gift is the development of her characters. In this book, she chooses to fully explore only one of the twins but it is, as are most of her books, a satisfying read.
If you're familiar with Pilcher's writing, this story falls in with her expected writing style. It is a lovely story. This one happens to be reminiscent of The Parent Trap (Disney).
Flora and Rose are identical twins who have never met. Rose has been raised by a frivilous mother to be part of the international jet set and Flora has spent her childhood with her father in a quiet cottage. Then, one day, the twins meet. I loved this book and give it an A!
I don't think Rosamund Pilcher has ever written a bad book - they are all wonderful.
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Flora and Rose are identical twins who do not know of each other's existence. Rose has been raised by her frivolous mother with the glossy international jet set. Flora has spent her childhood in the beauty and quiet of her father's Cornish cottage. And then, by chance, they meet. The encounter seems heaven-sent to the shameless Rose, who longs to be free of a man she no longer desires. In taking Rose's place, Flora's uneventful life is changed forever. She finds drama and danger - and glimpses of a happiness beyond her wildest dreams....
Back Cover Blurb:
Flora and Rose are identical twins who do not know of each other's existence. Rose has been raised by her frivolous mother with the glossy international jet set. Flora has spent her childhood in the beauty and quiet of her father's Cornish cottage. And then, by chance, they meet. The encounter seems heaven-sent to the shameless Rose, who longs to be free of a man she no longer desires. In taking Rose's place, Flora's uneventful life is changed forever. She finds drama and danger - and glimpses of a happiness beyond her wildest dreams....
It’s a fascinating tale of twins who didn’t know about each other and how one was persuaded to pretend to be the other in a Scotland town.
Pilcher brings Scotland to life in Under Gemini
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Rosamunde Pilcher was born Rosamunde Scott on September 22, 1924 in Lelant, Cornwall, England. When World War II broke out, she left school and went to work for the Foreign Office. In 1944, she joined the Women's Royal Naval Service and was stationed in Ceylon when the war ended. Her first short story was published while she was serving in Ceylon. show more She married Graham Pilcher in 1946. Her first novel, Half-Way to the Moon, was published in 1949 under the penname Jane Fraser. She continued writing books under that penname into the early 1960s, but in 1955 she also published her first book under her own name entitled A Secret to Tell. Her best-known novel, The Shell Seekers, was published in 1987. Her other novels included Sleeping Tiger, The End of the Summer, Wild Mountain Thyme, Voices in Summer, September, Coming Home, and Winter Solstice. She also wrote short stories. She died after a short illness on February 6, 2019 at the age of 94. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Under Gemini
- Original title
- Under Gemini
- Original publication date
- 1976
- People/Characters
- Flora Waring; Rose; Isobel
- Important places
- London, England, UK; Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- First words
- He stood at the window, with his back to her, framed by the faded curtains which she had chosen forty years before.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)She thought, Well! But she knew that sooner or later, she would find someone to tell.
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