Coming Home by Rosamunde Pilcher (1996-08-15) (original 1995; edition 1800)

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Against the backdrop of an elegant Cornwall mansion before World War II and a vast continent-spanning canvas during the turbulent war years, #1 New York Times bestselling author Rosamunde Pilcher's Coming Home 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.… (more)

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In this book, Rosamunde Pilcher immerses her readers in the English countryside in the years leading up to WWII and then throughout the war. It begins with a 14-year-old, Judith Dunham, who is preparing to live at a boarding school while her mother and sister join her father in Singapore where he has received a work assignment. She meets a lifelong friend, Loveday, in boarding school whose wealthy family treats her as a surrogate daughter during holidays. Their extravagant lifestyle far exceeds anything Judith has ever known. This is a very long book with descriptions of England and relationships that are both lovely and haunting. (

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pdebolt | Apr 26, 2024 |

What a wonderful journey! I so loved all of these characters. A lovely story, very real but still upbeat. I found myself really enjoying the place and the people. Great to see the growth and strength of Judith and the people around her. I was very sorry to have it come to an end. Fabulous narrator. I just wanted it to go on forever! (

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njcur | Sep 23, 2023 |

This is the third book by Rosamunde Pilcher that I've read, and I'm a big fan. This story revolves around WWII. It begins with a young English schoolgirl who spent her early users in India, but who is back in England. The story, begins as her mother and sister are about to rejoin her father overseas. (

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BoundTogetherForGood | Jul 27, 2023 |

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LisaBergin | Apr 12, 2023 |

I first read this about 20 years ago. The only thing I really remember is the atmosphere and the feeling of coziness the narrative evoked. I don't often re-read books, but I'm glad I picked this one up again. At 40 hours of listening, it was one of the longest books I've listened to. I seldom felt like the story was dragging. (

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Redgrave, Lynn	Reader	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Coming 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

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Coming Home I by Rosamunde Pilcher

Coming Home II by Rosamunde Pilcher

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Coming Home [1998 film] by Giles Foster

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Reader's Digest Condensed Books 1996 v02 by Reader's Digest

Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Come to Grief • Coming Home • Oscar: The True Story of a Husky • That Camden Summer by Reader's Digest

Reader's Digest Condensed Books: White Star • Coming Home • In the Shadow of the Rainbow • Enigma by Reader's Digest

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Romantic Novel of the Year Award (Winner – 1996)

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New York Times bestseller (Fiction – 1995)

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Cornwall, England, UK

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World War II (1939 | 1945)

World War II, Pacific Theater (1941-12-07 | 1945-09-02)

Fall of Singapore (1941 | 1942)

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Coming Home (1997 | IMDb)

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This book is for my husband, Graham,
who served with the Highland Division.

And for Gordon, and for Judith, and for all of us
who were young together at the same time.

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The Porthkerris Council School stood half-way up the steep hill which climbed from the heart of the little town to the empty moors which lay beyond.

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Against the backdrop of an elegant Cornwall mansion before World War II and a vast continent-spanning canvas during the turbulent war years, #1 New York Times bestselling author Rosamunde Pilcher's Coming Home 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.

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