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Gardens of Delight - Erica James

Description: ISBN 0752877607 / Author: Erica James

Newest Review: ... a mistake, but does not know what she can do in order to improve her situation. Conrad looks after his elderly, and somewhat ... more

... ailing uncle, Mac, but his tragedy is that he is still mourning the unexpected death a few years ago of his young and beautiful wife. Lucy, although an independent young woman, has never really got over her father leaving her and her mother when she was fourteen, and is unable to find it in herself to forgive him. The first part of the book takes part in their village of Swanmere. We learn lots about these characters and their feelings as Erica James develops them all in an entertaining and absorbing way. There are al...more

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Gardens of Delight - Erica James: A tale of two villages! (620 words)
by - written on 06/02/07 (Very useful, 149 readings)
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Erica James is quite a well known contemporary writer and 'Gardens of Delight' is her eleventh book. I have read all of her previous novels, all of which I enjoyed, and I have to say that 'Gardens of Delight' was just as good as all the others, if not better. The story is centred on a small group of characters who live in a small village in Cheshire. The one thing that connects pretty much of all of them is their love of gardening and their involvement in the local gardening club. The three main characters are Helen, Conrad and Lucy. Throughout the book we follow each of their separate stories although these become more and more intertwined as the ... Read the complete review