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Stately Pursuits

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Stately Pursuits Katie Fforde PB list price $12.95 Griffin Trade (August 1999) ISBN: 0312206763 288 pages Other editions: HB average review: Reviews: This gets: a from eryka: This was cute, but I live in a society that thrives on comparisons, and so in comparison to similar works (e.g. Bridget Jones, Come Together), this just didn't do it for me. It was so old school Harlequin romance that it just got frustrating. There's definitely a distinct personality to this author's work, however, and I'm not ruling out reading other work by her. From the back cover: "You're not doing very much at the moment, darling. I don't suppose you'd care to house-sit for a while?" Thus begins the irresistible story of two fixer-uppers--an old house and a young woman--and their efforts to recapture their true luster. When Hetty Longden, freshly dumped and broken-hearted, agrees to look after her great-uncle's long-abandoned mansion in the British countryside, she's at something of a lifetime low. With no job, no lover, no prospects, and no particular talent for resuscitating crumbling estates, she hopes for nothing more than some good old-fashioned escape. What she finds includes a cast of quirky and ever-present neighbors, a couple of SNAGs (Sensitive New Age Guys), some very humorless bank officials, two disarming little canines, one gracious, dilapidated, romantic old house, and, just maybe, enough elbow grease to polish everything up again. A British bestseller that's as inviting as an elegant old house full of unexplored rooms (after a good scrubbing-down, of course), Stately Pursuits is the funniest, smartest, and warmest read of the season. eryka.com scale: So good you just can't stand it. Almost that good. Sort of good. Generally a waste of time. Destined for the recycler. If you'd like to review this book, or another, click here Similar books by category: women writers | uk fiction Go home | Go to reviews home © 2002 eryka.com. All rights reserved.