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| Original Title: | Stately Pursuits |
| ISBN: | 0099446685 (ISBN13: 9780099446682) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Katie Fforde
Paperback | Pages: 384 pages Rating: 3.77 | 3876 Users | 220 Reviews
Details Containing Books Stately Pursuits
| Title | : | Stately Pursuits |
| Author | : | Katie Fforde |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 384 pages |
| Published | : | November 6th 2003 by Arrow (first published 1997) |
| Categories | : | Womens Fiction. Chick Lit. Romance. Fiction. Contemporary Romance |
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Alternate cover for ISBN13: 9780099446682 here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5... 'I don't suppose you'd care to house-sit for a while...' Hetty Longden's mother thinks that looking after Great Uncle Samuel's crumbling stately home will be just the thing for Hetty's broken heart. Hetty doesn't mind; at least she can be miserable in private. But 'private' is a relative term in a village which revolves around the big house. Particularly when you are expected to thwart Great Uncle Samuel's awful heir, and his nefarious plans for his inheritance. Pitchforked into the community's fight to save the manor, Hetty has no time to wallow. And once she has shared her troubles with one neighbour (Caroline: a very understanding shoulder, despite her glamorous appearance and impossibly long legs), and cast an appreciative eye over another (Peter: equally long-legged, but offering rather more practical help), she wonders if her heart is irretrievably broken after all...Rating Containing Books Stately Pursuits
Ratings: 3.77 From 3876 Users | 220 ReviewsCriticism Containing Books Stately Pursuits
Great for a summer read - not too heavy, easy going, likeable characters - what more is there to say?!Wasn't sure what to expect, I don't often read chick-lit. I didn't think it was going to hold my attention. I borrowed it online as an audiobook because I needed something to listen to while bored at work... I ended up really loving it. **SLIGHT Spoiler alert** It has a Pride & Prejudice/ Bridget Jones-ish parallel when it comes to the romantic storyline. I picture a Clive Owen type for Connor and Déborah François from the French movie Populaire as Hetty... It was a fun read. Would like to
Everyone should read at least one Katie Fforde book. Because I believe everyone needs to be able to laugh out loud while they read.Hetty has fallen in love with her boss and they are in the midst of an affair. She is dreaming of marriage. That is until she is bringing his favorite food to his home and she finds him in bed with a lovely blond woman. He had planned this encounter because he did not want to actually tell her they were through.Hetty is a mild mannered woman who hates confrontation,
I have read this book quite a few times, but I feel a bit like it should be more adult for its market. I love the tension between Hetty and 'Conan the barbarian' and it kept me glued and made the book impossible to put down. I also loved the fight to keep the house in order. However a lot of talk about virginity and safe sex made me feel like I was back doing sex ed at school, and made the more racier Scenes a bit unrealistic.
So not a good hero. If anyone mentioned the r word to me, I'd be out of there quick as lightening. So old fashioned and creepy.
just the thing for a broken heart .... ? hetty has just left her cheating boyfriend - who happened to be her boss - and is out of a job then her mother asks if she would house sit great uncle samuel's crumbling mansion whilst he is in hospital. having nothing better to do she agrees yes,m it is falling around her ears and even worse it has to be open for the public at easter. has she bitten off more than she can chew? added to this mix is a spiraling debt due to a loan and samuel's heir who is
I enjoyed the setting of this book and I liked the main characters. Very important in a romance to like the main character. I did have an issue with Hetty's boss/beau breaking up with her by allowing her to find him in bed with another woman. (not really a spoiler because it happens so early in the book). It seemed unusually cruel and not believable. It was probably a device to gain sympathy for Hetty, but, as readers, we don't want to have to suspend disbelief too much. I guess my other issue
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