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“The Woodlanders Thomas Hardy
★★★

Set in the small country Hamlet of Little Hintock this is essentially the story of 2 families whose fate is intertwined.

When he steals the woman beloved of Winterbourne senior away only to have her die giving birth to his only daughter...”

“The Woodlanders Thomas Hardy
★★★

Set in the small country Hamlet of Little Hintock this is essentially the story of 2 families whose fate is intertwined.

When he steals the woman beloved of Winterbourne senior away only to have her die giving birth to his only daughter Melbury decides that to make amends he will pledge his daughter Grace to marry Winterbourne seniors only son Winterbourne Junior. This appears to be a good plot at first as the children are sweethearts however to make Grace into an asset as a wife Melbury sends her away to be privately educated.

Grace having finished her education returns to Little Hintock to find things not quite as she had been remembering them, her childhood home now appears small and humble and her childhood sweetheart is a stranger she feels she has outgrown, instead she becomes fascinated with newcomer Dr Fitzpiers.

Add into the mix the beautiful and rich landowner Mrs Charmond upon whom the fate of all The Woodlanders rests and you have the perfect mix for a tragic story of misunderstanding, lust, love and life in the English countryside.

This book is not in my edition of 1001 books and so I guess it has been removed which is a decision I agree with as Hardy is better recognised with the inclusion of Tess. Jude and the Madding Crowd.

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“This is the second book in the Nikki Heat series and I really did not enjoy it as much as the first book, "Heat Wave". The first book just seemed to reflect the sense of the TV series (which I love) and I could literally hear the characters as they spoke to one another. One problem may have...”

“This is the second book in the Nikki Heat series and I really did not enjoy it as much as the first book, "Heat Wave". The first book just seemed to reflect the sense of the TV series (which I love) and I could literally hear the characters as they spoke to one another. One problem may have been that I actually read the first one and listened to this one--so obviously I heard the characters and they didn't sound "right". Not that the reader, Johnny Heller, did a bad job--it just didn't sound right to me. It was OK but if I try the 3rd book--I will definitely read it.”

Beverly R. reviewed a book.

“I have always loved ghost stories and just happened to run across the volume while I was spending some time at the library. I really enjoyed reading these "new" additions to the genre with Neil Gaiman and Peter Straub being the 2 authors that I was the most familiar with. As with any collection...”

“I have always loved ghost stories and just happened to run across the volume while I was spending some time at the library. I really enjoyed reading these "new" additions to the genre with Neil Gaiman and Peter Straub being the 2 authors that I was the most familiar with. As with any collection of short stories, there were some that I loved and then there were some that left me saying...."What????" On the whole, though, I'm glad I picked this up. The stories run from "The Ex", where a previous wife uses her ghostly wiles to keep her ex from connecting to a new lover to an interesting story about not only John Wilkes but the whole Booth clan--all of whom seemed to be haunted. So--if you're a ghost story lover, you might want to check this book out--there should be something that appeals to you.”

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“3.5 - A story about a modern day blended family on the brink of a total melt down. Nick the Husband/father has his 13 year old daughter move in with them. His wife has a son from her previous marriage and they have a toddler together with a baby on the way. They have just moved into a home that...”

“3.5 - A story about a modern day blended family on the brink of a total melt down. Nick the Husband/father has his 13 year old daughter move in with them. His wife has a son from her previous marriage and they have a toddler together with a baby on the way. They have just moved into a home that needs renovating and Nick's 101 year old father is dying of cancer but thinks he is dying of a bayonette wound from WWI. There are themes of time and memory and death that are handled really well by Pat Barker although one particular story line seemed to just drop off and left me wondering. I enjoyed Barker's writing style but the overall tone of this book was just a bit too dismal for me.”