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Paradise House (2003)

di Erica James

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Angel Sands is an old-fashioned seaside resort of bed and breakfasts, cottages to let and teashops. And with the best views of the tiny beach and surrounding coastline is Paradise House, home to the Baxter girls - or the Sisters of Whimsy as they're known locally. With their mother taking time out to find herself, it's down to Genevieve to maintain the smooth running of the family owned bed and breakfast. Not an easy task given that their father - now that his wife isn't around - has suddenly become a moving target for the opposite sex. And there's little help from her sisters. Nattie is too busy offending her long time admirer, Duggie Kellar, the local entrepreneur, and Polly, musically gifted, spends most of her days with her head in the clouds or in a book. But when news spreads in the tightly knit community that a nearby dilapidated barn has been sold, Genevieve finds that a bittersweet trip down memory lane is unavoidable.… (altro)
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Paradise House is an encouraging character-driven story featuring Genevieve Baxter. She's dyslexic, has just left a job under stressful circumstances, and had her heart broken in her teens. She has two younger sisters who are also important in the plot. Genevieve runs Paradise House, her parents' bed and breakfast hotel, after her mother took off to 'find herself' some months previously.

The first time I read this, I found the first section of the book rather slow-moving with too many flashbacks. However on re-reading fifteen years later, I liked it very much. I thought the first section sensitively done, and important for understanding the latter part of the book.

I became very involved with all the main characters by the time I was about half-way through, particularly Genevieve (who is the main viewpoint character) and found it extremely moving towards the end. Perhaps the ends were a little too neatly tied up in the last chapters, but that's not a major problem.

Overall an enjoyable book, one which I liked very much on re-reading.

Longer review here: https://suesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2020/07/paradise-house-by-erica-james.html ( )
  SueinCyprus | Jan 26, 2016 |
In Angel Sands, aan de Engelse kust, runt de familie Baxter de bed & breakfast 'Paradise House'. Nadat haar moeder is weggelopen, wordt het beheer van het huis de verantwoordelijkheid van Genevieve, de oudste van de drie dochters. Ze ondervindt weinig hulp van haar zussen. Haar vader intussen krijgt - nu haar moeder weg is - de warme belangstelling van diverse vrouwen uit Angel Sands. Dan komt een jonge architect een oude schuur in de buurt renoveren. Deze blijkt Genevieve's jeugdliefde te zijn die zij al vele jaren niet heeft gezien. Hoewel ze geprobeerd heeft hem te vergeten, blijkt zijn verschijning veel herinneringen op te roepen. Een groot deel van het verhaal is dan ook als 'flashback' geschreven om zo de nodige achtergrondinformatie te geven. Het verhaal is een beetje zoetsappig, maar nergens saai. Vlot te lezen roman die enigszins doet denken aan de romans van Maeve Binchy. De Engelse bestsellerauteur Erica James (1960) debuteerde in 1996 met 'A breath of fresh air'. Vrij kleine druk. - Redactie

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Angel Sands is an old-fashioned seaside resort of bed and breakfasts, cottages to let and teashops. And with the best views of the tiny beach and surrounding coastline is Paradise House, home to the Baxter girls - or the Sisters of Whimsy as they're known locally. With their mother taking time out to find herself, it's down to Genevieve to maintain the smooth running of the family owned bed and breakfast. Not an easy task given that their father - now that his wife isn't around - has suddenly become a moving target for the opposite sex. And there's little help from her sisters. Nattie is too busy offending her long time admirer, Duggie Kellar, the local entrepreneur, and Polly, musically gifted, spends most of her days with her head in the clouds or in a book. But when news spreads in the tightly knit community that a nearby dilapidated barn has been sold, Genevieve finds that a bittersweet trip down memory lane is unavoidable.

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