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RO60072789. PARADISE FIELDS. 2003. In-8. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Mouillures. 357 pages. Couverture muette. Etiquettes de code de bibliothèque en pages de garde et au dos de la page de titre. Page de garde abîmée. Jaquette défraîchie.. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
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Katie Fforde's Paradise Fields does most of the things that a mid-life romantic novel ought and manages to have a charm that is all of its own. Youngish widow Nel has thrown herself into organising a farmer's market to raise money for a local hospice and is appalled when the land they use is to be sold for jerry-built housing. She is even more upset to find herself attracted to the young solicitor who is acting for the other side in the deal--one of the infuriating things about Nel is that she thinks of herself as sufficiently past-it that she would rather date the sniffy prig Simon than Jake, whose view of her as gorgeous she finds herself unable to trust.
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Romantic novels such as this are built on the confounding of our expectations, but there are pleasant surprises beyond the usual--Fforde is very good, for example, on Nel's gradual softening towards Kerry Anne, the snotty American wife of the land's owner and on how a shared interest in organic skin products can make up for a lot of hostility. Not a ground-breaking book in any way, Paradise Fields nonetheless offers a pleasant mix of social observation, farce and mild steaminess. --Roz Kaveney
'Old-fashioned romance of the best sort...funny, comforting’ ‘ -- Elle
‘Can be scoffed at one sitting ... tasty.' -- Cosmopolitan
‘Joanna Trollope crossed with Tom Sharpe’ -- Mail On Sunday
‘Perfect summer reading’ -- Choice
‘The romance fizzes along with good humour and is a good, fat, summery read’ -- Sunday Mirror
‘Can be scoffed at one sitting ... tasty.' -- Cosmopolitan
‘Joanna Trollope crossed with Tom Sharpe’ -- Mail On Sunday
‘Perfect summer reading’ -- Choice
‘The romance fizzes along with good humour and is a good, fat, summery read’ -- Sunday Mirror
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- PublisherCentury
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0712639039
- ISBN 13 9780712639033
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. It's not as if Nel hadn't enough on her plate already: organising a farmer's market in the beautiful Paradise Meadows and sorting out a house full of animals is quite enough to keep her busy. But then her old friend Sir Gerald dies, and soon afterwards his son, accompanied by his glamorous but eccentric American wife, takes up residence in The Big House. Distressingly, it seems that preserving the meadow's way of life is not on their list of priorities. Nel takes up arms, determined to fight for the meadow and the market she loves. But whom can she trust? She's pretty sure her friends Sacha and Vivian are on her side. And her sensible boyfriend Simon, a real estate agent, seems to want to help, but something tells Nel there's a conflict of interests. But then there's Jake, the infuriating yet attractive stranger who kissed her under the mistletoe. Maybe she's been a celibate widow for far too long. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR002643420
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