Airs and Graces [Import] [Paperback]

Erica James (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Orion; New Ed edition (1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0752815601
• ISBN-13: 978-0752815602
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Engaging, July 6, 2005

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Beverley Strong (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Airs and Graces (Paperback)

When Ellen's husband leaves her for a younger woman after twenty years of marriage, she is at first quite shattered, even though her marriage was far from perfect with a husband who needed kinky sex. Soon however, she becomes reconciled to leaving her large, comfortable home and settles into a tiny cottage where she sets up a dried flower business which is a bit slow to get going. The attendant money worries make her dtermined to remarry for money and security, so when the local solicitor, wealthy and eligible Duncan, who took care of her divorce, shows an interest in her, she dismisses some niggling doubts and agrees to marry him. Hermione, her friend and neighbour, has grave doubts about such a marriage, hoping that her godson Matthew and Ellen might be right for each other. The two women befriend JoJo, a pregnant, teenaged runaway who proves to be a catalyst in both their lives and, along with various other characters, both amusing and dark, unfolds a pleasant and readable tale of village life.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Elegantly written novel, August 28, 1999

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This review is from: Airs & Graces (Paperback)

I enjoyed James' style of writing although it could be plain sometimes. The plot is very interesting, something that could happen to anyone (divorce, teenage mother, snobbish neighbors). It is one of those books you smile after you're done w/ the book. Definetely a good read!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Airs & Graces, January 31, 2000

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Tracy Clark (Tacoma, WA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Airs & Graces (Paperback)

Enjoyable read. Hermione, Ellen's qirky neighbor was thehighlight of the novel and was the most developed character. However,James could have done so much more with the teenage mother and Mattthew character. Nevertheless, I enjoyed this novel tremendously!