Artistic Licence [Import] [Paperback]

Katie Fforde (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Century (2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0712669736
• ISBN-13: 978-0712669733
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,927,820 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Oh, come on, it wasn't that bad!, October 18, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Artistic License (Hardcover)

I really think Booklist's review is much more accurate than the one-star ratings given by the first two Amazon reviewers. All of Fforde's books are light and breezy. If that's what you're in the mood for, this book is just fine. Maybe one has to be of "a certain age" to appreciate it. The main character can no longer be labeled a young person, yet has never gotten around to having kids of her own. (None that I can remember!) I really enjoyed reading about her interactions with the young folk in her boarding house. However, she isn't old either, and doesn't quite fit in with the seniors on the tour France. This makes for more amusing interactions. I will still be on the lookout for Fforde's new books in future.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars same old fforde formula, July 16, 2002

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R. Love "Ruby Tulip" (CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Artistic License (Hardcover)

Starting with "Second Thyme Around," I tore through Katie Fforde's previous books in a matter of weeks. And once you've read one or two of her books, you can guess the happy outcome of them all--while struggling to either build a business or garden or home, our quirky heroine meets and falls in love with one of two prospective men. This time, with "Artistic License," the premise falls flat. The main character (two days after finishing the book, I can't remember her name) decides to open a gallery from scratch to show an unknown, but sexy artist's works, all the while caring for the litter of pups he has dumped on her. She in turn dumps a ton of responsibilities on her wealthy friends and tenants, both of whom she seems to have little affinity for. And of course, through all of this she falls in love with some other guy. Unfortunately, Katie Fforde devotes only the last couple pages of the book to this budding romance.
While I finished "Artistic License" in two days, this is the first Fforde book I wish she hadn't written and that I hadn't read..

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pleasant but not outstanding, January 31, 2003

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"tripichik" (Eugene, OR United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Artistic License (Hardcover)

Basically I agree with all of the other reviews here -- this is a charming, pleasant read, but not Fforde's best (which would have to be Second Thyme Around). What I would like to know is, did anyone catch the line about which Booklist said, "[people may be put off by ]British colloquialisms, including one that could be viewed as so "politically incorrect" as to be offensive." It slipped by me!