Going Home [Import] [Paperback]

Harriet Evans (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0007225253
• ISBN-13: 978-0007225255
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Hi amazon.com readers! If you've stopped by because you're interested in buying one of my books, welcome! If you've stopped by because you thought you'd typed Harry Potter, I'm sorry, and have a nice day. If you hate me and all my works I don't know what to say... So I might just focus on the 1st of these options.

I live in London, and I write full time, having given up my job (working in publishing) last year to do so. I write romantic comedy-style books, books that are about love and life and good times and bad - basically I want to tell a story that transports you to a different place, with characters you really believe in. I like the kind of books you can curl up on the couch with and get really lost in. That's my aim, anyway, so I hope it's true!

My latest book, I REMEMBER YOU, came out in the US in June 2010, and it's about going back to the town you come from, about memories and first loves and the people you leave behind. It's got a big love story in it and a holiday in Rome, because Gregory Peck is my hero and Roman Holiday is one of my favourite films. Which mean I *had* to go to Rome for research and I *had* to eat lots of spaghetti alle vongole and drink lots of prosecco.

I've had four books published in the States now, I can't believe how lucky I am. I visited New York around launch time and had me a blast, a BLAST I tell you. I went to a Broadway show (Promises, Promises). I ate brunch (we don't do brunch so much in the UK). I drank a Manhattan - woah, watch out for them, they are bad. And I visited a Target, which is one of my favourite things to do in the US. I saw my lovely publishers at Downtown Press, and they told me to come to Amazon and update my page, because there was nothing here and how could people know they didn't like me or my books if I wouldn't let them find out? So there you go, people. If you do take a chance on one of my books, THANKS a million and I really hope you enjoy it. Find me on twitter or www.harriet-evans.com and
love
Harriet x

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as "Hopeless Romantic", March 26, 2008

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M.S.F. (Boston) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Going Home (Paperback)

I kept passing this book because of the reviews about it being too long. But after reading "A Hopeless Romantic" by the same auther (and equally long), I had to give it a shot. While "Hopeless Romantic" captured my attention because of its fairy-tale romance and sideline stories, I was very disappointed reading Going Home because Lizzy was shallow and the fact that she had men so devoted to her was perplexing...you just didn't care. While it was still an easy enough read and it followed a similar pattern as her next book, it didn't entertain and was easy to put down. Nonetheless, I would say this was a solid first book effort and given her second book was so much better, I look forward to seeing more from Harriet Evans.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars interesting English character study, October 4, 2006

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Going Home (Paperback)

When London becomes to overbearing or her troubles overwhelming, sensitive Lizzy Walters enjoys the respite of her rustic home Keeper House where her family has always been welcoming. Lizzy needs the warmth and hugs of her kin after she has lost her "big love" so she plans to go back as soon as she can escape from the hustle and bustle of London.

However, this time Keeper House seems more foreboding than hospitable as family secrets begin to surface that shake Lizzy. Even more shocking and making Lizzy feel dizzy, he who abandoned her has arrived at her haven. She is not sure she wants to deal with him as his arrival and her family's behavior since her return make GOING HOME seem a mistake.

This is an interesting English character study starring a fascinating female who decides a bit of family love is just the cure for her broken heart, but instead receives a horde of woes tossed like grenades from those she expected comfort from. The absorbing story line is somewhat amusing as the Walters seem harmlessly eccentric, but throughout readers will wonder why there is the lack of communication from anyone with Lizzy; neither her family members nor her "big love" who dumped her appear able to simply talk to Lizzy though this reviewer is not sure whey. Still she is an intriguing protagonist struggling with the down side of love.

Harriet Klausner

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Never Wanted it to End!, April 13, 2007

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Quinn Wyatt "qthereader" (Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Going Home (Paperback)

A friend loaned me this book because she thoroughly enjoyed it. I did too! It is a wonderful story, and Harriet Evans's style of writing is engrossing. Her attention to detail and ability to capture and hold the reader's attention is phenominal. Some parts were laugh out loud funny, while other parts were simply fine storytelling mixed with light drama. If you love British "chick lit" I would highly recommend this book, which operates on a slightly higher plane of intelligence than most "chick lit", yet is still entertaining and down to earth.