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An Ocean Apart/ Starting Over [Paperback]

Robin Pilcher (Author)
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September 29, 2005
For six dreadful months, David Corstorphine has tried to come to terms with his young wife's death, while caring for his three motherless children. Try as he may, David is unable to return to work, and his only form of solace comes from working in the garden of his parents' estate in the Scottish countryside.

Dispatched unexpectedly to New York, David's family hopes that the impromptu business trip will help him get back on his feet. But the journey proves both disastrous and heartening. David finds himself settling in comfortably among the strangers of a seaside Long Island town, and takes a job as a gardener. But it is the people he meets, the pain he confronts, and the joy he is able to once again experience that prove to be magically transformative-- and as David learns to accept his enormous loss, he is able to open his heart to love once again.

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"A premium Scottish blend of robust characters and intriguing plot that satisfies to the last page...[Pilcher] writes...with every bit as much insight and meticulous detail as his mother."--Library Journal

"Pilcher crafts a fine and fulfilling novel that will please fans not only of his mother's books but of Maeve Binchy's as well."--Booklist

About the Author

In Robin Pilcher, readers will discover both a fresh new voice in fiction and the delightful echoes of his talented, bestselling mother Rosamunde Pilcher. They will rejoice as they read a "genuine" Pilcher novel-- one which both departs from his mother's work, and adheres to the wonderful family tradition of gifted storytelling...

Product Details

  • Paperback: 880 pages
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (September 29, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 031235567X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312355678
  • Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 1.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,924,730 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Avoid this book like the plague! (unless you have insomnia), March 18, 2008
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If you read the back cover of this book you will know EXACTLY what happens. I had to read this book for a book club. It was torture, torture, torture! 500 pages that could have been written in a 15 page short story (and it still would have been boring). I was so annoyed with his language usage: he set the book in the USA and then had the American characters using words and phrases we don't use. Do some research before writing a book! Or better yet...find a new career!

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