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Elizabeth Buchan Everything She Thought She Wanted
Penguin (Non-Classics) 0143037005 / 9780143037002 PAPERBACK Fine
0143037005 Editorial Reviews n nFrom Publishers Weekly nThe separate stories of two women--one a career-driven late-20th-century professional and the other a 1950s housewife--are awkwardly juxtaposed in this third novel by British author Buchan (Revenge of the Middl
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Elizabeth Buchan Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman: A Novel
Penguin (Non-Classics) 0142003727 / 9780142003725 PAPERBACK Very Good
0142003727 Editorial Reviews n nFrom Publishers Weekly nLiving wisely is the best revenge for a London book review editor who loses both husband and job to her conniving assistant in this sophisticated and satisfying novel. Rose Lloyd is in her late 40s and has been
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ELIZABETH BUCHAN Secrets of the Heart
PENGUIN BOOKS 0140292748 / 9780140292749 PAPERBACK Very Good
0140292748 Amazon.co.uk Review nSecrets of the Heart has all the impressive observation of Elizabeth Buchan's earlier books, allied to a warm and nuanced sympathy for her characters that is completely unforced. The finest romance titles nowadays have all the requisite elements but are written by authors who are real stylists, with an intelligence and grasp of character that was a rarity 10 years ago. Readers of romantic fiction have every right to expect the very best these days and it is writers like Elizabeth Buchan who have wrought this change. Gone are the days when the genre could get away with slapdash writing and a parade of clichés. n nIn Secrets of the Heart, Agnes Campion has reached the age of 30 when she takes on the squabbling aunts and decaying splendour of Flagge House, which has been left to her. Just maintaining this troublesome property is keeping her more than occupied but she is also dealing with two distinctively different suitors, both involved with other women. Julian is a property developer, suave and handsome, but a man who sets all kinds of ideological alarm bells ringing in Agnes's mind. Andrew, an organic farmer struggling with both a marriage and a business that are falling apart, is an even more tricky prospect. Completing an emotional quartet, Kitty, Julian's deceptively fragile mistress, has Agnes in her sights as an enemy. All four characters are beautifully fleshed out by Buchan with the subtle touches that her admirers have come to know well, and even the slightly predictable schematic of the book (it's clear early on that two characters will find happiness, while two will not) actually adds to the pleasurable juggling with the genre conventions that Buchan does so well. Take the vengeful Kitty's examination of her own motives: The anger never seen by others stirred in Kitty's soul. She knew, from experience, that anger tightened the ligaments in her neck and hardened her features. Oh, Kitty, Kitty, what a sham you are. If she was truthful, and Kitty tried hard to be so, her anger was really a form of grief and impotence, not the strong, cleansing emotion that psychotherapists advised it should be. The author's first book, Daughters of the Storm marked Buchan out as an impressive writer, and when her third novel Consider the Lily won the 1994 Romantic Novel of the Year Award, expectations were very high for subsequent work. If Perfect Love lost a little of the momentum, it is triumphantly regained here. --Barry Forshaw --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition. Excerpted from Secrets of the Heart by Elizabeth Buchan. Copyright © 2000. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved nA month or so before he died, her uncle went blind. 'No matter,' he said, in his gentle way. 'It is to be expected.' n nHer heart breaking for the second time in a year, Agnes sat by the bed in the blue room where the spiders made free in the cornice and the cracks ran in dark tributaries across the walls. It was shrouded by the drawn curtains, and borrowed heaters exuded uneven pockets of warmth. She held his hand. 'Is there anything I can do to make it more bearable?' n nHis flesh felt lifeless. 'There is one thing,' he said. 'Do you think you could bring up my Jane Austens and put them on the bedside table? I miss them.' n nTrying hard not to distress him with her weeping, Agnes went downstairs into his study, searched for the books amongst the papers and unpaid bills and carried them upstairs. She guided her uncle's fingers over the pile, which she had placed as close to him as possible. The encounter between his fragile fingers and the worn bindings was of old companions. 'All my life,' said John, 'these have been my friends, and I don't want to abandon them now.' Exhausted by the effort, he lay back and was quiet. n nNeither Maud, John's wife of forty-five years, nor the nurse approved of this sentimentality. At regular intervals, they attempted to move the books out of the way of the medicines and necessary equipment. At one point Maud, threatened by what she saw as Agnes's indulgence, snatched up Persuasion a
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Elizabeth Buchan The Good Wife Strikes Back
Penguin (Non-Classics) 0143034499 / 9780143034490 PAPERBACK New
0143034499 Editorial Reviews n nFrom Publishers Weekly nWhen Fanny, 23, first lays eyes on Will, 28, he is making a speech in his bid for a seat in Parliament. They fall in love instantly, and this latest novel by Buchan (Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman, etc.) reco
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