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Sowing Secrets (2008)

Sowing Secrets (2008)

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1847560113 (ISBN13: 9781847560117)
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English
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harper collins

About book Sowing Secrets (2008)

Sowing Secrets is about rose enthusiast, Fran March and her life at St. Ceridwen's Well with her daughter, Rosie and husband Mal. A uni student, Rosie, is intrigued to know who her real father is. Fran's husband Mal, while he may sound like a god has the attitude of a pig who needs ditching rapidly. Fran has a supportive network of friends in Rhodri the local gentry, Nia the pottery owner come druid and Carrie the American local tea shop owner. The evil wevills are the next door neighbour twitchers. The problem I had with the book is that after what seemed like a while getting into the story and it progressing along it was wound up rather quickly. I won't say how otherwise it'd be a case of plot spoilers but you couldn't help feel disappointed. And while I understand that Trisha Ashley may have a couple of friends with M.E. I couldn't help but feel disappointed in how M.E. was referenced in the book like a throw away line for what is not a very pleasant illness that has had devastating effects on peoples lives. On the whole not one of my favourites. I'd say I prefer Chocolate Wishes more.

There seem to be certain themes common to many of Trisha Ashley's books: single motherhood, careers in the creative arts, large and somewhat dilapidated country houses, and late-blossoming romantic interest in the form of a gorgeous-yet-practical man with land or money or both. So in some sense, this book had exactly what I was expecting, with forty-something artist Fran, her fatherless daughter Rosie, and sexy TV gardener Gabe.But there's a spanner in the works of romance: Fran's already married, to the thoroughly unpleasant Mal. Add to that the fact that Fran and Gabe had an awkward one night stand when they were both much younger, and the question mark over Rosie's missing dad, and there seem to be a lot of barriers to blossoming romance. Still, Fran and Gabe are both passionately into old roses, which surely makes a happy-ever-after inevitable... if they can just negotiate the complexities of realising it.Not my favourite Trisha Ashley, but still a fun read.

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Trisha Ashley's books are some of my favourites and I was excited to read this one of her earlier books. On the down side, it took me at least 100 pages to get into the swing of this story and get a feeling for the characters. I could tell immediately that this was earlier work and it was clear that the more recent books are much more refined and the writing is smoother, the characters in subsequent books are developed quicker and become familiar much faster. On the upside when I did get into the story I really enjoyed it so I am glad I stuck with it.
—Kim

I finished reading this more out of stubbornness than anything else. I got to the end and wondered why I bothered seeing as all the characters were so hateful! Fran was a complete doormat, and the singing/humming was a really irritating habit which was totally unnecessary to the story. Mal was despicable, and there was no reason for Fran to have continued the relationship seeing as he was so cruel, and she said as much herself! Instead all she would talk about was how gorgeous he was. Rosie was annoying and not much politer than Mal. It was difficult to believe her neighbours as anything more then caricatures. Overall I just thought it was awful.
—Rebecca

Fran March is an artist who's living in a beautiful village where she has great friends. She's married to a very demanding husband named Mal. Her daughter Rosie has moved away to study, but she visits Fran regularly. There's always the question of her paternity, nobody actually knows who Rosie's father is. When Gabriel Weston comes to St Ceridwen's Well for his gardening television show and her ex boyfriend Tom wants to get in touch again things are getting a lot more complicated.I really liked Fran, her friends and the village. Gabriel Weston's a very nice guy as well. I kept thinking how horrible Mal is though, which is part of the appeal of the story. I very much wanted to interfere, because Fran could definitely use a wake up call. Trisha Ashley's writing is so vivid, the whole village and everyone in it magically comes to life. I kept dreaming away about the beautiful gardens. The ending is wonderful, I absolutely loved it!
—Suzanne

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