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Sleeping Tiger
Whenever Selina asked about her late father, the grandmother who raised her changed the subject. The chance discovery of a photograph gave Selina hope that he was still alive and sent her searching for him on a small Spanish island. In this lush paradise, Selina found George Dyer, a writer who would help her solve the mystery of her past...and might hold the key to her future.
288 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1967
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Rosamunde Pilcher
176 books3,120 followersRosamunde Scott was born on 22 September 1924 in Lelant, Cornwall, England, UK, daughter of Helen and Charles Scott, a British commander. Just before her birth her father was posted in Burma, her mother remained in England. She attended St. Clare's Polwithen and Howell's School Llandaff before going on to Miss Kerr-Sanders' Secretarial College. She began writing when she was seven and published her first short story when she was 18. From 1943 through 1946, Pilcher served with the Women's Naval Service. On 7 December 1946, she married Graham Hope Pilcher, a war hero and jute industry executive who died in March 2009. They moved to Dundee, Scotland, where she remained until her death in 2019. They had two daughters and two sons, and fourteen grandchildren. Her son, Robin Pilcher, is also a novelist.
In 1949, her first book, a romance novel, was published by Mills & Boon, under the pseudonym Jane Fraser. She published a further ten novels under that name. In 1955, she also began writing under her married name Rosamunde Pilcher, by 1965 she her own name to all of her novels. In 1996, her novel Coming Home won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award by Romantic Novelists' Association. She retired from writing in 2000 following publication of Winter Solstice. Two years later, she was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).
In 1949, her first book, a romance novel, was published by Mills & Boon, under the pseudonym Jane Fraser. She published a further ten novels under that name. In 1955, she also began writing under her married name Rosamunde Pilcher, by 1965 she her own name to all of her novels. In 1996, her novel Coming Home won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award by Romantic Novelists' Association. She retired from writing in 2000 following publication of Winter Solstice. Two years later, she was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).
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September 13, 2016
This specific book isn't exactly a comfort read, but Rosamunde Pilcher books in general are. My mother had quite a few when I was young and, unlike most of her Harlequin romances, she didn't care if I read them. So I read them a lot. This was one of the first I read, after The Shell Seekers (which I hated, but I was also only about nine, so it might have been a bit much for me). And I loved it. It was short! And British! And there was romance! And someone said "bitch" (this was very exciting when I was nine)! Anyway, I maybe read it a couple times after that, but there are other Pilcher books that I usually return to as comfort reads, and I last picked it up years ago.
It's kind of an odd one because it's about this girl who totally has a father complex and goes off to this island because she thinks she has found her father (who supposedly died before she was born, but she thinks that just maybe he's still alive). And the dude does look like her father (they are distant cousins), but he is not. And then they fall in love instead. So at the end, when she is in love with the dude who looks just like her father (and her, since I think she's supposed to resemble him too), it still seems like she has a father complex.
But it is so charming! And so charmingly old-fashioned (it was written such a very long time ago, way back in the '60s). When Selina is out shopping at the beginning of the book, she is wearing gloves! Charming! And when she is staying with George on the island, it is good that everyone thinks she is his daughter because otherwise her reputation would be in shreds (on the island and all the way back in London). Charming! And George tells her he can't possibly be her father because he's not old enough. But he's seventeen years older! He totally could be! Charming!
It's kind of an odd one because it's about this girl who totally has a father complex and goes off to this island because she thinks she has found her father (who supposedly died before she was born, but she thinks that just maybe he's still alive). And the dude does look like her father (they are distant cousins), but he is not. And then they fall in love instead. So at the end, when she is in love with the dude who looks just like her father (and her, since I think she's supposed to resemble him too), it still seems like she has a father complex.
But it is so charming! And so charmingly old-fashioned (it was written such a very long time ago, way back in the '60s). When Selina is out shopping at the beginning of the book, she is wearing gloves! Charming! And when she is staying with George on the island, it is good that everyone thinks she is his daughter because otherwise her reputation would be in shreds (on the island and all the way back in London). Charming! And George tells her he can't possibly be her father because he's not old enough. But he's seventeen years older! He totally could be! Charming!
November 22, 2018
Bit of an ick factor for some: there is a 17 year age difference between the 2 leads, and the young lady was only 20 years old. It didn't bother me a great deal although it did take me a minute to switch gears to George possibly being her father, to her love interest. That possibility was put to rest pretty quickly however. The young lady is typical Rosamunde Pilcher: young, innocent, underweight, and bullied and needy. But this one did not annoy me as much as the previous two girls did in the previous two books I re-read. Although a bit hopeless and a bit whiny, she did take charge of her own fate at last and did not do anything super stupid. And she certainly did not suffer in comparison to her hard drinking chain smoking rival for George's affection, Frances. What a piece of work she was!
I loved George, the hero. Think Cary Grant in Father Goose. The last pages where Selina and George acknowledge their love is very charming and very cinematic, somehow. I kept picturing Keira Knightly and George Clooney.
I loved George, the hero. Think Cary Grant in Father Goose. The last pages where Selina and George acknowledge their love is very charming and very cinematic, somehow. I kept picturing Keira Knightly and George Clooney.
July 24, 2022
'Sleeping Tiger' was first published in 1967. I mention this, because other readers have criticised it for being 'dated' - but of course, it is! And once the reader accepts this, the book becomes a delight. If you are, like me, an older reader, the story and beautiful narrative jolt you into a realisation of just how much life in Britain has changed over the last fifty or so years, especially for young women such as Selena. In fact very few young women today are remotely like Selena, who struggles to kick back against her absurd, restrictive and dreary life, but possesses the gumption to follow a dream.
Five stars for this lovely novel. Would I read it again? Yes, most definitely I would.
Five stars for this lovely novel. Would I read it again? Yes, most definitely I would.
April 20, 2013
A very "light" book. I enjoyed it for what it was. It played out like a modern day kindle novella-- Sweet, but not enough "meat" or development to make it really good. In spite of this, I do enjoy reading Pilcher's shorter books. They are easy escapism and always seem to end on a good note. She is a talented writer that can make you feel relaxed and at ease while reading.
If you haven't tried any of her "long" novels, they are excellent. :)
If you haven't tried any of her "long" novels, they are excellent. :)
January 20, 2020
Είναι το τέταρτο βιβλίο της Pilcher που διαβάζω. Σε αυτό το βιβλίο η συγγραφέας μεταφέρει τους ήρωές της σε ένα μικρό ισπανικό νησί και εγκαταλέιπει για λίγο την Κορνουάλη. Για ακόμη μια φορά η Pilcher γράφει ένα ρομαντικό μυθιστόρημα χωρίς ωστόσο να ξαφνιάζει με την υπόθεση κ την εξέλιξη της ιστορίας. Η γραφή της είναι ευχάριστη, δεν κουράζει κ σκιαγραφει τους ήρωες με τον δικό της τρόπο. Διαβάζοντας αυτό το βιβλιο της πρέπει να έχουμε κατά νου ότι πρόκειται για κάποιο απο τα πρώτα της έργα φεγονός που δικαιολογεί την ίσως άψητη ακόμα γραφή της. Κλεινοντας θα ήθελα να γραψω ότι ηταν ένα βιβλίο που διάβασα ευχάριστα καλλιεργώντας μου την επιθυμία να συνεχίσω την ανάγνωση των υπόλοιπων έργων της.
May 9, 2021
I actually loved this story. I listened to it as an audio book and when it started, I thought I wouldn't make it through. I wanted to kill the main character, Selena. I hate weak, naive dim-wits and that's pretty much what she was. However, she did have a bit of gumption to achieve a particular goal which made me respect her a bit...
The narrator was fabulous and portrayed the different characters very well.
By the end, I was laughing and really enjoyed how it turned out.
I don't honestly think I would ever have enjoyed this as much without the narrator!
The narrator was fabulous and portrayed the different characters very well.
By the end, I was laughing and really enjoyed how it turned out.
I don't honestly think I would ever have enjoyed this as much without the narrator!
October 11, 2017
October 1967 Birthday Read
I just couldn't bring this to three stars, because it truly was an OK read. I was expecting a fun, cozy English story. Instead I got this: SPOILER! Selina receives a book in the mail. She looks at the picture of the author. He looks just like her father, who died soon after she was born. He's still alive! They have the same initials! She travels to Spain, lets herself into his home, and come to find out, no, he really isn't her father. But what a coincidence, he was his distant cousin! Wow! She is robbed at the airport, so she has no money or a return ticket back home. So she stays and hangs out with him. When her fiance finally comes to "rescue her," she realizes she doesn't want to go back to London and gives him back his ring. And the book ends with thoughts to the future with a nice kiss! (to the man she had thought was her father!) The book was wholly unbelievable.
This had to have been Pilcher's earlier works since the writing is so rudimentary, or was "The Shell Seekers" really that bad?! (I don't want to go back, I want my pleasant memories of a beloved book to stay intact.) But I will say something; I read this on my Kindle, and it seems like almost every book I read on it is less than stellar (except for "Rosemary's Baby!"). Maybe it's the books I'm selecting or a case of you can't teach an old dog new tricks. I think it's the latter, the experience is always so different than reading a "real" book. Not that I will stop, the convenience of getting library books that I'd have to travel for can't be beat, but really good books, I'll read sans screen.
I just couldn't bring this to three stars, because it truly was an OK read. I was expecting a fun, cozy English story. Instead I got this: SPOILER! Selina receives a book in the mail. She looks at the picture of the author. He looks just like her father, who died soon after she was born. He's still alive! They have the same initials! She travels to Spain, lets herself into his home, and come to find out, no, he really isn't her father. But what a coincidence, he was his distant cousin! Wow! She is robbed at the airport, so she has no money or a return ticket back home. So she stays and hangs out with him. When her fiance finally comes to "rescue her," she realizes she doesn't want to go back to London and gives him back his ring. And the book ends with thoughts to the future with a nice kiss! (to the man she had thought was her father!) The book was wholly unbelievable.
This had to have been Pilcher's earlier works since the writing is so rudimentary, or was "The Shell Seekers" really that bad?! (I don't want to go back, I want my pleasant memories of a beloved book to stay intact.) But I will say something; I read this on my Kindle, and it seems like almost every book I read on it is less than stellar (except for "Rosemary's Baby!"). Maybe it's the books I'm selecting or a case of you can't teach an old dog new tricks. I think it's the latter, the experience is always so different than reading a "real" book. Not that I will stop, the convenience of getting library books that I'd have to travel for can't be beat, but really good books, I'll read sans screen.
August 30, 2019
3.5 stars
October 10, 2022
The plot: Are you my father? No? OK, I'll fall in love with you.
Ewww.
Ewww.
March 25, 2016
Rather Mills & Boon, stereotyped characters and generally trite.
March 19, 2017
Δεν είναι τόσο ότι είναι κακό μυθιστόρημα, όσο ότι είναι απίστευτα παρωχημένο.
January 5, 2020
Αν για κάτι έχει μείνει γνωστή η Rosamunde Pilcher, η οποία "έφυγε" από τη ζωή τη χρονιά που μας πέρασε, είναι ο απλός και άμεσος τρόπος με τον οποίο έγραφε, η τρυφερότητα και η ευαισθησία που χαρακτήριζε τα κείμενα και τις ιστορίες της, μα και το μοντέλο των γυναικών που χρησιμοποιούσε, τις περισσότερες φορές, ως πρωταγωνίστριές της: ευαίσθητες, ευάλωτες, λεπτές και όμορφες -αν και το τελευταίο, όχι πάντοτε με την κλασσική έννοια-, ενώ δεν ήταν λίγες οι φορές που έπεφταν θύματα του αντίστοιχου bullying της εποχής τους -γιατί δεν πρέπει να ξεχνάμε πως τα περισσότερα βιβλία της αφορούν ιστορίες που διαδραματίστηκαν αρκετές δεκαετίες πίσω.
Μια τέτοια ιστορία είναι και αυτή της Σελίνα Μπρους, που μπορεί να μην γνώριζε σχεδόν τίποτα για τον νεκρό πατέρα της, όσο κι αν προσπαθούσε να μάθει πράγματα γι' αυτόν μέσω της γιαγιά της, αλλά η τυχαία ανακάλυψη μιας παλιάς φωτογραφίας την έσπρωξε ν' αφήσει πίσω της το Λονδίνο και να ταξιδέψει μέχρι ένα μικρό νησί στην Ισπανία προκειμένου να "γνωρίσει" επιτέλους τον πατέρα της. Ένα ταξίδι που θα την φέρει αντιμέτωπη με αλήθειες που σε καμία περίπτωση η ίδια δεν περίμενε, με την πραγματική ιστορία της οικογένειά της και κατ' επέκτασιν με την αλήθεια γύρω από την ίδια της την ύπαρξη. Γιατί, καμιά φορά, τα κλειδιά που κρατάνε ασφαλή τα μυστικά του παρελθόντος είναι αυτά που κρατάνε φυλαγμένες και τις μεγαλύτερες αλήθειες μας, αυτές που καθορίζουν το είναι και την ύπαρξή μας.
Οι εκδόσεις Ψυχογιός, μετά από πολλά χρόνια από την πρώτη του κυκλοφορία στη χώρα μας, επανέκδωσαν "Το λιοντάρι που κοιμάται" -αρχικός τίτλος, "Το μοναχικό λιοντάρι"-, ανάμεσα σε αρκετούς ακόμα τίτλους της Pilcher. Δεδομένου ότι το βιβλίο πρωτοκυκλοφόρησε το 1967, έχει μια αισθητική και μια βάση προβληματισμού αρκετά μακριά από το σήμερα, γεγονός που το καθιστά αδύναμο αφηγηματικά έναντι άλλων με παρόμοια θεματολογία, κυρίως επειδή όλα εξελίσσονται σε υπερβολικά σύντομο χρονικό διάστημα με αποτέλεσμα να μην προλαβαίνουν να ξεδιπλωθούν και να αναπτυχθούν όπως θα μπορούσαν υπό άλλες συνθήκες. Παρ' όλα ταύτα, το βιβλίο αυτό αποτελεί ένα αρκετά ευχάριστο και ανάλαφρο ανάγνωσμα, από εκείνα που δεν μας προβληματίζουν ιδιαίτερα, αλλά που απολαμβάνουμε αρκετά την ανάγνωσή του.
Μια τέτοια ιστορία είναι και αυτή της Σελίνα Μπρους, που μπορεί να μην γνώριζε σχεδόν τίποτα για τον νεκρό πατέρα της, όσο κι αν προσπαθούσε να μάθει πράγματα γι' αυτόν μέσω της γιαγιά της, αλλά η τυχαία ανακάλυψη μιας παλιάς φωτογραφίας την έσπρωξε ν' αφήσει πίσω της το Λονδίνο και να ταξιδέψει μέχρι ένα μικρό νησί στην Ισπανία προκειμένου να "γνωρίσει" επιτέλους τον πατέρα της. Ένα ταξίδι που θα την φέρει αντιμέτωπη με αλήθειες που σε καμία περίπτωση η ίδια δεν περίμενε, με την πραγματική ιστορία της οικογένειά της και κατ' επέκτασιν με την αλήθεια γύρω από την ίδια της την ύπαρξη. Γιατί, καμιά φορά, τα κλειδιά που κρατάνε ασφαλή τα μυστικά του παρελθόντος είναι αυτά που κρατάνε φυλαγμένες και τις μεγαλύτερες αλήθειες μας, αυτές που καθορίζουν το είναι και την ύπαρξή μας.
Οι εκδόσεις Ψυχογιός, μετά από πολλά χρόνια από την πρώτη του κυκλοφορία στη χώρα μας, επανέκδωσαν "Το λιοντάρι που κοιμάται" -αρχικός τίτλος, "Το μοναχικό λιοντάρι"-, ανάμεσα σε αρκετούς ακόμα τίτλους της Pilcher. Δεδομένου ότι το βιβλίο πρωτοκυκλοφόρησε το 1967, έχει μια αισθητική και μια βάση προβληματισμού αρκετά μακριά από το σήμερα, γεγονός που το καθιστά αδύναμο αφηγηματικά έναντι άλλων με παρόμοια θεματολογία, κυρίως επειδή όλα εξελίσσονται σε υπερβολικά σύντομο χρονικό διάστημα με αποτέλεσμα να μην προλαβαίνουν να ξεδιπλωθούν και να αναπτυχθούν όπως θα μπορούσαν υπό άλλες συνθήκες. Παρ' όλα ταύτα, το βιβλίο αυτό αποτελεί ένα αρκετά ευχάριστο και ανάλαφρο ανάγνωσμα, από εκείνα που δεν μας προβληματίζουν ιδιαίτερα, αλλά που απολαμβάνουμε αρκετά την ανάγνωσή του.
May 27, 2022
Light and fluffy, this is a quick read about a naive young girl and an older man. Another reviewer mentioned the faint hint of incest that permeates Pilcher’s novels so I could not help thinking about that, as the heroine’s father complex becomes clear. Aside from that, the countless references to smoking — people lit cigarettes 32 times in this short novel, I counted them — was somewhat distracting. Could Pilcher have been a chain smoker herself? However, those were the days. I do love her references to clothes and furnishings, always so interesting and colorful.
October 14, 2012
My first impression of the book, was that it was very well written. The heroine seemed likeable. I felt sorry for the poor thing, being completely without confidence and saddles with a stuffy, patronising old fiancé who was so obviously wrong for her. The she goes off in search of the man she believes is her father, and everything goes wrong. You really feel for the girl.
Then the story goes flat. It turns into more of a What I Did On My Vacation essay, than an interesting story. The last handful of pages were very sweet, but there was no build-up to get you there. Hopefully the authors later books will be more interesting. Goodreads keep putting her in my recommendations, so I'm sure I'll pick up at least a couple more of her books. This one wasn't -bad- as such. It just had a lot of unfulfilled potential. A light and breezy read for those who are enjoying a lazy vacation weekend, or something along those lines.
June 24, 2010
Found on my mother's bookcase...
I read this book in an hour. I've read it before, and it's a lovely easy-to-read romance set (as are all Pilcher's books, as far as I know) in a world where people either have large houses or know people who have large houses, where the men are handsome and kind and the women are slender and beautiful (though not always traditionally so).
This time, the slender, beautiful (though large-eared) heroine travels to Spain to meet a man who she thinks is her father. Short version: he isn't her father, her fresh innocence inspires him to dump his raddled lover and to rekindle his writing career, and she returns the shiny engagement ring to her buttoned-up solicitor fiance. And, presumably, they live happily ever after.
Enjoyable and fluffy.
I read this book in an hour. I've read it before, and it's a lovely easy-to-read romance set (as are all Pilcher's books, as far as I know) in a world where people either have large houses or know people who have large houses, where the men are handsome and kind and the women are slender and beautiful (though not always traditionally so).
This time, the slender, beautiful (though large-eared) heroine travels to Spain to meet a man who she thinks is her father. Short version: he isn't her father, her fresh innocence inspires him to dump his raddled lover and to rekindle his writing career, and she returns the shiny engagement ring to her buttoned-up solicitor fiance. And, presumably, they live happily ever after.
Enjoyable and fluffy.
December 27, 2016
A light read but enjoyable!
We first meet Selina when she is trying on wedding dresses, hoping to find the one that her fiance, Rodney, will approve (think: stuffy. Pretentious. Snobby... and you will be able to picture what Rodney is like).
However all is not lost, as Selina discovers that her father whom she was told had died in the war, is actually alive and living happily on a small island off the coast of Spain. Selina is going to track him down and find out whether he even knows she exists... and the plot develops from there.
Although predictable, this novel was fluffy, escapist, and enjoyable, something that hit me just right during the hectic holiday season!
We first meet Selina when she is trying on wedding dresses, hoping to find the one that her fiance, Rodney, will approve (think: stuffy. Pretentious. Snobby... and you will be able to picture what Rodney is like).
However all is not lost, as Selina discovers that her father whom she was told had died in the war, is actually alive and living happily on a small island off the coast of Spain. Selina is going to track him down and find out whether he even knows she exists... and the plot develops from there.
Although predictable, this novel was fluffy, escapist, and enjoyable, something that hit me just right during the hectic holiday season!
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October 3, 2019A perfect airplane read: light, non-demanding, read in the two hours of flight.
Beyond that—predicable plot, stereotypes galore, contrived situations of coincidence, almost charming in its time period of 50s/60s manners and morals.
This would have been a fun Audrey Hepburn/Cary Grant vehicle after they made Charade together.
Beyond that—predicable plot, stereotypes galore, contrived situations of coincidence, almost charming in its time period of 50s/60s manners and morals.
This would have been a fun Audrey Hepburn/Cary Grant vehicle after they made Charade together.
February 26, 2016
Another sweet book - not quite as good as the others I have read. I am having a Pilcher/Meltzer time at the beach this year!!!!!
I love being retired!!!!! walking, painting, reading, touring!!! What great days!
I love being retired!!!!! walking, painting, reading, touring!!! What great days!
July 19, 2024
Rosamunde Pilcher's earlier books are comfort reads, and I know I have read this one at least three or four times in the last 40 years, but this time . . . man does it not hold up.
January 5, 2023
Would not recommend, so cliche and cheesy compared to her other books. I also didn't quite get the relationships, they seemed off to me.
November 14, 2022
▪️BOOK REVIEW▪️
TITLE: Sleeping Tiger
AUTHOR: Rosamunde Pilcher
PUBLISHER: Dell Publishing, 1967
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I have long adored reading books by Rosamunde Pilcher. This is one of her older books and was in fact written before my time. None the less, Pilcher maintains her ability to write about characters who are slightly sweet, slightly naive, and slightly eccentric.
Selina Bruce is a young ingenue who is in the final weeks of preparing for her wedding to Rodney Ackland, a successful lawyer. While Selina grew up in a wealthy family, she has never known who her father was. After coming across a clue, she takes it upon herself to travel to Spain- to the island of Ibiza.
There she meets George Dyer, who she thinks will solve the mystery of her unknown father. Her attempts at finding answers take her down a completely different and unexpected path.
A sweet story with just the right mix of characters.
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
TITLE: Sleeping Tiger
AUTHOR: Rosamunde Pilcher
PUBLISHER: Dell Publishing, 1967
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I have long adored reading books by Rosamunde Pilcher. This is one of her older books and was in fact written before my time. None the less, Pilcher maintains her ability to write about characters who are slightly sweet, slightly naive, and slightly eccentric.
Selina Bruce is a young ingenue who is in the final weeks of preparing for her wedding to Rodney Ackland, a successful lawyer. While Selina grew up in a wealthy family, she has never known who her father was. After coming across a clue, she takes it upon herself to travel to Spain- to the island of Ibiza.
There she meets George Dyer, who she thinks will solve the mystery of her unknown father. Her attempts at finding answers take her down a completely different and unexpected path.
A sweet story with just the right mix of characters.
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
March 14, 2023
4 stars. I was engrossed in this story about sweet and innocent 20-year-old Selina Bruce. She was raised by her grandmother in an affluent London neighborhood — sadly, her mother died in childbirth and her father supposedly died in the war before she was born - or did he? She discovers a photograph of him at a young age and it eerily matches a photo of George Dyer, the author of a book Selina’s lawyer and fiancé, Rodney Ackland, gave her as a gift; it is her hope that her father is still alive. She wants to search for him where he lives, on this remote tropical island in Spain …. Rodney isn’t supportive of this bizarre trip — why wake a sleeping tiger? (hence the title of this book), and as he’s occupied on a business trip of his own, Selina secretly goes without him. She feels compelled to unlock the mysteries of her past before she starts a new life with Rodney. What she gets is an unexpected journey of self-discovery. She learns so much about herself and what she really wants out of life. It’s not what she thought at all. Is this a good thing or bad? You’ll have to read this to find out!
March 19, 2021
Το βιβλίο της Ρόζαμουντ Πίλτσε, εκδόθηκε για πρώτη φορά στην Ελλάδα το 1999, από τις εκδόσεις ''Ωκεανίδα''.
Η υπόθεση του βιβλίου είναι η εξής: Για πρώτη φόρα στη ζωή της η Σελίνα Μπρους, μεγαλωμένη στη σιγουριά μιας αριστοκρατικής λονδρέζικης συνοικίας, δεν ήξερε τι την περίμενε αύριο. Ακολουθώντας μιαν ακαταμάχητη παρόρμηση είχε εγκαταλείψει τον μνηστήρα της, ένα νέο δικηγόρο με λαμπρό μέλλον, και πήρε το αεροπλάνο για ένα νησάκι κοντά στις ισπανικές ακτές. Έψαχνε να βρει τον πατέρα που δεν γνώρισε ποτέ. Αυτό όμως που βρήκε ήταν μια απρόβλεπτη αλήθεια για τον εαυτό της και για τον άντρα που θα παντρευόταν. Γιατί το εξωτικό νησί του Σαν Αντόνιο της χάρισε κάτι περισσότερο από τον εκτυφλωτικό ήλιο του μεσημεριού. Έφερε στη ζωή της τον μυστηριώδη Τζώρτζ, που δεν κρατούσε μόνο το κλειδί του παρελθόντος της, αλλά και της καρδιάς της.
Διαβάζεται ευχάριστα, έχει ρυθμό, το τελείωσα μέσα σε δύο μέρες. Είναι από τα πρώτα της βιβλία και υπάρχει μια διαφορά σε σχέση με τα τελευταία της βιβλία.
Η υπόθεση του βιβλίου είναι η εξής: Για πρώτη φόρα στη ζωή της η Σελίνα Μπρους, μεγαλωμένη στη σιγουριά μιας αριστοκρατικής λονδρέζικης συνοικίας, δεν ήξερε τι την περίμενε αύριο. Ακολουθώντας μιαν ακαταμάχητη παρόρμηση είχε εγκαταλείψει τον μνηστήρα της, ένα νέο δικηγόρο με λαμπρό μέλλον, και πήρε το αεροπλάνο για ένα νησάκι κοντά στις ισπανικές ακτές. Έψαχνε να βρει τον πατέρα που δεν γνώρισε ποτέ. Αυτό όμως που βρήκε ήταν μια απρόβλεπτη αλήθεια για τον εαυτό της και για τον άντρα που θα παντρευόταν. Γιατί το εξωτικό νησί του Σαν Αντόνιο της χάρισε κάτι περισσότερο από τον εκτυφλωτικό ήλιο του μεσημεριού. Έφερε στη ζωή της τον μυστηριώδη Τζώρτζ, που δεν κρατούσε μόνο το κλειδί του παρελθόντος της, αλλά και της καρδιάς της.
Διαβάζεται ευχάριστα, έχει ρυθμό, το τελείωσα μέσα σε δύο μέρες. Είναι από τα πρώτα της βιβλία και υπάρχει μια διαφορά σε σχέση με τα τελευταία της βιβλία.
January 11, 2022
This is my first time reading a book by Rosamunde Pilcher. The writing was good and I chuckled a few times, but overall it was an average read. I got through it quickly and the pace kept moving which I always like, however, there just wasn't anything about it that has me itching to read it again, not to say I wouldn't. The plot felt more like an idea of a book rather than something complete, like the direction was undecided even as she was writing it. I also am not a fan when an author "throws" together the ending in the very last pages (think like 10 or so?). I felt like it all ended rapidly and kind of abrupt, although it was a happy one.
August 18, 2021
Ανάλαφρο, δροσερό και αστείο το βιβλίο της Ρόζαμουντ Πίλτσερ, μας μεταφέρει σε μια άλλη εποχή, κάπου στην δεκαετία του 1950 ή 1960, η αριστοκράτισσα Σελίνα Μπρους εγκαταλείπει την βαρετή και καλοστημένη ζωή της στην Αγγλία για να ψάξει να βρει τον χαμένο πατέρα της σε μια επαρχιακή κωμόπολη της Ισπανίας. Αντί για τον πατέρα όμως θα βρει τον έρωτα και την περιπέτεια στο πρόσωπο ενός Άγγλου μποεμ συγγραφέα.
March 2, 2025
Selina's grandmother passes away, and she is left on her own, not having discovered her mysterious father and a quest she has been on since childhood.
During discussions with her lawyer, she is given a book. On the jacket cover is the author's photo. Selina checks her photo of her father against the one on the jacket and instantly believes she has discovered him.
Selina finds George Dryer, the author, on a small Spanish Island. This is not to be, he is not her father.
This novel has some excitement, but mainly it is rather flat until the brief ending.
During discussions with her lawyer, she is given a book. On the jacket cover is the author's photo. Selina checks her photo of her father against the one on the jacket and instantly believes she has discovered him.
Selina finds George Dryer, the author, on a small Spanish Island. This is not to be, he is not her father.
This novel has some excitement, but mainly it is rather flat until the brief ending.
September 24, 2019
This would’ve made a great movie with Clarke Gable and Audrey Hepburn. Pleasant light read.
August 13, 2023
my copy of this was my gram's and it has her reviews and dates she read it over and over again written on the inside and for that fact alone, I love it. but also, it's an oddly adorable little love story.
March 2, 2025
40 or so years ago, I used to read Rosamunde Pilcher but I outgrew them. I thought of them as formulaic with cigarettes and young heroines who did nothing but make meals and look pretty.
When this novel was offered for 1.99 I did not do my research. I assumed it was a new offering with fresh ideas.
Nope.
Same outmoded premise only this time the heroine even gets slapped. But he apologized so it's cool.
Nope.
Such pap.
There are other novels that are old and that stand up. Do yourself a favor and read one of them.
When this novel was offered for 1.99 I did not do my research. I assumed it was a new offering with fresh ideas.
Nope.
Same outmoded premise only this time the heroine even gets slapped. But he apologized so it's cool.
Nope.
Such pap.
There are other novels that are old and that stand up. Do yourself a favor and read one of them.
August 10, 2025
I’m a die hard Rosamund pilcher fan girl but this could be renamed “Daddy Issues and Other Tropes that Do Not Stand The Test of Time” - but the scenery and banter is still good lol
2.5
2.5
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