September by Rosamunde Pilcher Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of September
Book Review: My Favorite Book
Summary: 5 Stars
I first read September the year it was published and I keep going back year after year and re-reading it. I am an avid reader and read approximately 100 books per year, however, September remains my favorite by far! This book never fails to uplift my spirits and put a smile on my face. If you are looking for a "cozy" read, this is a good choice.
Book Review: Nice surprise
Summary: 5 Stars
I am not a reader of romance novels, tending to stick to Science Fiction or Fantasy, but at the prodding of a trusted friend, I purchased September and Shell Seekers. What lovely books! The descriptive prose and the development of the characters left me feeling gently satisfied at the end and very pleased to have been a part of the stories. I don't know about the rest of Ms. Pilcher's books, but I do intend to find out. These are the kind of books one wants to curl up with under a tree or in front of a cheery fireplace and escape from the world. Thank you, Ms. Pilcher and thank you, Maggie!Book Review: Once again Pilcher captures essence of the human race
Summary: 4 Stars
Between love and passion, feuding families, mother and son, and all other possible relationships involved in a small village ~~ Pilcher covers the range of human lives. This book is so wonderfully refreshing compared to a lot of novels today. It's a sequel of a sorts to "The Shell Seekers," but the characters are different people than the ones that occupys "The Shell Seekers." Only Noel is presented in this book and it's such a nice change to see him growing up into a real man throughout this book. If anyone can prove that they can redeem themselves, Noel is the best example of that! Be sure to read this book right after you've finished "The Shell Seekers." That way, Noel and his tendencies are still fresh in your mind and you can see Pilcher at work intertwining lives of people in both books.
Pilcher is an author I highly recommend to everyone to read. She's a clean writer, refreshingly so! Her descriptions of every day life in Scotland and England are vivid ~~ where you can see the loch in its glory on a fall day, smell the tea, see the rainy mists just outside the windows. She takes you with her on her journeys. And it lingers long after the last page.
Book Review: Pilcher's best -- in my opinion
Summary: 5 Stars
I actually liked this book much better than The Shell Seekers.
In The Shell Seekers, Pilcher was very insistent about which characters you were supposed to like and which you were supposed to dislike. You were intended to sympathize with Penelope, her parents, and Olivia and be critical of Nancy, Noel, and Ambrose. And heaven help the reader who disagreed.
Given that I saw much to sympathize with in Nancy's life and much to criticize in Olivia's and Penelope's, I found it irritating to be constantly reminded that my views of these characters were "wrong."
September gives the reader more freedom. Most of the characters are mostly portrayed in a positive way, although many have flaws, and some do things that may be regrettable. Here, Pilcher allows you to reach your own conclusions much more than in The Shell Seekers. You can decide to sympathize with Virginia, Edmund, Pandora, and others who make questionable choices or you can view their decisions negatively, and the story still works. Even Noel has become three-dimensional here -- a huge change from the caricature he was in The Shell Seekers.
Although September lacked any characters who could be described as "middle class" and lacked historical interest because it was set in the time when it was written, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Book Review: Ranks right up there with The Shell Seekers!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a wonderful story of one family's loves and losses. In this book, we again meet Noel Keeling (first introduced in the Shell Seekers). Although his character is not the central one in this book, we see him grow from the self-absorbed man that he is to someone who learns that friendship, family, and love is more important than money. He is dating a girl whose family is the central theme of this book, and gets drawn into her life in a way he never expected. Another exceptional book by Rosamunde Pilcher.