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Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Maeve Binchy Author of Quentins A story of violent love and unsettling passions. It will never let you rest for a page as you wait for the climax that must come for the people and the land.
San Jose Mercury News The quintessential page-turner.
Pasadena Star-News Never has fiction portrayed such a woman as Beatrice Lacey....Wideacre is a compelling story of dark fascination.
Wideacre Hall faces due south and the sun shines all day on the yellow stone till it is warm and powdery to the touch. Read the first page
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
A Train Wreck,
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This review is from: Wideacre (Paperback)
Like some of the other reviewers, I read The Other Boelyn Girl and really liked it - I find Philippa Gregory's writing style easy and comfortable to fall into, and of the historical fiction I've read lately, it was the most fun. I couldn't wait to dig into another one of her novels - pure fiction, this time - so there would be no boundaries.Yeah. I rather liked it better when she had to stick to the rules. I'm having a terrible time with Wideacre, and can't imagine ploughing through two more books like this one. First of all, the parallels with Scarlett O'Hara's obsession with keeping Tara, the plantation she grew up on, are OBVIOUS, and it takes balls to compete with a classic story like Gone With the Wind. And I'm sorry, but this madcap, melodramatic plotline actually only makes Gone With the Wind look even BETTER in comparison. And for all of her repetitious use of the word "Wideacre" as a preceding adjective to virtually EVERY noun in the book, I'm not in the least convinced that the homestead is worth all this trouble. And if I can't sympathise with that drive in Beatrice, I can't see her as anything but despicable. Second thing - I don't know about this preoccupation with brother-sister incest....I'm afraid to open another one of her novels. In Boelyn it had its place, but in this book it's just icky. And seems forced. And I DON'T believe the S&M business at all - that was just one more thing, tossed in there for bad measure. Too many things just seem out of place, unbelievable, unnecessary, tasteless - this book is a train wreck. And it's too bad, because I do enjoy her writing. I may try her next historical fiction, where she's reined in a bit, but I don't think I'll pick up another of her free-for-alls. Disappointing.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
don't waste your time,
This review is from: Wideacre: A Novel (Paperback)
Beatrice is the most idiotic female character I've ever encountered. She's not even a proper villain; she's just mentally ill (or rather, mentally undeveloped). Imagine a room which contains a precious piece of gold. Now imagine the room is encased in a giant electric cube that shocks and kills anyone who touches it. She's the kind of person who sees a large warning sign and still says, "Hmm. I really want that piece of gold." Touch. Dies. Utterly pathetic.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Disgusting Page Turner,
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This review is from: Wideacre (Wideacre Trilogy 1) (Paperback)
I found this book disgusting and repulsive but at the same time it kept me interested. Several times I decided not to continue reading but eventually I did. This story is about a completely evil person, one of the most evil I have ever read about. The incestual relationship she has with her brother is a theme followed throughout the entire story. I think I am fairly open minded, but I really did get repulsed by this continual story line. The heroine, Beatrice, is so completely devoted to the land of Wideacre that it is almost a religious thing with her. I got bored of the constant talk about Wideacre. I would not recommend this book although I have enjoyed other Philippa Gregory books.
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