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by Rosamunde Pilcher (Author) "The Porthkerris Council School stood half-way up the step hill which climbed from the heart of the little town to the empty moors which lay..." (more)
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Massive in size and vast in scope, Pilcher's latest entertainment seems destined to equal the extraordinary success of her previous novels (September, etc.) as it follows young Judith Dunbar through the tumultuous years before and during WWII. At 14, Judith is sent to boarding school in Cornwall when her mother and sister leave England to rejoin her father in Ceylon and then Singapore. Facing bleak holidays with her widowed, golf-obsessed Aunt Louise, the girl is overjoyed and a bit overwhelmed when she's often invited by classmate Loveday Carey-Lewis and her glamorous and wealthy family to spend time at their estate. When Aunt Louise dies in an auto accident, Judith finds herself an unexpected heiress with the funds necessary to move easily through the world of the Carey-Lewises and their friends, such as young physician Jeremy Wells. As Europe moves toward war, Judith embarks on a disastrous affair with Loveday's rakish brother, while Loveday falls for Gus Callendar, a Cambridge-educated engineer who longs to be an artist. War finds Judith enlisting in the Wrens and dealing with both an unfinished romance with Jeremy and tragic news about the fate of her family in Singapore; meanwhile, Loveday works her family farms and makes a rash decision about her future with Gus. War's end will bring unexpected tensions as well as a suitably romantic fate for both women. This is classy, lavish entertainment from a writer whose unpretentious prose always flows smoothly, never offends and offers literate pleasure. 850,000 first printing; $800,000 ad/promo; Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club main selections; Readers Digest Condensed Book Club selection.
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If you enjoy a long read, don't miss Coming Home by Rosamunde Pilcher. This story of Judith Dunbar growing up in England before and during WWII teems with memorable characters and the tribulations they confront. Rowena Cooper gives the novel a refined narration that spans controversies and continents. Her English accent heartens the intensity of the listening experience, making the characters our intimate friends. One has a sense of being there with Judith as she travels through life. B.J.L. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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4.0 out of 5 stars Longer than it should have been., Sep 12 2006
By J. Turnbull-Sousa (Toronto, Ontario) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Coming Home (Mass Market Paperback)
I love Rosemunde Pilcher and her writing style. She's nothing short of fantastic. This book was an enjoyable read. It made me laugh and cry (well, mostly cry) and I loved the way it transports the reader into life in England pre and post WWII. That being said, I found that this book tended to drag. There really was no need for it to be this long. As well, it was no great surprise who Judith ends up falling in love with. It's obvious pretty much as soon as his character is introduced. This though, of course, does not change the fact that this book is very much a worthwhile read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Refreshing Read, Jul 19 2004
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This review is from: Coming Home (Mass Market Paperback)
It isn't often that an author such as Rosamunde Pilcher comes around. She writes in the narrative voice that literally coaxes you to go to the couch and curl up with a pot of tea and her novel. COMING HOME was the first Pilcher book I read and afterward I was captured as one of her biggest fans. Pilcher has a way with each of her books to capture her readers from the first page to the last. In any Pilcher novel the reader finds themselves relating to the main characters by feeling their pain and their happiness.

In COMING HOME, this main character is Judith Dunbar who finds herself torn from her family due to World War II. Pilcher takes the reader to Cornwall and a festive amount of characters that Judith begins to know. They are an odd assortment: The best-friend the reader cannot do without, the romantic, the family atmosphere that Judith so craves---- and in end, the excitement involved with simply putting all these characters together in one story.

After reading COMING HOME I found myself in love with Judith and her best friend, Loveday Carrie-Lewis. The entire novel was simply enchanting. Readers of Pilcher's are looking for a book written with class, a good narrative voice, and a happy ending.

COMING HOME has all elements that a good book has---- well built characters, a big problem, a careful solution, romance, relationships that steadily build, and the change that all main characters' make from the first time you meet them, to the last. COMING HOME is a wonderfully classy read. All readers will find themselves in enthralled with Judith's life and all who are in it.

At the end of each Pilcher novel you sigh because it's over, and you're running to get another. All Pilcher-readers find themselves loving her easy going, narrative voice which is completely refreshing. Pilcher takes on a voice in COMING HOME that makes World War II seem more bearable to read about, and all crisis's easier to deal with. If people could live their lives like Pilcher writes a novel, everything would seem just a little bit easier to deal with. After a long day at work or at school, COMING HOME is the perfect book to take a load off and just wrap up in a novel that will entertain the reader until it sadly comes to an end.

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3.0 out of 5 stars not the shell seekers, May 16 2004
By snowblaze (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Coming Home (Mass Market Paperback)
It's pretty difficult to rate any of Pilcher's books above the Shell Seekers. ... and this one does NOT make it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sorry to see it ended...
I became a fan with the "shell seekers" and read all her books ever since.
I relished every word of Coming home.... and I hope one day to visit Cornwall!!!
Published on Sep 8 2003 by Daniela Korem

5.0 out of 5 stars Like Coming Home
This is my favorite book ever. By the end of the book, I felt so close to Judith, the main character. Ms. Read more
Published on Jun 12 2003 by Alexandra Brown

5.0 out of 5 stars I LOVE this book!
This is my favorite book. I'm reading it again - again.

My favorite thing about this book is the way you get to feel so close to all of the characters. Read more

Published on Jun 1 2003 by mnmgal

4.0 out of 5 stars The trip home was long but well-described
728 pages (hardback) of flowery descriptive prose that this aspiring poet loved and hated! I couldn't help thinking "where is that red pen? Read more
Published on Dec 23 2002 by Coleen Kenny

5.0 out of 5 stars Favorite Book Ever
This book is one of my all time favorites. It's an amazing story about a girl's coming of age during World War II. Read more
Published on Oct 25 2002 by Molly I. Tinker

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Novel of Pilcher, Wonderfully Written!
I really got into the book after the first couple of chapters where Pilcher sets her tone of the story. Read more
Published on Jul 7 2002 by J. Kirkman

1.0 out of 5 stars Below-par writing that fails to enchant
As soon as sufficient characters are introduced in "Coming Home", any reader with her eyes open (I must say her, because who could imagine any male ever suffering all... Read more
Published on Jul 5 2002 by Catharine

5.0 out of 5 stars A book that drew me in.
When I first began to read this novel I thought oh boy this book is so very descriptive I'm never going to get into this, but I pushed on. Read more
Published on Jun 6 2002 by Janet

5.0 out of 5 stars A Good Girl's Life
Judith Dunbar, who is 13years old when the story begins in 1935. She was sent to boarding school in Cornwall because her parents are posted to Singapore. Read more
Published on Mar 25 2002 by wildwoodldy

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Story but...
I think I would have enjoyed this book more if I hadn't seen the movie first. The movie was quite different from her book. Read more
Published on Feb 16 2002

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