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No two women could have been more different. No two women could have been closer…

Flora and Rose are identical twins who do not know of each other’s existence. Rose had been raised by her frivolous mother with the glossy international jet set. Flora has spent her childhood in the beauty and quiet of her father’s Cornish cottage. And then, by chance, they meet.

The encounter seems heaven-sent to the shameless Rose, who longs to be free of a man she no longer desires.

In taking Rose’s place, Flora’s uneventful life is changed forever. She finds drama and danger – and glimpses a happiness beyond her wildest dreams. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Rose, raised by her socialite mother among Europe's jet set, and Flora, brought up in her father's Cornwall cottage, are identical twins who meet after twenty years and bring intrigue and suspense into each other's lives. (General Fiction).

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He stood at the window, with his back to her, framed by the faded curtains which she had chosen forty years before. Read the first page

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5.0 out of 5 stars Charming Early Pilcher, May 14 2004

By	W. Carol "dog lover" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Under Gemini (Hardcover)

I don't think that Rosamunde Pilcher could write a bad book, but this, one of her earliest, is one of her best. It has all the wonderful Pilcher elements: the stately old home gone slightly shabby; the wonderfully individual characters (in this case, in Scotland rather than Pilcher's often-used Cornwall venue); the stalwart hero/heroines bearing secret grief in silence.

Our heroine, Flora, suddenly finds at age 22 that she has an identical twin from whom she was separated at birth. That twin, Rose, is everything that Flora is not--and does not wish to be. But before Flora can find this out, she is drawn into a ridiculous and dangerous scheme. She will impersonate Rose, who has jilted her perfectly nice fiance Antony, in front of Antony's dying grandmother, Tuppy.

Thus begins a fraught journey to the aforementioned crumbling estate in Scotland, a love-at-first-sight meeting with the grandmother, and a week-long charade that brings Flora close to permanent disaster, and changes everyone around her. Of course the reader prays for a happy ending and a nice, bracing cup of hot tea.

Simply a gem. If this is a Pilcher you have missed, give yourself a treat and curl up with it at the first opportunity.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Cozy as a Cup of Tea, Jan 18 2003

By	Mamalinde "mamalinde" (Dallas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Under Gemini (Mass Market Paperback)

Improbability, coincidence and pure fate take center stage as identical twins separated at birth come upon their mirror image quite accidentally while in a London restaurant. After a night spent puzzling through the bizarre circumstances of their lives, jet-setting sister Rose takes off to Greece -- leaving her much more down-to-earth twin Flora to deal with a recently dumped fianc�. Somehow Flora is convinced to accompany the fianc� to Scotland to comfort a grandmother who is supposedly dying. The drama mounts, as does the dishonesty, and Flora finds herself living a life she never imagined. When the house of cards begins to collapse, will the friendships survive the betrayal? And, has the right sister fallen for the wrong man? A bit of a relic, but cozy as a cup of tea on a cold and windy Scottish coast.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Deceptions Hurt the Heart!, Nov 30 2002

By	J. Kirkman "book jen" (St. Petersburg, FL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Under Gemini (Mass Market Paperback)

Every family hides something, but Flora Waring discovered deception in hers. At 22 she learned she had an identical twin sister, Rose, who lived with the mother Flora didn't remember at all. And when Flora ended up impersonating the high-spirited, spoiled Rose, she would have to face how cruel lies can be. When she agreed to accompany Rose's fiance to meet his grandmother in a picturesque town on the Scottish coast, she would quickly fall in love with the lush green countryside, the Armstrong family, and a rare, wonderful man. But she would also confront Rose's shocking secrets and a betrayal that would break her heart.

This was a great read as all of Pilcher's books are! I became very engrossed in this story.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Lovely romantic story!
I have long maintained that reading a book by Rosamunde Pilcher is like coming home from work and putting on ones' robe and slippers. Read more

Published on Sep 12 2000 by Nancy R. Katz

4.0 out of 5 stars Finding a true love
This was my first Rosamunde Pilcher book and I got hooked on her books since then.

It is a beautiful story of a young woman who finds her true love in a most unusual place. Read more

Published on May 1 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars Under Gemini
I am a recent fan of Rosamunde Pilcher's books and Under Gemini is the last book I read. I agree with other readers who find her books easy to read, even if the plots are... Read more

Published on Mar 16 2000 by Deidre