Robin Pilcher
Autor(a) de A Risk Worth Taking
About the Author
Robin Pilcher was born on August 10, 1950 in Dundee, Scotland. Before becoming a full-time author, he worked as a cowboy, an assistant film cameraman, a farmer, a public relations and marketing consultant and a tennis coach. His books include An Ocean Apart (1999), Starting Over (2002), A Risk mostrar mais Worth Taking (2004), and Starburst (2008). (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Obras por Robin Pilcher
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Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1950-08-10
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- UK
- Locais de residência
- Dundee, Scotland, UK
Andalucia, Spain - Educação
- Clifton College, Clifton, Bristol, England, UK
- Ocupações
- author
cameraman
farmer
songwriter - Relações
- Pilcher, Rosamunde (mother)
Membros
Críticas
The Long Way Home por Robin Pilcher
Family Saga
Son of Rosamonde. Set in England and Scotland. Dot com?r finds himself in Scotland doing something he loves and in turn finds how to love his kids and realize his marriage is over. A good read.
This was the debut novel for Robin Pilcher, son of the better-known writer Rosamunde Pilcher.
David, a businessman who has been grieving and depressed, flies to America for an important meeting. Then he realises he has to start moving on for the sake of his children in Scotland...
Clever plotting as a business thread alternates with David's personal story. While some of the scenes relating to the business went a little over my head, it didn’t matter. David, who is an extremely likeable person, discovers that he can make a difference in the lives of some lonely people. The bulk of the story takes place over about a month, and the pace works well.
The writing is excellent, particularly the characterisation; the author evidently inherited his mother's gift in that respect. There's believable dialogue and some strong emotion, with one particularly moving scene, towards the end. The romance, inevitable from fairly early on, is low-key, only coming to resolution in the final chapter.
I enjoyed this very much both on first reading, on re-reading nearly sixteen years later, and again another five years after that. Highly recommended.
Latest review here: https://suesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2022/09/an-ocean-apart-by-robin-pilcher.htm...… (mais)
David, a businessman who has been grieving and depressed, flies to America for an important meeting. Then he realises he has to start moving on for the sake of his children in Scotland...
Clever plotting as a business thread alternates with David's personal story. While some of the scenes relating to the business went a little over my head, it didn’t matter. David, who is an extremely likeable person, discovers that he can make a difference in the lives of some lonely people. The bulk of the story takes place over about a month, and the pace works well.
The writing is excellent, particularly the characterisation; the author evidently inherited his mother's gift in that respect. There's believable dialogue and some strong emotion, with one particularly moving scene, towards the end. The romance, inevitable from fairly early on, is low-key, only coming to resolution in the final chapter.
I enjoyed this very much both on first reading, on re-reading nearly sixteen years later, and again another five years after that. Highly recommended.
Latest review here: https://suesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2022/09/an-ocean-apart-by-robin-pilcher.htm...… (mais)
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- Obras
- 11
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- Membros
- 1,485
- Popularidade
- #17,291
- Avaliação
- 3.4
- Críticas
- 39
- ISBN
- 152
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- 10
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- 1