The Carousel

Every so often, I leave my chosen world of non-fiction for a breath of fresh, fictional air. Rosamunde Pilcher takes me to Cornwall - or Scotland, or other places in Great Britain - where I plunge into a plethora of old-fashioned British words that take me to the rural countryside and to towns named......more

Few things are so ideal to restore your inner balance after a hard day than Rosamund Pilcher's books. This optimism, the gentle romance, the relaxing descriptions of nature and in general all this world of her are the ideal elements that one can look for in these conditions and their positive effect......more

...there is no way you can escape reality. Cruelty, indifference, selfishness. One can see here Rosamunde Pilcher's wisdom. It was interesting, quite deep as for her lighter romances. Oh, dear Lord, the things we do to our children. Yes..., what we really do... It was written in the 80ties of X......more

Prue Shackleton. who works in London. was due to go on holiday to Scotland with her boyfriend when she was called to help her aunt Phoebe in Cornwall who had broken her arm. She welcomed the change of plan, realising that she preferred her aunt's company anyway. On the train she met Charlotte, a sch......more