Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780007230013
ISBN: 000723001X
Label: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Manufacturer: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Number Of Pages: 624
Publication Date: October 16, 2006
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Studio: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

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Rating: - Dreadful!
I have read quite a few of Phillippa Gregory's books and thought they ranged from so-so to really great. However, I thought that "Wideacre" was truly dire. I did what I almost never do and finally gave up on it.
I have never read a book with so many horrible characters and such a tedious plot. To compare the heroine to Scarlett O'Hara, as the book cover did, is a joke.
Linda.

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Rating: - Rather like picking a scab - manky, but oddly fascinating.
Straight off, I have to say that I am an uncritical fan of most of PGs work, but this one stretched even my credulity a bit. Being an unapologetic, pavement-plodding, Glaswegian city-girl , I was a little confused by the mystic, magical appeal of Wideacre, and I spent the first few chapters rather wondering what all the fuss was about. Still do, as a matter of fact. Despite this, I found the characters utterly compelling, if only in a slightly disturbing way, and the plots elaborate turns and developments ... Read More

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Rating: - Disappointing
Wideacre Having read several Philippa Gregory books, including the brilliant novel 'A Respectable Trade' I bought this trilogy with anticipation and took 'Wideacre' on holiday. What a disappointment! The reissue of the 'Wideacre' trilogy is a commercial decision based on Philippa Gregory's more recent successes. Her heroine, described by some as poisonous but fascinating, becomes, in my view, unbelievable and ridiculous, as do the other characters. They are excused their weaknesses by a light dusting of ... Read More

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Rating: - Wouldn't even give this to Oxfam
Terrible. This book was a gift, and i should have given it straight back.
Considering the standard of her other books, this is disappointing. Tacky, farfetched, and just generally bad

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Rating: - A brilliant read - highly recommend
I thoroughly enjoy Philippa Gregory's books. Right from the start, you are drawn into the story, starting off with the main character, Beatrice Lacey's, childhood. The characters are so well thought through and believable, you can't put the book down because you need to know what's going to happen next! I have missed stops on the train because of this book.

The story is about Beatrice Lacey, the daughter of a wealthy landowner, whose only passion is the land and her home, Wideacre, and she ... Read More

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