The Rose Girls

This was one of those books that was okay for me, but it didn't really have any highs or lows, it was a bit flat. The main thing that bothered me was the narrative tone - and I have to say, I wonder if this is the kind of book I'd have read very differently if I wasn't a writer myself. Flat, is how......more

Very enjoyable read by Victoria Connelly. I've read a couple of her Austen Lovers books and another stand-alone and have enjoyed each one. This one centered around three sisters. Each one was going through their own grief process after losing their mother, while also dealing with the everyday rounds......more

Primer libro que leo de esta autora y puedo decir que es correcto , sin sobresaltos y casi casi me ha parecido una película de la hora de la siesta ... Tres hermanas unidas por las deudas y una casa en ruinas , un pasado marcado por una madre con una enfermedad mental que le impide ser madre y que cr......more

As a keen gardener this is a wonderful little book that marries chick-lit with the A-Z of roses very successfully! The sisters are left with a crumbling manor house and ailing rose plant business after the death of their mother and this book is their story of how they overcome financial and personal......more

Enjoyable book set in modern-day Great Britain. The story centers around 3 sisters in a crumbling historic estate. Each have their own demons to deal with, along with coping with their mother's death and concerns on keeping the estate going. Although not a lot actually happens in this book, it's goo......more