The Willow Pool by Elizabeth Elgin, 0006514308, Lowest Book Price Finder

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Fantastic

This is a fantastic to read, it grips you so much much you feel like you've been watching a film!

First class - could not put book down

As always, this Author has again written a wonderful book. You can get straight into the book and the storyline is excellent. I was so absorbed by the story that I did not want to put the book down - housework etc. all got left behind. Thoroughly recommend this title to anyone especially if they have not read Elizabeth Elgin titles before. She is a first class author.

UP TO MRS ELGIN'S USUAL UNPUTDOWNABLE STANDARD!

MRS ELGIN HAS CERTAINLY DELIGHTED FAITHFUL READERS WITH THIS LOVELY BOOK, LETTING IT TURN OUT JUST THE WAY ANY READER WOULD WANT IT TO BUT WITHOUT MAKING IT TOO OBVIOUS! ONCE AGAIN, SHE HAS CAPTURED WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE THE REAL FEELINGS OF PEOPLE DURING WARTIME (I AM NOT OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE!)WITHOUT PUTTING TOO MUCH OF A GLOSS ON IT ALL - NOT EVERYONE WAS HAPPY TO DO NATIONAL SERVICE - THEY WERE NOT ALL VOLUNTARY HEROES!!!!! I AM CERTAINLY LOOKING FORWARD TO MRS ELGIN'S NEXT BOOK, HAVING LOVED ALL OF THEM!

Another great WW2 tale from Elizabeth Elgin

I'm an avid fan of Elizabeth Elgin's previous WW2 stories and this book didn't disappoint. It has a likeable heroine in Liverpool girl Meg Blundell, picking up her story just after the death of her mother Dolly, who raised her alone. Meg discovers that contrary to what she's always believed, Dolly was never married, and she was born not in Liverpool but in a grand old house called Candlefold, where her mother was housemaid. Meg ends up working at Candlefold for the Kenworthy family as she attempts to uncover the truth about her birth. Like her mother, she falls in love with Candlefold, and especially with Mark Kenworthy, the soldier son of the house.

I enjoyed this book immensely, and couldn't wait to find out what happened at the end. As always, Meg is a wonderful heroine. The only real problem I had was that I didn't think Mark was all that likeable as a hero, unlike his equivalent Drew Sutton in the 'Buttercups' saga. I found it quite difficult sometimes from his behaviour to believe he was really in love with Meg, perhaps because he seemed to be more of a secondary character in Meg's story. Apart from that, I would highly recommend this.

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