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A Rose Petal Summer
- Narrated by: Jilly Bond
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
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Summary
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‘Thank goodness for Katie Fforde, the perfect author to bring comfort in difficult times. She really is the queen of uplifting, feel good romance.’ AJ PEARCE
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IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO FALL IN LOVE...
Caro Swanson has taken a job in a remote part of Scotland.
She’s answered an ad in The Lady: being a companion to an elderly gentleman who lives in a country estate could be perfect! Surely it's time to make a change and do something different for a while?
The fact that she may also see Alec, the young man who she met some years previously and who she has always thought of as her ‘one who got away’, is of course purely incidental.
Soon Caro is falling in love - not only with Alec but with the stunning country house she's now living in. But the estate is in financial difficulties, and Caro soon realises there's only one way to rescue it.
So begins a magical romantic summer, one that will take Caro from Scotland to London and the south of France, in search of a classic lost perfume that might just restore all their fortunes.
Romance, humour, a cast of warm and totally believable characters and the tantalising possibility of happily-ever-after? It must be a Katie Fforde novel.
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The whole world loves Katie Fforde's work:
'Like a good wedding, it will leave you wiping away the tears' SUNDAY EXPRESS
'Modern-day Austen. Great fun' RED
'Katie’s writing is life-enhancing and, like the love affairs, delicious. I enjoyed every minute!' ELIZABETH BUCHAN
'Top-drawer romantic escapism' DAILY MAIL
'Warm, brilliant and full of love' HEAT
'Delicious - gorgeous humour and the lightest of touches' SUNDAY TIMES
'Effortlessly lovable, warm and fun' CLOSER
'Curl up on the sofa with this book and dream ... delightful' THE LADY
'Deliciously enjoyable' WOMAN AND HOME
'Uplifting and delightful' HOT BRANDS COOL PLACES
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- Bizgen
- 30-06-19
Interesting storyline, a fraction over long.
I read Katie because she always has an interesting and well researched storyline and presents her books in a well constructed way. Maybe, also, I read and listen for some light relief from more complex novels. A Rose Petal Summer was maybe a little too long to support the story, and there weren't many surprises.
I wasn't madly keen on Jilly Bond's rather 'mumsy' delivery in this book, it rather grated on me bringing a picture to my mind of a sixth form prefect rather than an attractive young woman. I liked her better in A Summer at Sea, and I'm not sure why. It was something to do with the emphasis on on the last syllable of so many words? Such a 'no nonsense' approach - can Jilly do wistful, I wonder? I couldn't reconcile the picture her voice brought to my mind with the words I was hearing.
I won't dwell on the plot, it was a light romance so we know girl will get man from the moment they meet. That's why we read them, I suppose. I must say that the likelihood of such a man making perfumes did seem a long stretch of the imagination, but it was an interesting subject. So difficult to find new ideas for plots! And I had to suspend belief with the rather unlikely immediate friendship with the starlet and her producer husband-to-be.
Katie Fforde mostly is pretty reliable, apart from one or two midway in her career, when I thought they were getting a little too Mills and Boonish, but she is well and truly back on track these days, and doesn't disappoint. I enjoyed the book on the whole, although some of her other novels were better.
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- Ms. C. M. Hudspeth
- 21-04-20
brilliant
love it great read has all way from Katie fforde great story u need read it
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- Amazon Customer
- 28-05-20
Absolutely wonderful . From start to finish.
Enchanting through and through. Perfectly gripping through out. First class, excellently narrated. Totally enjoyed it
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- Alex Joel
- 17-07-21
Just a delightful story for summer
I absolutely loved listening to this story, it was just the essence of summer. The narrative was easy to listen to and the story was utterly charming.
I would recommend this audio book to anyone who wants to relax with a glass of wine and listen to a charming story.
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- Anonymous User
- 18-10-20
A Rose Petal Summer
Another Katie Fforde book which I enjoyed very much but not so keen on the narrator
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- Bob Glen
- 10-04-19
Love rekindled
listened over time good story line,loved the description of the scenery people etc.
not too keen on the narrator.
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- Amy B.
- 28-08-20
Lovely escapism
Loved it, don't get tied up in the likelihood of these things happening in real life and just enjoy.
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- Angie
- 18-02-20
Good Listening
Good storyline, set in London, Scotland and France. Audible helps to bring it alive with the different accents, which I don't think you would get from reading. Thoroughly enjoyed and would recommended especially to fans of Katie Fforde.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-02-20
I didn't want it to end
I fell head over heels in love with the characters in this book, I inhaled it in 3 days.
Katie's books are some of my favourites and I always feel as though I miss the characters once the book is finished.
I could read about these people all the time.
What a beautiful book.
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- belinda
- 18-05-19
Katie fjorde fashion
a bit long winded but funny enough. not quite as intriguing as her prior books
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