The novel has a gently sweet flavour, it continues to beguile because of Pilcher's warmth, sincerity and easy, undemanding prose The Sunday Times Compelling pages packed with convincing characters, vivid settings and weepy bits Daily Mail A great featherbed of a novel, all the right ingredients Woman & Home Especially good on atmosphere and a lonely teenager's bewilderment, Pilcher's storytelling skills are serene and beguiling The Times Much-needed balm to soothe the troubled mind' Sunday Express A well-upholstered good read Daily Mail Classy, lavish entertainment ... literate pleasure Publishers Weekly Captivating ... The best sort of book to come home to ... Readers will undoubtedly hope Pilcher comes home to the typewriter again soon. New York Daily News
Rosamunde Pilcher has had a long and distinguished career as a novelist and a short story writer, who was awarded an O.B.E. for services to literature in 2002, and an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Dundee University in 2010.