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Pommeroy Kindle Edition

by Cate Charleston (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 63 ratings
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It is the beginning of the Edwardian era and the Boer War has ended, bringing back to the great house of Pommeroy its heir, Lord Richard Devenish. He has been severely wounded in the same action which killed his lifelong friend Jack Brookes, one of the Pommeroy gardeners. Before he died, he left a message which Richard believes to be for Jack’s sister Lily, now the only remaining child of the widowed head gardener. Expecting gratitude, he is puzzled by Lily’s coolness. For Lily realizes that her brother’s words are intended for another although she cannot reveal the secret she unwillingly shares with Richard’s sisters, Leonora and Louisa, and which all three are anxious to keep from him. Leonora is being pressured into marriage by her overbearing mother and believing that she has nothing left to live for, submits to what she can no longer avoid. The consequences are disastrous. Despite his best efforts, Richard is powerfully drawn to Lily, who leaves Pommeroy on the death of her father. A chance revelation explodes the secret which has almost estranged them all and Jack’s legacy changes from one of bitter sorrow and blame to healing, redemption and a passionate love which takes no heed of class or birth.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00JORD1Y2
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Charleston Slade Associates (October 12, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 12, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3105 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 390 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 63 ratings

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Cate Charleston

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If it's sexy, sweeping romance you're after, then the Cate Charleston brand probably isn't for you! Instead, my books concern women facing difficult dilemmas such as we all do when heart and head lead down different paths and hard choices must be made. But there is always a love story, and love in its many forms is ever-present.

I live with my long-term partner amid the glorious countryside of Mid-Wales which provides inspiration for the natural description always to be found in my stories. If you'd like to contact me about them, please feel free to do so through my website http://www.catecharleston.co.uk. I promise to reply!

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kwright
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful historical
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2017
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This is a wonderful love story, but not in the traditional way you might think of a historical romance. There was love born out of friendships, love between a brother and his two sisters, love of a father for his children, a fierce young love shattered by class issues and war, and a more traditional love between one of the main characters, Richard, and Lily, woman he fell in love with. This is not a hot and steamy story either...I think there was one meaningful kiss in the whole book. This is not a book for someone who enjoys witty, lighthearted banter in their books. It is drama, pure and simple. In many ways, it reminded me of PBS drama Downton Abbey for the setting and time were almost identical. No matter to me though because I loved that show. I fell in love with all the characters (other than the over the top self centered Lady Edith, mother to Richard and sisters Louisa and Leonora) and was fully immersed in their stories and lives.

This book brought tears to my eyes a couple of times. It may be the first time (in my experience)that one of the main characters, Jack Brooks, was dead before the book even began. But it was Jack, and how his life interwove with Richard, Leonora, Lily and even Louisa and indirectly by way of Jack's father, the Earl himself. His presence was felt throughout the book and the scene when Richard described the extent of Jack's injuries and the message Jack tried to convey was heart wrenching to me.

This is a book that is going to stay with me for a few days and I'm going to have to find something really, really good as a follow-up. This is a new to me author and I'm looking forward to reading Romilly by Cate Charleston soon as it features one of the secondary characters in this book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Remarkably beautiful story, like all lives the sunshines and the rain falls, it's what you do with it that counts!
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2015
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This is my second Charleston book. The first one was outstanding, and I fell in love with her use of language. This book is a study of the human condition, the foibles, the secrets, the heartbreaks and difficulty we all have in communicating our true feelings. And Ms. Charleston is a master at psychological dissection. Life is beautifully heartrendingly complicated, as our characters discover...as we all discover, to greater or lesser degree. It is a beautiful book, and wonderfully satisfying. I would be surprised if the readers were unable to our names to each character that exist in their own lives. There is also something to be learned by all of us, before it is too late; and it is never too late until we die. If you take nothing else away from this remarkable book, take that lesson, it is well worth it!
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OLT
4.0 out of 5 stars Historical fiction/romance taking place in 1902.
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2015
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A good and inexpensive find. Very nice writing here, excellent descriptive passages, well-developed and complex characters. And the time period is not your same-old Regency or Victorian era. It's 1902, the beginning of the Edwardian era. Soldiers are coming back from the Boer War, the class system is showing a few signs of wear and tear, although the upper-class still clings to its feeling of superiority in society.

The main characters live at the Pommeroy estate, home of the Earl and Countess of Glenmoor and their adult children, Richard, badly wounded in the Boer War and recently arrived back home, Louisa, the eldest daughter destined for spinsterhood, and lovely, youngest sibling Leonora, who seems to have, for undisclosed reasons, lost her zest for life in the past year.

Add the Brooke family to the cast of characters. Brooke is caretaker and head gardener at the Pommeroy estate and his adult son and daughter, Jack and Lily, figure heavily in the plot. Jack posthumously, having been killed in South Africa on the same day Richard was wounded.

Richard and Jack had been lifelong friends, so Jack's death has hit Richard hard, especially since he has the idea that he was the reason Jack had gone to fight in South Africa in the first place. In addition, there are the issues with Leonora's puzzling withdrawal into herself, Lily's resentment, at first, of the earl's son and daughters, and a particularly self-centered, society-obsessed, superficial countess, mother of Richard and his sisters who is, one hopes, an exaggerated caricature of upper-class self importance and vapidity.

All the young adults have secrets or at least thoughts and feelings they are not disclosing to each other, in particular Leonora, Richard and Lily, so the plot is centered on getting them to open to each other. The war's aftermath, Jack's death, Richard's injuries, Leonora's disinterest in her life and agreement to a marriage arranged by her mother from hell, Lily's relationship to the owners of Pommeroy and the upper class/ middle class divide, make for a thoughtful read.

Well written and thoughtful as it is, it's not quite a 5-star read for me because it moves too slowly for the amount of actual plot. BTW, there is romance here but it is of the low-key variety. That's fine with me, but I mention it to anyone reading this review who prefers a 'hotter' love story.
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Bookwoman
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Novel
Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2014
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October has been a very good month for my discovering wonderful new authors - new to me, at least. I loved both this novel and its follow-up "Romilly." This is the story of several young people being forced into the roles demanded by society who simply cannot accomodate themselves to those roles. The results of the conflicts are painful, quite literally in one case, and destructive. Balancing the anger and anguish of the plot is the healing provided by nature. There are long, quite beautiful descriptions of the English countryside in the changing seasons, as several characters find peace and occupation in gardens and woodlands.

"Pommeroy" is a beautifully written book filled with characters you will love (and one you'll despise). Give it your time. You won't be disappointed.
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Louise Keith
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Edwardian Novel
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2015
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I do love a well-written romance, and this lovely novel has a place alongside the works of Austen and Eliot for the storyline and emotions, high and low, evoked by each character. From the loving father who awakens to the needs of his adult children to the depths of friendship-turned-to-love, Pommeroy satisfies the desire for a character-driven plot line full of flavor and was a delight to the senses. Highly recommend for those rainy day reading hours, or on a trip! Looking forward to the next works by this author.
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Jo-Anne Lewis
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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Ann Nicholls
5.0 out of 5 stars Pommeroy by Cate Charleston
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 25, 2015
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I give Cate Charleston's Pommeroy five stars. It was superbly written, beautifully crafted and in correct historical context. I am full of admiration of the author's talent in this genre. The book was a real treat and I look forward to reading the rest of her work. .
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sarah lewis
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 7, 2018
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MarybytheSea
4.0 out of 5 stars Well-written and entertaining
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 3, 2015
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A very well-written and entertaining book although I found the two middle-aged female characters annoying. However this book is followed by the excellent Romilly which begins just after the death of one of the cuckolded husbands and the two books should preferably (although not necessarily) be read in sequence. I look forward to reading more books by this accomplished author.
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