The Carousel
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- Author：Rosamunde Pilcher
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Summary
Prue is intelligent， artistic， independent - and bored。 Pressurised by her mother to make a conventional and dull marriage， she is delighted to escape London and seek retreat with her eccentric and bohemian aunt in Cornwall。 A chance encounter with an attractive young artist on the sea shore leads to day after idyllic summer's day of exploring the Cornish countryside and coast。 But there is something troubling Daniel and Prue， now deeply entangled， feels compelled to discover what it is。。。
Reviews
Michael Tweed
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Not one the best by Rosamunde Pilcher but still an enjoyable read。
Rebecca
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CharmingA very charming little book， lacking the depth of her larger novels， but the lovely Cornwall makes a nice setting for this romantic story。
Deb
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I love Rosalind Pilcher！ Wonderful storyteller！When an older friend breaks her arm， 23 year old Prue is quite happy to leave her home and her overbearing mother to go and stay with free spirit artist friend Phoebe during her recovery time。 While on the train ride there she meets a 10 year old girl who is traveling to the same town to stay with her grandmother while her boarding school is being repaired。 The story of friendship between three generations and how each finds love and happiness。 Grea I love Rosalind Pilcher！ Wonderful storyteller！When an older friend breaks her arm， 23 year old Prue is quite happy to leave her home and her overbearing mother to go and stay with free spirit artist friend Phoebe during her recovery time。 While on the train ride there she meets a 10 year old girl who is traveling to the same town to stay with her grandmother while her boarding school is being repaired。 The story of friendship between three generations and how each finds love and happiness。 Great book！ 。。。more
booksbyhanni
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Hallo， ihr Lieben！Ich habe in meiner Kindheit （und jetzt irgendwie auch noch） seeeehr viele Rosamunde Pilcher Filme gesehen。Nun habe ich dann auch endlich mal das erste Buch der Autorin gelesen。 Das Buch "Karussell des Lebens" habe ich zum Geburtstag bekommen， wobei ich es vorher auch schon einmal hatte。 Die Geschichte spielt （natürlich） in Cornwall in den 80er/90er Jahren。 Tatsächlich fand ich die Weltanschauung vieler Charaktere deutlich zurückgeblieben， was jedoch bereits in der Handlung ange Hallo， ihr Lieben！Ich habe in meiner Kindheit （und jetzt irgendwie auch noch） seeeehr viele Rosamunde Pilcher Filme gesehen。Nun habe ich dann auch endlich mal das erste Buch der Autorin gelesen。 Das Buch "Karussell des Lebens" habe ich zum Geburtstag bekommen， wobei ich es vorher auch schon einmal hatte。 Die Geschichte spielt （natürlich） in Cornwall in den 80er/90er Jahren。 Tatsächlich fand ich die Weltanschauung vieler Charaktere deutlich zurückgeblieben， was jedoch bereits in der Handlung angesprochen wird。 Insgesamt habe ich das gleiche Ambiente gefühlt wie bei den Filme， nur ohne die schönen Naturaufnahmen。Das Buch fand ich insgesamt okay， es war halt selbst für mich sehr leichte Kost， doch mit der Zeit ist es spannend geworden。 Als leichte Sommerlektüre durchaus geeignet würde ich sagen。 。。。more
Monica Giove
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Vado controcorrente ma faccio davvero fatica a capire come questo libro abbia recensioni così alte。 Per tutta la durata del romanzo （che per fortuna non è lungo） si è in attesa della sterzata che dia finalmente inizio alla storia， fino a quando voltando l'ultima pagina ci si ritrova davanti alla parola 'fine'。 Trovo abbastanza difficile descrivere la trama perché di fatto una trama non esiste。 Purtroppo è uno di quei casi in cui difficilmente mi verrà voglia di leggere altro dello stesso autore。 Vado controcorrente ma faccio davvero fatica a capire come questo libro abbia recensioni così alte。 Per tutta la durata del romanzo （che per fortuna non è lungo） si è in attesa della sterzata che dia finalmente inizio alla storia， fino a quando voltando l'ultima pagina ci si ritrova davanti alla parola 'fine'。 Trovo abbastanza difficile descrivere la trama perché di fatto una trama non esiste。 Purtroppo è uno di quei casi in cui difficilmente mi verrà voglia di leggere altro dello stesso autore。 。。。more
Sarah
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Quintessential PilcherIf you like Rosamunde Pilcher， you will like this。 Cornwall， flowers， paintings， painters and a happy ending。 What’s not to like？
Mad Soul Child
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Очень трогательно， но уж больно быстро все произошло。 Сколько прошло， неделя？
Lynn
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I needed a light， enjoyable read， and The Carousel provided exactly that。 I love books set in the English countryside and had forgotten how well Pilcher sets the scene。 Her characters all always well drawn， and her books flow with ease。The storyline is a bit predictable， but in a nice way。 You want things to turn out the way they do， so one can read stress free and just settle in for the ride。
Marybeth
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A sweet little romance that’s perfect reading for a rainy afternoon， stormy night， or soft spring day in a garden。
kim seefeld
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AaahA wonderful story with likable characters Warms the heart like a fire in the hearth on a cold winters day
Anna
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Я очень люблю Пилчер。 Ее романы хочется читать в тёплом свитере перед камином с чашкой чая с молоком。 Ее книги умиротворяют и снимают стресс。 Карусель - тоже тёплый роман， действие которого происходит в любимом Корнуолле。 Только， к сожалению， это роман очень короткий и достаточно предсказуемый。 Впечатление， что предвкушаешь шикарный ужин， а он уже закончился， и даже нет послевкусия。。。
Raquel Diogo
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Ho comprato questo libro per 3€ per aiutarmi a imparare l'italiano。 Altrimenti non l'avrei comprato。。。Una storia d'amore molto prevedibile e persino noiosa。 È speciale solo perché è la prima volta che leggo un libro in italiano。I bought this book for 3€ to help me learn Italian。 Otherwise， I wouldn't have bought it。。。 It's a predictable and boring romance。 It's only special because it is the first time I read a book in Italian。 Let me know if you find a typo or something of the sort in this litt Ho comprato questo libro per 3€ per aiutarmi a imparare l'italiano。 Altrimenti non l'avrei comprato。。。Una storia d'amore molto prevedibile e persino noiosa。 È speciale solo perché è la prima volta che leggo un libro in italiano。I bought this book for 3€ to help me learn Italian。 Otherwise， I wouldn't have bought it。。。 It's a predictable and boring romance。 It's only special because it is the first time I read a book in Italian。 Let me know if you find a typo or something of the sort in this little review。 This platform might be of use on my journey of learning Italian （and English ）。 Also， if you have any book suggestions， that you find accessible for an A2/B1 level written in Italian， comment ✌ 。。。more
Elena
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Good cozy reading。
Sotiris Karaiskos
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Few things are so ideal to restore your inner balance after a hard day than Rosamund Pilcher's books。 This optimism， the gentle romance， the relaxing descriptions of nature and in general all this world of her are the ideal elements that one can look for in these conditions and their positive effect on me is something stable。 Of course， there is nothing different from her other books， which of course can be described as negative but， on the other hand， this absence of surprise works just as rela Few things are so ideal to restore your inner balance after a hard day than Rosamund Pilcher's books。 This optimism， the gentle romance， the relaxing descriptions of nature and in general all this world of her are the ideal elements that one can look for in these conditions and their positive effect on me is something stable。 Of course， there is nothing different from her other books， which of course can be described as negative but， on the other hand， this absence of surprise works just as relaxing as the reader knows what he will encounter。 So here we have a story in beautiful Cornwall， with a young woman looking for her way， a man who has lost it and a neglected girl， all under the roof of a wise middle-aged woman and faced with the consequences of the actions of selfish and immature people。 In this bubble of love and understanding， everything can be done， the tears can dry， true love can bloom， solid solutions can be found and， of course， the reader can find refuge for a few hours。 However， in the case of this book， the hours are really few and that is something negative but I have the feeling that all these nice things are given in an ideally condensed way that actually enhances the book and makes it more enjoyable。 That's why I could not avoid the rating you see。Λίγα πράγματα είναι τόσο ιδανικά για να επαναφέρουν την εσωτερική σου ισορροπία μετά από μία δύσκολη μέρα από τα βιβλία της ρόζαμουντ πίλτσερ。 Αυτή η αισιοδοξία， ο ήπιος ρομαντισμός， οι χαλαρωτικές περιγραφές της φύσης και γενικότερα όλος αυτός ο κόσμος της είναι τα ιδανικά στοιχεία που μπορεί κάποιος να αναζητήσει σε αυτές τις συνθήκες και η θετική επίδραση τους πάνω μου είναι κάτι σταθερό。 Φυσικά κάτι διαφορετικό δεν υπάρχει σε σχέση με τα άλλα βιβλία της， κάτι που φυσικά μπορεί να χαρακτηριστεί αρνητικό αλλά， από την άλλη， αυτή η απουσία έκπληξης λειτουργεί εξίσου χαλαρωτικά καθώς ο αναγνώστης ξέρει τι θα συναντήσει。 Έτσι εδώ έχουμε μία ιστορία στην όμορφη Κορνουάλη， με μία νεαρή γυναίκα που αναζητά το δρόμο της， έναν άντρα που τον έχει χάσει και ένα παραμελημένο κορίτσι， όλοι τους υπό την σκέπη μιας σοφής μεσήλικης γυναίκας και αντιμέτωποι με τις συνέπειες των πράξεων εγωιστών και ανώριμων ανθρώπων。 Μέσα σε αυτήν την φούσκα αγάπης και κατανόησης τα πάντα μπορούν να γίνουν， τα δάκρυα να στεγνώσουν， ο πραγματικός έρωτας να ανθίσει， να βρεθούν στέρεες λύσεις και φυσικά ο αναγνώστης να βρει καταφύγιο για λίγες ώρες。 Βέβαια στην περίπτωση αυτού του βιβλίου οι ώρες είναι πραγματικά λίγες και αυτό είναι κάτι το αρνητικό αλλά έχω την αίσθηση ότι όλα αυτά τα ωραία πράγματα δίνονται με έναν ιδανικά συμπυκνωμένο τρόπο που στην πραγματικότητα ενισχύει το βιβλίο και το κάνει πιο απολαυστικό。 Για αυτό δεν μπόρεσα αποφύγω τη βαθμολογία που βλέπετε。 。。。more
Robin
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Predictable， but kept my attention。 It's been a lot of years since one of Pilcher's books has crossed my path。 This one showed up in my Little Free Library。 A good book for pandemic-times。 Predictable， but kept my attention。 It's been a lot of years since one of Pilcher's books has crossed my path。 This one showed up in my Little Free Library。 A good book for pandemic-times。 。。。more
Mw Moses
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Dig audio - standard girl meets boy format
Laura
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I had high hopes for this one but it was fairly predictable: young woman at a crossroads in her life， she has a "found" family that lives an artsy dream in Cornwall， the bad characters are bad， the good characters are angelic， and the children are above average in need of someone who cares。I know it is a product of its time but the handwringing became tedious and I started to skim。 I do really love how Pilcher can make the Cornish landscape come to life。Clean。 I had high hopes for this one but it was fairly predictable: young woman at a crossroads in her life， she has a "found" family that lives an artsy dream in Cornwall， the bad characters are bad， the good characters are angelic， and the children are above average in need of someone who cares。I know it is a product of its time but the handwringing became tedious and I started to skim。 I do really love how Pilcher can make the Cornish landscape come to life。Clean。 。。。more
Kristina
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Not her best I have loved a lot of her other books， especially the shell seekers， but this one is just too abrupt， more of a short story。 It is definitely your happy ever after story but painfully obvious right from the beginning。
Bryan Edward
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I don't know why， but I love Rosamunde Pilcher so much。 I don't think I'm really the target audience， but I still like the world she creates。 The Carousel is a straight-forward story， and even tho I was one step ahead of the narrator the entire time， I really enjoyed it。 I don't know why， but I love Rosamunde Pilcher so much。 I don't think I'm really the target audience， but I still like the world she creates。 The Carousel is a straight-forward story， and even tho I was one step ahead of the narrator the entire time， I really enjoyed it。 。。。more
Margaret Gerberding
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Prue cancels a vacation with her boyfriend to go care for an aunt who has broken her arm。 While she is there she meets a child and a man who cause her to rethink her choices for her life。
Anita
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A delightful read with all Ms。 Pilcher's charm of European life。 A delightful read with all Ms。 Pilcher's charm of European life。 。。。more
Tania Martins
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Romance pequeno que se lê num ápice mas sem grandes floreados！ Gostei mais das personagens secundárias do que do suposto casal principal！ Lei-se mas acho que não me vou sequer lembrar disto daqui a uns dias。。。
Pattsy Sellen
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Love the book！ I love to read anything written by her， I love the descriptions and words do she uses。She has a magical way with words。 I would recommend her books to anyone who enjoys a great story to read，
Claudia Cheyne
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Twenty-three-year old Prudence （Prue） Shackleton was invited to spend ten days in Scotland with her boyfriend's parents。 Instead she chooses to use her vacation time to help her godmother Phoebe who is finding life alone challenging since she recently broke her arm。 The word 'serendipity' is used in this book to describe the events that take place as a result of Prue's decision。 On the train ride to Cornwall she meets a girl whose destination is the same as hers。 Little does she know their futur Twenty-three-year old Prudence （Prue） Shackleton was invited to spend ten days in Scotland with her boyfriend's parents。 Instead she chooses to use her vacation time to help her godmother Phoebe who is finding life alone challenging since she recently broke her arm。 The word 'serendipity' is used in this book to describe the events that take place as a result of Prue's decision。 On the train ride to Cornwall she meets a girl whose destination is the same as hers。 Little does she know their futures will somehow become entwined。 This wonderful story is told as only Rosamunde Pilcher can with memorable characters you will love。 。。。more
Linda Klinedinst
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I listened to this as a Audio Book through my County Library System。 I really enjoyed listening to this book。 I love Rosamunde Pilcher's Books。 I have read "September" by her as well。 I give this book 5/5 Stars。Happy Reading :） I listened to this as a Audio Book through my County Library System。 I really enjoyed listening to this book。 I love Rosamunde Pilcher's Books。 I have read "September" by her as well。 I give this book 5/5 Stars。Happy Reading :） 。。。more
Smalltown
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This was definitely Pilcher light。 Barely a novella， it was predictable and far-fetched。 But I still have never read a bad Pilcher。 Provided a nice interlude。
Juan Pablo
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Es entretenido， las 170 páginas se pasan rápido。 Los personajes son un poco tontos， estereotipados y anticuados， pero si dejamos eso de lado el libro se disfruta。 Me decepcionó el final， esperaba otra cosa
Tanis
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A pleasant enough short novel but not exactly gripping and I don't like the repeated theme of women suppressing and denying their own talents to support the great man。 The ending is a bit of a leap isn't it？ I could see Daniel asking Prue to spend a summer in Greece with him but to propose on the strength of a picnic and an uncomfortable lager seems a bit outlandish to me。 Sounded like he wanted a cheap nanny lined up。 A pleasant enough short novel but not exactly gripping and I don't like the repeated theme of women suppressing and denying their own talents to support the great man。 The ending is a bit of a leap isn't it？ I could see Daniel asking Prue to spend a summer in Greece with him but to propose on the strength of a picnic and an uncomfortable lager seems a bit outlandish to me。 Sounded like he wanted a cheap nanny lined up。 。。。more
magdalena dyjas
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So。。。 another guilty pleasure。 2019 hasn't been the best of the years for me， so I'm finishing it by reading books that tell unrealistic stories about happy people and happy endings ;） So。。。 another guilty pleasure。 2019 hasn't been the best of the years for me， so I'm finishing it by reading books that tell unrealistic stories about happy people and happy endings ;） 。。。more
Anastasia Ts。
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Όταν ολοκληρώνω ένα βιβλίο προσπαθώ να συνδέσω τα στοιχεία που δίνονται στο έργο και κατανοήσω τον τρόπο γραφής του συγγραφέα。 Έχοντας διαβάσει τρία βιβλία της συγγραφέα， μπορώ να σημειώσω ότι έχω διαμορφώσει κάποια άποψη。 Το συγκεκριμένο βιβλίο μ' άρεσε γιατί με βοήθησε να χαλαρώσω από μια κουραστική εβδομάδα （γι' αυτό και βάζω 3 αστέρια）。。。 Αν εξετάσω όμως το βιβλίο ως έργο τότε σίγουρα θα σημειώσω ότι ίσως η Pilcher ήθελε να γράψει ένα κείμενο απλά για να γράψει！ Το βιβλίο φέρει έναν τίτλο πο Όταν ολοκληρώνω ένα βιβλίο προσπαθώ να συνδέσω τα στοιχεία που δίνονται στο έργο και κατανοήσω τον τρόπο γραφής του συγγραφέα。 Έχοντας διαβάσει τρία βιβλία της συγγραφέα， μπορώ να σημειώσω ότι έχω διαμορφώσει κάποια άποψη。 Το συγκεκριμένο βιβλίο μ' άρεσε γιατί με βοήθησε να χαλαρώσω από μια κουραστική εβδομάδα （γι' αυτό και βάζω 3 αστέρια）。。。 Αν εξετάσω όμως το βιβλίο ως έργο τότε σίγουρα θα σημειώσω ότι ίσως η Pilcher ήθελε να γράψει ένα κείμενο απλά για να γράψει！ Το βιβλίο φέρει έναν τίτλο που δεν σχετίζεται με το θέμα της ιστορίας， αναφέρεται μονάχα ότι ήταν το αγαπημένο παιχνίδι ενός από τους ήρωες。 Έπειτα ο έρωτας της ηρωίδας Πρου με τον καλλιτέχνη Ντάνιελ μου φάνηκε ρηχός και δεν είχε την ένταση αυτών από τα βιβλία που είχαν προηγηθεί αναγνωστικά όπως "Μαζεύοντας κοχύλια"。 Η γραφή της Pilcher είναι η γνωστή με τις περιγραφές， δεν κρύβω πως σε κάποια σημεία νόμιζα ότι τις είχα ξαναδιαβάσει σε άλλο βιβλίο， αλλά τη θάλασσα και την Κορνουάλη περιγράφει οπότε λογικό να υπάρχουν κοινά στοιχεία。 。。。more
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