To Have and to Hold (Green, Jane) |
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Jane Green
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Pages: 352 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 0767912268
Pub: Broadway Books
Pub date: 2004-05
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 380997
Reader Reviews:
Jane Green - To have and to hold (2/2 people found this helpful)
Excuse me for thinking this but is this book not the same as Spellbound just with a new title!!!! Jane Green is my favourite authour I love all her books but how can you sell 2 books with the same story!!! Its not right.
Not Green's best...... (10/10 people found this helpful)
I have said it before and I will say it again.... I absolutely LOVE Jane Green! With this said I have to admit that `TO HAVE AND TO HOLD' is my least favorite of her books. While the book started out strong as we delved into the lives of Alice, a plain Jane with aspirations to live a simple life in the country turned sophisticated city girl, and Joe, Alice's husband who loves the fast paced social scene of living amongst the rich and powerful in London. But as we soon find out Joe has a penchant for leggy blonds, which unbeknownst to Alice, he quite frequently acts on.
The relationships between Alice and Joe, Alice and her quirky best friend Emily, and Joe and his mistresses held my attention for about half way through the book. But by the second half `TO HAVE AND TO HOLD' really started to drag. There were long drawn out descriptions of Alice's dream home and too much talk of gardening. I also began to find myself frustrated with Alice for not seeing what was going on right underneath her nose.
If this is the first Jane Green book that you have read or are thinking about reading, please try `JEMIMA J.', `MR. MAYBE' or `BOOKENDS' any of which I guarantee you will love!
A Must Read (2/3 people found this helpful)
I loved this book, the second I read it I rushed out to buy a new Jane Green book, it was my daily fix, I read the book in three days I could not put it down.
You fnd yourself praying that Alice will see her cruel husbands true side. I think Alice is a great character and I imagine reminds us all of someone we know. If you like a happy ending and like to get away from the stresses of daily life, give this book a go, it's great.
Excellent! (2/3 people found this helpful)
This book has topped all the rest! It's absoluntly brilliant. You find yourself really knowing Alice and really feeling for her. A great Book by Jane Green. Excellent. Can't wait for the next!
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