Customer Reviews
Great escapism..... - By: Teresa White, 31 Aug 2008 
An easy read that suited me as a holiday choice - a rich, narrative that surprised me really, I even found myself checking out what the flowers & places so well described were on the web!!!! You become carried away with the lives of the girls & their travels, their naivety & dreams. Not stunning or anything profound, but most definately enjoyable & read-worthy.
Mediocre - By: Queen Bee, 31 Aug 2008 This book relates the story of three girls travelling to, & consequently living in, Indiain the 1920's. In the main this is a very gentle story, each girl experiencing a different aspect of lifein the subcontinent. I would describe this as a romantic novel, a genre I do not usually subscribe to so perhaps, understandably, I found myself wanting something more gritty to happen & felt the author could easily have done this. There are a few loose ends which aren't explained so one has to form one's own conclusions. It wasn't a great book by any means but maybe okay for an easy holiday read & I am sure fans of this type of novel will enjoy it as it is well written with some nice descriptions of the various locations.
Easy read, not thought provoking - By: Penny the story reader, 28 Aug 2008 I was looking forward to this book but was disappointed. I found it slow & a little dreary. Very little happens. Not even a great love story. So much of the book was taken up on the boat to India, I kept wondering if they were ever going to get there. After reading so many other gripping books recently, I felt hard done by. I perservered & although it had a pleasant ending, although somewhat predictable, I kept thinking "is that it?" Very easy to read but not at all exciting.
Average! - By: Anonymous, 26 Aug 2008 
I have to agree with some of the other reviewsin that this book isn't brilliant by ANY stretch of the imagination but neither do I think it is rubbish. I have to say I found the end a bit frustrating - some of the descriptions of things were getting tedious & the plot with Guy Glover was really unnecessary. I felt his character was pointless & the book would have been much better had the author focussed more on Tor & Rose. It is as though the author had run out of steam at the end & just wanted to get it finished.. However if you enjoy a beach book / easy read this may be a good one to take away.
Good til the end - By: C. McElroy, 21 Aug 2008 It took me a long time to read this book (due to work stuff), & despite it being very different to the type of book I normally read, I found it quite absorbing. Until the end that is....maybe I should have given more thought to what I expected from the end, as I felt a little disappointed. The story offers a wonderful, generous insight into the lifes of these three women & the language is excellentin parts - particularly when describingthe complex relationships of the characters.
Viva Holloway starts off as a brilliant heroine, but I just feel she ends up massively compromising all she believesin a slightly grand fashion...
