Kate Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Waterstones Synopsis: Family court judge Olivia Lockhart has a failed marriage, a difficult relationship with her daughter, Justine, and a mother who has plenty of opinions and is always willing to share them. When Olivia denies a divorce in court, there is a frenzied reaction and, thanks to an article by Jack Griffin in the local paper,everyone's talking about it. Cedar Cove - people love it and sometimes they leave it, but they never forget it! This is the first book in the Cedar Cove series, and like the rest of Macomber's work, I really enjoyed it. This is different to her other series: Blossom Street because Cedar Cove is a navy town and the story revolves around the whole community not just a street. I found this book a fun, quick read and I have already reserved the next two books in this series. There are a whole host of new characters that I liked. Charlotte was probably my favourite - it made me laugh that she went to wakes with the hope of coming away with a new recipe! She seemed like a wise older woman and I liked how she managed to have a whole conversion with a stroke patient who had lost the ability to speech. The rest of the characters were likable too -Macomber writes strong female characters who are a pleasure to read about. The characters seem real - I can easily believe that these people could exist in real life. Macomber writes a good story. She is amusing, gripping and exciting. I found myself reading huge chunks of the books in one go - I wanted to know what was going to happen. I liked howMacomber didn't tie up all the story lines in this book, allowing for continuation in the series. The issues in the book that Macomber focuses on are hard: being a navy wife, divorce and cot death. I think that Macomber was sensitive to these issues and dealt with them well. Maybe not everything was realistic in this book but I liked how she worked things out. Overall, this was another great read by Macomber and I'm looking forward to reading the next installment. 9/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Another one I would probably enjoy Kate. How many of this author do you have.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 I get them out the library. My hope is to read all her books, although there are a few! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Picked this one up at charity book sale the other week. I think my friend picked up another in the series, will probably end up swapping them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I bought one of her books, 16 Lighthouse Road. I haven't read it yet but I hope it's good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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