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Coming Home

by Rosamunde Pilcher
Helen Johns
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Teeming with marvelous, memorable characters in a novel that is a true masterpiece, Rosamunde Pilcher's Coming Home—the basis for the TV miniseries of the same name—is a book to be savored, reread, and cherished forever.
Against the backdrop of an elegant Cornwall mansion before World War II and a vast continent-spanning canvas during the turbulent war years, this involving story tells of an extraordinary young woman's coming of age, coming to grips with love and sadness, and in every sense of the term, coming home...
In 1935, Judith Dunbar is left behind at a British boarding school when her mother and baby sister go off to join her father in Singapore. At Saint Ursula's, her friendship with Loveday Carey-Lewis sweeps her into the privileged, madcap world of the British aristocracy, teaching her about values, friendship, and wealth. But it will be the drama of war, as it wrenches Judith from those she cares about most, that will teach her about courage...and about love.

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  • Release date

    March 13, 2018

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781427297563
      • File size: 1170049 KB
      • Duration: 40:37:36

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      If you enjoy a long read, don't miss Coming Home by Rosamunde Pilcher. This story of Judith Dunbar growing up in England before and during WWII teems with memorable characters and the tribulations they confront. Rowena Cooper gives the novel a refined narration that spans controversies and continents. Her English accent heartens the intensity of the listening experience, making the characters our intimate friends. One has a sense of being there with Judith as she travels through life. B.J.L. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from September 4, 1995
      Massive in size and vast in scope, Pilcher's latest entertainment seems destined to equal the extraordinary success of her previous novels (September, etc.) as it follows young Judith Dunbar through the tumultuous years before and during WWII. At 14, Judith is sent to boarding school in Cornwall when her mother and sister leave England to rejoin her father in Ceylon and then Singapore. Facing bleak holidays with her widowed, golf-obsessed Aunt Louise, the girl is overjoyed and a bit overwhelmed when she's often invited by classmate Loveday Carey-Lewis and her glamorous and wealthy family to spend time at their estate. When Aunt Louise dies in an auto accident, Judith finds herself an unexpected heiress with the funds necessary to move easily through the world of the Carey-Lewises and their friends, such as young physician Jeremy Wells. As Europe moves toward war, Judith embarks on a disastrous affair with Loveday's rakish brother, while Loveday falls for Gus Callendar, a Cambridge-educated engineer who longs to be an artist. War finds Judith enlisting in the Wrens and dealing with both an unfinished romance with Jeremy and tragic news about the fate of her family in Singapore; meanwhile, Loveday works her family farms and makes a rash decision about her future with Gus. War's end will bring unexpected tensions as well as a suitably romantic fate for both women. This is classy, lavish entertainment from a writer whose unpretentious prose always flows smoothly, never offends and offers literate pleasure. 850,000 first printing; $800,000 ad/promo; Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club main selections; Readers Digest Condensed Book Club selection.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Rosamunde Pilcher's compelling story of a young woman who is left behind to attend boarding school in Great Britain when the rest of her family moves to Singapore and Lynn Redgrave's superb narration take the listener on a remarkable journey. The intimate story of Judith Dunbar, full of flawless detail, is wonderfully delivered by Redgrave with warmth and clarity. She brings to life the various characters with skillful cadence and accents, successfully portraying both genders, as well as the upper, middle and lower classes. The listener is deeply drawn into the fascinating story, attesting to the success of the abridgment. R.E.K./P.S.K. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      August 12, 1996
      Set around the time of WW II, Pilcher's tale of youthful friendship and romance spent 16 weeks on PW's bestseller list.

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