Books by Luanne Rice
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review 1: This is a quick and significant read telling the stories of Lydia Madison and Sara Castillo. This book ties the stories of the Lemon Orchard from the past and Lydia’s current life on the Christmas tree farm. Quite a lot of information is buried within the pages of this novella. I...
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review 1: This book is the second in a series. I liked the 1st book better but did enjoy this one. Most of the book takes place in Capri, Italy. It sounds beautiful and living there very nice. The story is about a Mother who leaves behind 2 young daughters and moves to Italy. She does...
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review 1: This was our July Book Club book. Again, I would not have chosen to read this title however I really enjoyed it. It is the story of a woman married to a control freak, who is verbally abusive to her & their children. He eventually forces her to sever all ties with her family - th...
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review 1: This was another winner from Ms. Rice! The California setting of a family owned lemon orchard that brings Julia, her dog Bonnie & Roberto together was perfect. I was caught up in Roberto and his six year old daughter Rosa's journey from Mexico to the United States five years ago....
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review 1: I used to read Luanne Rice but it has been awhile. I think that I kind of outgrew the easy romantic kind of literature that she usually writes. I did enjoy this book enough to read the sequel. I was drawn to the settings of Newport and Capri and to the family dynamics. The au...
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review 1: Oh, how I loved this book! I loved the setting, loved the characters, loved the way the story kept me interested! The main character especially stole my heart. I could relate with the way she was feeling throughout the book. When her heart soared, mine soared, when her heart ...
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review 1: Dieses Buch war eine Entdeckung aus einer Information des Knaur Verlag. Das Cover verbreitet ein Gefühl von Urlaub und der Klappentext verspricht kurzweilige Unterhaltung – genau das richtige für ein paar entspannte Lesestunden.Klappentext:Nach dem Tod ihres Vaters sind die Schwe...
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review 1: Somehow I missed this book when I was reading Luanne Rice's other books. It takes place on the isle of Capri. A mother left her 6 year old and 4 year old daughters because she had some problems. After 10 years, her oldest daughter came to Capri to get reacquainted with her. T...
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review 1: I actually enjoyed this sequel to THE GEOMETRY OF SISTERS more than the first one. But it was the descriptions of Capri that made it so fascinating to me. Though I must admit that I loved the character of Max and his relationship with Lyra. I also was drawn to Rafe and his str...
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review 1: This was a quick pleasant read. It was told from the viewpoint of different family members following the drowning of the husband/father. Everything was just a little off...I couldn't believe that real people would act the way these characters did. The end got tied up too neatly w...
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review 1: The setting was amazing (what's not to love about Paris), but the story was just OK. Read the paperback version ('12) and was disappointed that though the original publishing date was '91, nothing in the newest edition was updated. Spoiler alert- VCRs are NOT especially excitin...
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review 1: Lydie and Michael move to Paris, he as an architect and she as a photographer. They left behind an extremely emotional situation with Lydie's family and both hope this move with help them heal and move on in life.I love settings in Paris; many times I am on my iPad looking up pl...