The final scenes of the first part, on the eve of War, are described as if they were a painting. There are beautiful paintings on display at Nancherrow, Gus is an artist immortalising the family in his pictures. The pacing is different, pre-war moves along at a languid pace, but the book picks up speed in the second half as the years roll by.Īs with the other Pilcher works I have read, art and landscape remain a constant theme throughout the book. I'm not entirely sure why I feel this is a Spring book, but whenever I imagine this book, I always see Spring days, fresh winds and daffodils.Įssentially I see this book as being divided into two main parts pre-war with all of the build up and establishment of all the characters, and the second part is about the war itself, the fight at home and abroad. Will Judith see her family again? Will she return to Nancherrow? And what does Coming Home mean to the Carey-Lewis family and their assorted friends? Themes She is eager to contribute to the war effort, especially while waiting for news of her beloved family, who were in the area when Singapore fell. She also encounters first love with Loveday's brother, Edward.īut war is approaching and Judith must leave Nancherrow. There she meets and falls in love with the Carey-Lewis family. At school she becomes friends with Loveday Carey-Lewis and visits her family estate, Nancherrow.

Set in the 1930s, Judith Dunbar's parents are moving to Singapore leaving Judith to go to boarding school. PlotĬoming Home can best be described as a real family saga. I've also put together a list of all Rosamunde Pilcher novels. As it is Spring, it is the turn of Coming Home published in 1995. The group is lovely and all big fans of Rosamunde Pilcher and we have been sharing lots of pictures as well as casting for films of the books.

Winter - Winter Solstice (discussion 31st December).

Autumn - September (discussion 20th September).

Summer - The Shell Seekers (discussion 30th June).

Spring - Coming Home (discussion 31st March).

The idea of our readalong is that we read a Rosamunde Pilcher book for each of the 4 seasons. Well not her obviously! but her flock of sheep.Īll of this 'I wandered lonely as a cloud' musing brings me to my latest read which I read as part of my Rosamund Pilcher seasons readalong over on Instagram. At the time of writing Easter is close by and one of my good friends is expecting lambs in the next couple of weeks.

More hopeful is the promise of the end of lockdown. March, at the moment has 'come in like a lion' which I hope means it goes out 'like a lamb'. In the UK at the moment there is a real feeling of Spring and the end of winter.

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