Rossamunde Pilcher wrote 26 books under her own name and also under a pen name of Jane Fraser. I began my reading with her final book. Since that was the way I was introduced to her work, I began making an effort to read them in reverse order of publication date. I just finished my sixth book of hers.

I very much enjoyed this story. It misses some marks that she reached in her later works in that there is a noticeable lack of reason for one of the major plotlines, and the ending felt really rushed. It did however give a "happily ever after" ending, which is something I really long for in books. With the great amount of reading, and given my age, I understand that difficulties really do create interest, giving the subject many opportunities to find out who they are and what they can do or become. Her later books show that she must have realized the same thing.

This book finds a young woman ready to help her aunt, but also willingly helping a young girl. ( )

Ah Cornwall! I couldn't remember if I'd read this one before, so tossed it in the bag of books I took with me on my last roadtrip. As I got further into it, I'm 80% sure I've read it before... but not completely convinced. Diving back into a Pilcher book is like wrapping up in a favorite blanket while sitting in front of a fire on a cool rainy day with a cup of hot tea on the table nearby. Bliss! This one didn't disappoint. Cornwall setting, eccentric characters, artists, romance, and lots of tea. I may now have to unearth my much read copy of the Shell Seekers... ( )

ogni tanto una lettura 'rilassante' ci sta proprio bene!!! ( )

This is a lovely book! Prue goes to stay with her eccentric aunt, and on the way meets a delightful ten-year-old girl. There are one or two coincidences early in the book, but they are quite acceptable in light of the wonderful characterisation and wonderful plot. It's quite moving in places, too.

On re-reading seven years after the last time, and again nine years later, I found myself totally engrossed once more, having forgotten many of the details. The carousel of the title is only a small part of the story; the relationships are what matter. Somehow, Rosamunde Pilcher's people are so real that I feel a sense of loss when I come to the end of one of her books. And this one isn't very long.

Highly recommended to anyone who likes women's fiction.

Latest full review here: https://suesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-carousel-by-rosamunde-pilcher.h... ( )

Read during Winter 2003/2004, Fall 2004 (and many other times).

This remains my favorite Pilcher, I read it very early on in my Pilcher years and I go back again and again to read it. The love story is very sweet and I just want to meet all the charaters.