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Bezig met laden... The Pajama Girls of Lambert Squaredoor Rosina Lippi
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Adult fiction. This charming romance (set in the South!) makes for an easy summer read. ( ) 3.5 stars Dodge moves to a small southern town to take over a pen business, a business that has never made money. While there, he meets a large number of people, including Julia, who fosters dogs and only ever wears pajamas. There's something a little odd about Julia, though (besides the pajamas!), and Dodge himself has something he's not telling. It was good. You see how everyone comes into a relationship with all kinds of baggage. There was a large cast of characters, some more interesting than others. I think I enjoyed the second half a bit more, as secrets were beginning to be revealed. After Julia Darrow is widowed, she moves to the small South Carolina town where her architect husband had designed and built a multi-use renovation of an abandoned plant. She now owns and operates Cocoon, a high-end boutique selling fine linens. Julia and her sales staff always wear beautiful pajamas when working. John Dodge comes to town when he buys a failing pen / stationery store; he specializes in buying small businesses, turning them around, selling them and moving on. But the attraction between Julia and John is undeniable. Will he settle in Lamb’s Corner, or take Julia away with him on his next project? This is pretty typical chick lit romance. Handsome, wealthy stranger comes to town and charms everyone, especially the vulnerable lady who has remained aloof and whom everyone protects. The small Southern town is full of colorful characters, including a precocious 10-year-old, a curmudgeonly expert on pens, and a wise lady mayor. There’s an interesting subplot involving a wounded single mother who is African American, and the young Swedish Lothario who has been assigned to the new automobile factory that promises to bring new jobs to the area. The whole thing is predictable, and Lippi doesn’t even try very hard to give us a reasonable plot to move the story forward. It fulfilled a challenge and was a quick read, but I’m in no hurry to read anything else by this author. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
For John Dodge, moving to new places and reviving ailing businesses is a way of life. So when he sees an ad for Scriveners, a stationery shop in a small town in South Carolina, he decides to take the plunge. Making friends with young and old alike, he falls happily into the life of the town. But the one person who really catches Dodge's eye is Julia Darrow--the beautiful but aloof pajama-wearing owner of the Cocoon, a popular store specializing in luxury linens. Dodge tries to befriend her, but she remains elusive and mysterious. Everyone knows that she is a widow, but no one seems to know why she came to town or why she never leaves Lambert Square-or does she? --From publisher description. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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