The Orchid House : A Novel (Paperback)

from A_Reader_of_Fictions

What an incredibly beautiful story. The lyrical language caught me from the very beginning. Lucinda Riley's novel is impressive, weaving together a tale that spans decades and continents.Julia, at first, is not the most likable character; she is too lost in her depression, the cause of which you ...

from SooperSoozy

This is a wonderful, refreshing antidote to some of the heavier/more harrowing books i've read recently - it's a really good, meaty, old-fashioned page-turner, in the classic family saga mold that sadly seems to have been out of vogue in recent years....written with great style and descriptive pr...

from bookaholicmom

This story surprised me! I really didn't expect this story to grab me the way it did. The story starts out with a grieving widow and mother who just can't seem to find the will to move on with her life. Julia is a pianist who has lost her husband and son in a horrible accident. When Julia attends...

from SooperSoozy

This is a wonderful, refreshing antidote to some of the heavier/more harrowing books i've read recently - it's a really good, meaty, old-fashioned page-turner, in the classic family saga mold that sadly seems to have been out of vogue in recent years....written with great style and descriptive pr...

from KateBaxter

Originally published in Europe as "Hothouse Flower" and subsequently distributed in America as "The Orchid House", this book transports one from 1930's England to Bangkok to the present day French Riviera, Paris and back to England. It's a bit of "Upstatirs, Downstairs" with all the characters on...