Gardens of Delight

Author(s): Erica James

FICTION

The Gardens of Delight brochure promises the opportunity to visit some of the most beautiful gardens in the Lake Como area of Italy. For Lucy, the chance to go to Italy offers more than just gardens. Lake Como is where her father lives and the last time she saw him was when she was just a teenager. Recently married Helen and her wealthy husband have just moved into the Old Rectory. With her husband spending so much time away from home, Helen throws herself into caring for the garden. But Helen needs help - and friends - and so decides to take the plunge and join the local Garden Club. Conrad isn't the least bit interested in gardening. Widowed for five years, his life revolves around work and humouring Mac, his elderly uncle who lives with him, and who has expressed a desire to go on the Gardens of Delight tour. Reluctantly, Conrad agrees to accompany him. 'Anything for a peaceful life,' he concedes. But a peaceful life is the last thing any of them are in for...


Product Information

Reissued in the terrific new cover style All the backlist are being reissued in the new livery in 2008 Erica James has sold over two million copies in paperback alone and all her novels reprint regularly GARDENS OF DELIGHT debuted at Number 5 in the bestseller lists, and won the 2006 Romantic Novel of the Year award All Erica's novels have received terrific reviews: 'James is a great storyteller' Woman's Weekly 'A genuinely heart-warming yet unsentimental tale - a perfect recipe for restoring, if only briefly, our damaged trust in humanity' Sunday Express 'This is a really sparkling novel, full of drama and laughter' Bookcase 'A poignant story, written with humour and emotion' Daily Mail 'An excellent, compulsive read' Woman's Realm 'A brilliant read you'll find impossible to put down' Best

Winner of Romantic Novelists' Association Novel of the Year Award 2006.

Erica James grew up in Hampshire and has since lived in Oxford, Yorkshire and Belgium. She now lives in Cheshire with her two sons. All of Erica's recent novels have been Sunday Times bestsellers.

General Fields

  • : 9780752883519
  • : Orion Publishing Co
  • : Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
  • : 0.335
  • : 31 March 2008
  • : 198mm X 129mm X 30mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 01 November 2011
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Erica James
  • : Paperback
  • : 8-Aug
  • : 823.92
  • : 496