Apr 24, 2012 filled with twists and turns, passions and lies, and ultimately redemption, the orchid house is a beautiful, romantic, and poignant novel. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that. About the author lucinda riley was born in ireland. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Filled with twists and turns, passions and lies, and ultimately redemption, the orchid house is a beautiful, romantic, and poignant novel. Lucinda riley began her writing career writing as lucinda edmonds her maiden name, beginning in 1992 until 2000. Her novels have sold more than five million copies worldwide and are translated into 30 languages. Spanning from the 1930s to the present day, from the wharton park estate in england to thailand, this sweeping novel. I suppose one could call this a book of coming full circle. Lucinda riley is the new york times bestselling author of over twenty novels, including the orchid house, the girl on the cliff, and the seven sisters series. Her books have sold twenty million copies in thirtyfive languages globally. Harry stopped in front of an exquisite flowering plant with delicate blooms of soft pink and white. Do you think her grief is sympathetically portrayed.
Lucinda riley is the author of the orchid house, which has sold more than 1 million copies in nineteen countries. This atmospheric story alternates between the magical world of wharton park and thailand during world war ii. Books by lucinda riley authors like lucinda riley what. When we first meet julia forrester, she is an unresponsive, depressed woman, struggling to work through the grief of. Written by lucinda riley, the book is really two related stories, both of which focuses on wharton park, a large think downtown abby ancestral home in rural norfolk, england with side trips to bangkok, thailand. She was born in ireland and divides her time between england and west cork with her husband and four children. The orchid house book by lucinda riley official publisher page. I cannot say enough about how lovely this book is to read. Bookclub questions hothouse flower the orchid house. The orchid house by lucinda riley 9781451655780 booktopia. Bookclub questions for hothouse flower the orchid house. At 447 pages with no fewer than 40 flashbacks, its pretty boring.
She lives in rural england with her husband and four children. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Lucinda riley is the internationally bestselling author of such titles as the orchid house, the girl on the cliff, the lavender garden, and the seven sisters. Lucinda riley was born in ireland, and after an early career as an actress in film, theatre and television, wrote her first book aged twentyfour. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. I decided not to look at what kind of book was selling, but instead, to write a book that i would like to read with a dual timeline and set in places i know and love. Spanning from the 1930s to the present day, from the wharton. Julia grew up at wharton park as the granddaughter of the gardener. Theres no shortage of tragedy in rileys saga, which wraps a modernday narrative around a world war ii story and features drug addiction, imprisonment, sudden death and unhappy love as well as flavors of madame butterfly.
She lives in london and the english countryside with her husband and four children. The orchid house book by lucinda riley official publisher. Orchid house by lucinda riley book and movie addicts. In 2010, she published her first novel as lucinda riley, which was hothouse flower or the orchid house. Below is a list of lucinda rileys books in order of when they were originally published.
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Taking place in modern times, the first story focuses primarily on julia, the granddaughter of one of wharton parks gardeners who. She also never expects to find an old diary that leads her on a. In the uk, this book is published under the title hothouse flower. The orchid house by lucinda riley is the story of a famous pianist, born to wealth, who loses her family and tries to make meaning of her life by researching the life of another rich woman from 1939.
The orchid house has a dual narrative, set in past and present. Apr 24, 2012 lucinda riley is the author of the orchid house, which has sold more than 1 million copies in nineteen countries. Lucinda riley, a new york times and sunday times bestselling author, was born on february 14 1971 in county antrim, northern ireland to an actress mother and to a father who worked as a director for cortaulds, a united kingdom based textile company. The orchid house by lucinda riley is the story of a famous pianist, born to wealth, who loses her family and tries to make meaning of her life by researching the life of another rich woman from 1939 0 out of 10 stars.