Reviews for Quilting A Life Piecing Together Livelihood, Lifestyle, And Life Dreams

The average rating for Quilting A Life Piecing Together Livelihood, Lifestyle, And Life Dreams based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-01-06 00:00:00 Chris Sim Sea Of Dreams is a book that has you turning the pages and before you realise, it's over. A story that has so much going on that you are kept intrigued all the way through. We meet Holly and Mark, they are breaking with their tradition of helping Uncle Reg at Christmas, he has holiday chalets in Somerset and their normal Christmas would be to go and help with the quests and all the other work involved.This year they long for a quiet one with just each other for company, until they discover Reg has to be admitted to hospital! They make the moral decision to do what they need to and rescue Reg with the chalets. They prepare the chalets as always, ready for another chalet christmas. The guests all arrive and what a mix! From the young married couple expecting their first child, which brings things up for Holly to deal with to the eccentric painter with his daughter, this causes a bubble of gossip within the group alone! then everyone inbetween, including a woman who is attempting to get away from a violent past. This group of characters are all well written and fleshed out, giving us plenty to get to grips with and hold your attention very easily. There are so many things going on and so many differing emotions it does create a lovely story.Susan Sallis manages to create a book that is heart warming and with believable characters that, although diverse make the most interesting journey together. Thanks to Transworld and netgalley for the copy of the book.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-02-17 00:00:00 Hilario Fareaux I was so excited to see the label on Sea of Dreams that said Susan Sallis writes like Maeve Binchy. Maeve's books are one of only a very very few authors whose books still sit on my bookshelves. There were some characters whom you could care about, the plot is simple but quite interesting, the setting conjures beautiful images in your mind, and the dialogue sounds natural. However, and this is a big However, there are some characters that really put me off. For one, there's Reg, who seems to have slept with all the women in one group and yet is loved by everybody? And then, there's a really really odd father and daughter relationship that unfortunately totally put me off. So, I'm sorry to say that this book did not give me the satisfaction that Maeve Binchy's books gave me. Thank you Netgalley and Random House UK, Transworld Publishers for this review copy. This is my honest opinion.