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Subtle, perceptive work
When it comes to getting inside a woman's head, heart, and soul, there is probably no one better than author Elizabeth Buchan. In this book the heroine, Prue Valour, is a 41-year-old woman who is married to Max, a man 20 years older than she is. At the beginning of their marriage, Max's daughter Violet gave Prue a lot of problems, so she is not pleased to hear that Violet, her husband Jamie, and baby Edward are coming for a protracted stay. Violet has not lost any of her waspish nature, and her husband Jamie begins to realize it as much as Prue. From this bit of shared experience comes a growing fondness between Jamie and Prue. Their feelings escalate and soon they are engaged in an affair. Another major character is Emmy, Edward's nanny, who is treated badly by Violet and who is pursued by an irresponsible man who eventually makes her pregnant. Buchan sifts these difficult elements with a deft hand and comes to some interesting conclusions. The weaknesses in the book are its slow pace and the attempt to compare Prue's situation with Joan of Arc whom she is researching for a book.

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Thoughtful, engaging
Having tried and failed to finish Consider the Lily, the book written by Buchan just before Perfect Love, I was pleasantly surprised to find a story full of engaging characters. Buchan is a talented writer, and her descriptive powers are demonstarted in both books, but Consider the Lily is depressing, with no characters to capture the reader's sympathies. This book reminded me of Joanna Trollope more than Rosamund Pilcher, but readers of either will enjoy this story. I look forward now to reading Ms. Buchan's later books.

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Just okay
Not a memorable book. I read it because it was one of the books on Rosamunde Pilcher's "book list." Not of the Rosamunde Pilcher quality as I thought it would be.