A Sudden Change of Heart [Mass Market Paperback]

Saturday, March 31, 2012

A Sudden Change of Heart [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Details

Mass Market Paperback: 387 pages
Publisher: Dell (November 30, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0440235146
ISBN-13: 978-0440235149
Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 0.8 x 6.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

By : Barbara Taylor Bradford
Price : $7.99

Customer Reviews

Barbara Taylor Bradford's Woman of Substance was so rich, so well written and so immediate, that the author's first effort made us believe everything that followed would be its equal. This, unfortunately, has not happened. In A Sudden Change of Heart, Bradford's characters are so well-off and so shallow in their daily lives that we do not believe they have the capacity to suffer in the midst of terminal illnesses or remembered past sadnesses. Bradford has steadily gone downhill. Finding myself skipping pages that were so predictable, I imagined Bradford really struggling to get through A Sudden Change of Heart simply to meet a deadline. No agent or publisher would even look at a manuscript like this if the author were not already established as the icon, Barbara Taylor Bradford.

I've read most of BTB's books. When I'm done with them, I donate them or sell them. But to me "A Sudden Change of Heart" was one of her best and I'm keeping it.
Even though I agree with some of the other readers, that the "language" the characters spoke was a bit antiquated and formal, I really enjoyed the book.
I was at a doctor's appointment today, and I started to tear while I was reading what happened to Claire. I had to stop for awhile.
The friendship between Laura and Claire is very much alike to my best friend and me. We've known each other since we're 5 ; 6 - and we'll be celebrating our 30th anniversary next year - so this kind of friendship does exist.
Don't be afraid to buy this book. Try it, you may like it!