An Ocean Apart
THE TIMES – ‘Perfectly constructed fairytale of loss and recovery…interesting family romance’
MAIL ON SUNDAY – ‘A sensitive and compulsive novel…His mother should be proud’
WOMAN’S JOURNAL – ‘Son of Rosamunde proves he, too, can spin a captivating yarn. This is a total tearjerker’
WOMAN & HOME – ‘An ideal read for a lazy winter weekend’
Synopsis
Retired Lord Incheillich, 75-year-old patriarch of Glendurnich Distilleries, holds the family company together as his son, David, mourns his wife’s death. Sent to the USA, David falls apart and takes a job as a handyman/gardener. He meets a single mother and her son who help put him back together
Description
David Corstorphine is a man in despair. His young wife has died tragically from cancer and he is devastated. Searching for relief from his memories, he gives up working in the family business and takes it upon himself to restore the rose garden of his ancestral home. His children and his parents can only stand back and let him come to terms with the loss, which they too share. By using the driving physical toil of gardening he is able to lose himself.The family-owned whisky distillery becomes the catalyst that moves him from his secure routine back into the real world, and a business meeting in the USA shocks him into making some decisions about the rest of his life.His rehabilitation begins when he gets a job as a handyman/gardener to a single mother, Jennifer. He develops a rewarding relationship with her and her son, Benji, which restores his faith in human nature. Strengthened, he returns to Scotland and saves the family business from the villains who were trying to take it over…
Reader’s reviews
“An excellent read, I couldn’t put it down!”
22 May, 2000 (A reader from York, UK)
“A brilliant story particularly as it’s his first! It’s a book full of love, sorrow, despair and happiness that leaves you wanting more. I didn’t want it to end and it felt like I’d lost old friends when it did. I hope there’s a sequel but if not I hope Robin publishes another one soon.”
“I have just recently discovered your books and it’s the first time in a LONG time that I haven’t been able to put a book down. I only wish I had more than four of your books to read. Thank you for those.”
10 July 2007, Sheila Anderson
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“Robin Pilcher is popular novelist Rosamunde Pilcher’s oldest son, and living proof that talent does run in families…..with his Scottish sensibility and captivating wordplay, Pilcher is able to craft a fine and fulfilling novel.” (Booklist)
“If An Ocean Apart is any indication of Robin Pilcher’s works, then it is only a matter of time before the author becomes as well-known as his mother.” (Amazon.co.uk.)
“My family was brought up with the feelgood factor, so that’s what I write about. Real people and believable situations. My characters may be criticized by some as being stereotypical, but quite honestly, I take that as a compliment. One can associate with them.” (Robin Pilcher)