Product Description

When Ellen Jamieson breaks up with her long-standing boyfriend, she plans to go travelling. But first she agrees to house-sit for her parents, who are trying to find a buyer for their idyllic cottage in the Cotswold village of Oddlode. The village is full of quaint and eccentric characters, both blue-blooded and below the salt, and Ellen is the subject of much speculation. Under the wing of Ophelia ('Touchy Pheely') Gently, an impoverished local sculptor, Ellen goes to an Auction of Promises village fundraiser and wins a mysterious lot of three wishes. These have been donated by Jasper Belling, the incredibly gorgeous prodigal son of the local lord of the manor. Falling in love with a notorious hell-raiser is the last thing Ellen intended, and the convoluted scandals of the villagers put many obstacles in the way of the young lovers. Several ancient skeletons come rattling out of various cupboards before a no-holds-barred, loved-up finale.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #602034 in Books
• Published on: 2003-05-19
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 544 pages

From Amazon.co.uk
Fiona Walker fans (of whom there are many; sales of her novels are now heading past the 1.5 million mark) have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of book number seven. Finally, Lots of Love has arrived. The Walker trademarks are firmly in place--warm humour, harum scarum plots, eccentric families, pets and passion--but this time around she has introduced a new series of characters and a countryside location. Described by the author as "The Archers meets Dynasty", Lots of Love combines rural moors with a hearty dollop of sizzling, sexual tension.

The setting is Oddlode, an idyllic (fictional) village in the Cotswolds and home to Godspell, the resident Goth, daffy local artist Pheely Gentle, and the sinister, puritanical self-styled tycoon Ely Gates. Surfer chick Ellen is the heroine and her love interest is the mad, bad and very dangerous to know Spurs Belling. Ellen has split up with long-term boyfriend Richard, (who unfortunately "never possessed one cell of X factor"), and is instantly wowed by the dashing Spurs. Spurs is "pure unadulterated X", complete with a "beautiful curved mouth" and "natural, almost feral beauty" and emotionally wary Ellen wants to avoid him at all costs, in spite of his fatal attraction; especially when the villagers warn her of his dark, mixed up past.

The tension builds up for some 500 pages, with cold showers provided by the welter of sub plots and secondary characters. It gets a little over heated and convoluted at times, but Lots of Love is warm, funny and engaging--a welcome addition to the Fiona Walker canon. --Eithne Farry

Review
'Lively, chatty style and distinctive way in which she describes her characters and situations ... a pacy, funny, romantic read' -- Lincolnshire Echo 'Her "bonkbusters" have managed to appeal to women of every age, from schoolgirls to pensioners, and she has been dubbed a young Jilly Cooper.' -- Oxford Mail 'Lots of fun' -- Heat 'Guaranteed to have readers chuckling ... a real summer treat.' -- Newbury Weekly News 'A great summer holiday read' -- Liverpool Echo 'A rattling good read ... sit back and enjoy.' -- Evergreen 'All the essential Walker ingredients -- chaos, colourful characters, love tangles and a potentially lethal horse.' -- Halifax Evening Courier 'Heaps of plot twists and turns, plus loads of colourful characters ... make this a real escapist read!' -- Amber 'This will make you want to bin your kitten heels and dig out some wellies.' -- Company 'A real page-turner' -- More 'Well plotted, and a satisfying read' -- Cosmopolitan 'Fiona Walker's writing is so wonderful' -- U Magazine 'A rollercoaster of a read' -- Hello! 'Walker's got that feel-good factor' -- Mirror 'a gilt-edged Fiona Walker novel.' -- Globe 'Easy reading at its best' -- Shape

About the Author
Fiona Walker leads the field as the voice of young, media-aware women. She divides her time between Hampstead and a cottage in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.

Customer Reviews

Dissapointed after a long wait
After waiting more then two years for my favourite writer to publish I was sadly dissapointed in her lateset effort.
Purhaps married life has changed her outlook. There were no lovable missfits or any fabulous friends in this latest effort.
Very upsetting- I had looked forward to a weekend off and this book, I would have been happier working then i was, reading this book.