Mum's Monday: Voices in Summer by Rosamunde Pilcher

The first 2 chapters of this book gives a good solid background to the story, so me as the reader knew what the situation was before the story really took off.

Whilst reading this book, and after a phone call from Alec (who is in Scotland) to Laura, I suddenly realised and asked myself “Why couldn’t Laura have gone to Scotland?” yes she had an operation, where the dates coincided with the trip, but Alec postponed and went to Scotland later. Even after taking Laura to Cornwall. He could have so easily been with Laura during her operation and then took her to Scotland. This blows the story wide open.

The story is a little vague in some places, a bit more research by the author may have been a good idea, but at the time this book was written, women’s problems were not talked about much. So for the time of the story the vagueness is somewhat relevant.

This book is not one of Rosamunde Pilcher’s best books, but still a light-hearted read and the characters are solidly written. The story is well worked out, but another excuse as to why Laura couldn’t go to Scotland, may have worked out a little better for the book as a whole.