My Read of The Summer, 14 Aug 2003
The Boathouse By Caroline Upcher.
This book was not a planned read. It was by chance that I found it.And what a delight it was to find such a gripping and real life story!I realised the connection between Virginia and Molly almost straight away, Caroline's writing was so vivid I could see the characters playing in my mind. But after Molly's hard struggle in life when you finally think it will all work out 'Happy Ever After' the blow of her fiance is shattering!

I would recomend this book to anyone who enjoys a good romance and a decent writer!

All the elements that made Carol Upchurch's previous books so successful are present in The Asking Price, and the reader is thoroughly engrossed within the first few pages. Many reviewers lined up to praise such earlier novels by Upchurch as Grace and Favour and Falling for Mr Wrong, singling out her sharp and perceptive character analysis and highly surprising plots. Her secret is to combine the elements of passion and betrayal with plotting of real invention: here, her protagonist Hope is struggling to keep three difficult children in check (not to mention her disorganised husband) while she holds down a prestigious real estate job on Long Island. When things start to collapse around her, she calls England and asks her sister-in-law if she can supply a reliable childminder; what she gets is Annabel, a troubled girl who has come to America to escape her own past, and Hope's problems are soon bigger than before. As a thoroughly involving tale of two very different women coping with each other's lives and the problems of relationships, Upchurch absolutely defines the term page-turner with this new novel. --Barry Forshaw

My Read of The Summer, 14 Aug 2003
The Boathouse By Caroline Upcher.
This book was not a planned read. It was by chance that I found it.And what a delight it was to find such a gripping and real life story!I realised the connection between Virginia and Molly almost straight away, Caroline's writing was so vivid I could see the characters playing in my mind. But after Molly's hard struggle in life when you finally think it will all work out 'Happy Ever After' the blow of her fiance is shattering!

I would recomend this book to anyone who enjoys a good romance and a decent writer!

An enjoyable read, 12 Oct 2001
I read this book in only two days, finding it a gentle yet absorbing plot. The book covers the lives of an American family, their English nanny and the people within their community. Whilst the text may not be of great literary merit, it is nonetheless an in-depth portrayal of relationships and, perhaps more importantly, believable characters. Well worth reading.