Orange Blossom Days Hardcover

It was an easy read ,found some of the characters very real ,must be my age ,but it lost steam at the end could have gone on a bit more just getting juicy

Love Patricia Scanlan books! Another great story by Patricia Scanlan. She writes stories about people's relationships. I always want another book about the same characters when I've finished the book. Hopefully like she did with many of her characters, she writes another book about them.

What a wonderful book. In the beginning I was trying to remember the characters but no need to as each chapter is headed with their names. I felt as though I too could buy a dream holiday apartment and enjoy the long hot days smelling orange blossom. Recommend great story

This is true Patricia Scanlan, she transports you to the lives of her characters and takes you away from your day to day. Her characters are diverse, real and you can't put it down. You are not disappointed.

Good read, interesting characters but found ending a bit abrupt.

The author's spiritual journey is very interesting, however, this book was not the place to detail it.I would have loved a more fleshed out description of the menopause journey.Or the daughters reaction to their mother's decision (deliberately vague so not to give spoilers).It dragged and then rushed up to finish.I did like the plot twist.

Great story, didn't want to put it down. Loved all the different characters. Made me feel like jumping on first plane and going to Spain for some peace and quiet

Great story and characters!

Orange Blossom Days written by Patricia Scanlan for me was another great read by one of my favourite authors. The book is based on the residents of a Spanish apartment complex named La Joya de Andalucía, the new residents are starting to arrive in this brand new complex and as they come from all over the world each new resident has arrived with excitement for their new stages in their lives but as the book continues their new holiday home is not the escape from their normal lives than they first thought.Each couple has big dreams for their future, but as always life gets in the way and soon their holiday home is not the oasis they first dreamed off.A wonderful work of modern-day fiction which is full of excellent characters making this one book I would happily recommend. Patricia Scanlan is a wonderful writer and one who knows how to develop characters making them seem real to the reader.A great read which I am happy to recommend.

As I was in Southern Spain on holiday I felt that I had to read this book whilst I was there ! It was a very long book ( over 600 pages) and I felt it did drag in the middle bits but it kept my interest and was a lovely book to switch off with.The story is about a group of people who have holiday homes in a new block of flats . There are a lot of characters and there stories did interweave a little . By the end of the book I was sad to leave La Joya and its residents!

The book was enjoyable. Took a little time to get into it. Probably because of all the individual characters with Spanish names and the stories about them were developed. The Texan Lady and her husband were the most inspiring characters! I loved the way she spokè to her children and treated the mistress. It was a very modern situation that occurred in their marriage and she was so sensible in the way in which she dealt with it. I loved her and felt that she was very funny. The other characters I really wasn't sure about, they didn't really demonstrate an honest focus on life. Money, power, and sex seemed to be the name of the game with a German trying to sort her morals out and in the end didn't at all.

I usually love Patrician Scanlan's books but felt just slightly let down by this one, because although it was beautiful written, as always, there wasn't really a plot, and I was upset (spoiler alert) by the death of one of the main characters :(I did enjoy all the Spanish bits, though once or twice I felt she was just showing off how good her Spanish is and I am not at all sure that Texans put y'all" into every sentence, but maybe they do.All that said, I did very much enjoy this book, and will certainly continue reading Patricia Scanlan's new books.

I deliberately took my time reading this book, as with all previous books I devour them in no time at all! P.S, never fails to deliver me warmth, community, togetherness, food for thought especially where I am in my life, & that's happened in quite a few of her books. To cut a long story short (I can hear you all saying 'Please do!') After reading all her books, this one in particular, I always end up not only resonating with the characters but warm & grateful too....