After seeing so many women come to the aunts for help with love problems the sisters vow to never be like them. Uh huh. But they also want normalcy. They both find ways to escape: Sally by marrying and Gillian by eloping and running away. Years later, when Sally's two daughters are teenagers and her husband has passed away, the bonds of sisterhood are tested when Gillian seeks Sally's help for, shall we say, accidentally murdering her boyfriend. And how do two women, who've been hurt in the past because of love, find happiness?
I love how Alice Hoffman writes. So magical. I think it's a bit more refined in The River King but I just love it. The only thing I didn't like is that she uses some pretty strong language here and there sometimes. While maybe to a point it is necessary, I just could have done without it. But the differences between the book and movie...I loved both versions. I think the movie made the story flow a bit better. And I kind of liked the daughter's younger age in the movie vs the book. And the ending was a little anti-climatic compared to the movie...but I liked it.
Ok, here's some alternate covers. I just love the cover with the boot though. This one is a bit weird since the white title box is over her face. It kind of bugs me:
I get the lilac reference, but seriously...isn't this just yawn awful boring?:
And this one is just ok:
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Oooh I love the movie! And the soundtrack is great too. I have the book on my TBR list and I'm glad to hear it's great too. OMG and I love that house from the movie, I would totally move out of the city for that.
ReplyDeleteI consider myself an obsessive fan of Nicole Kidman and I love Sandra Bullock and I cannot believe I have never seen this movie. Unfathomable! I like the cover with the old painting on it but I agree with you that the name plate is just too big. If it was smaller and still covered part of her face it would look much better.
ReplyDeletelove the movie!... the book lies somewhere in my tbr pile! ..somewhere.. sheesh
ReplyDeleteI've only read one Hoffman book. This one's the next on my list. By the way, I passed an award on to you here.
ReplyDeleteLoved this book and movie. Really, really want to re-read it and Chocolat by Joanne Harris (which I read the first time right after this so they'll always be linked in my mind).
ReplyDeleteYou know, I wasn't a huge fan of the movie. However, it interested me enough that I thought I would totally give the book a try. Glad you enjoyed both!
ReplyDeleteI am reading this at the moment and really enjoying it. I love the film and the book has a very different feel like the Chocolat book and film. Sadly I have the really dull cover.
ReplyDeleteI really love this movie and watch it at least 2 a year. You've made the book sound like it's really worth reading.
ReplyDeleteyour blog is very nice
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