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Hothouse Flower
- Narrated by: Stephanie Racine
- Length: 19 hrs and 43 mins
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Summary
From the author of the bestselling Seven Sisters series, Lucinda Riley's Hothouse Flower is a moving story of love, heartbreak and, above all, hope.
Georgian mansion Wharton Park was a place of childhood solace for Julia Forrester, spending summers in the Norfolk countryside with her beloved grandfather. So after tragedy strikes, she finds herself seeking comfort at Wharton and the allure of its hothouse, once home to exotic flowers from all corners of the globe but now lying abandoned. There she meets the new owner, the charming and magnetic Kit Crawford, whose own past is shrouded in sadness and mystery.
Julia and Kit are drawn together when he finds an old diary and it is Julia’s grandmother who is able to finally shed light on Wharton Park’s past. Together they reveal a century’s worth of secrets and heartache that takes them back to war-torn Europe and leads Julia on a quest to the vibrant streets of Thailand. Will Julia and Kit be able to unearth the truth behind the fortunes and failures of the Crawford family?
*Note to listeners - outside the UK, this book is published under the title The Orchid House.
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"Thoroughly addictive storytelling with a moving, emotional heart." (Dinah Jeffries, author of The Tea Planter's Wife)
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- melanie
- 29-04-23
loved it
I could not stop listening. As with most of Lucinda Rileys' other books, it grabs you immediately and takes hold until the end. I shed a few tears a few times. Lovely set of intertwined stories and narrated well.
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- Laureen
- 19-07-23
A little disappointing.
I felt a bit frustrated with this story. It began beautifully and I it was absorbed in the story. As it developed it changed direction and became a bit cheesy. I felt let down and disappointed for some of the characters. It changed tack again later on which left me feeling a bit flat. However there were some interesting twists which redeemed it a bit. Not one of Lucinda's best stories.
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- Mrs. S.
- 15-07-23
Very Good Story
This was very compulsive listening until nearly end Then it dragged a bit . Sadly not one that you could hear twice as knowing the end all the way through would definitely spoil it
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- Mrs W
- 17-06-23
Fabulous story, well told
I have thoroughly enjoyed this book and can highly recommend it. It is the final Lucinda Riley story for me and I have enjoyed them all. Now I’m going to start again with the Seven Sisters series (my first Lucinda Riley books) and finish with Atlas, the story of Pa Salt. I recommend them all and I’m excited to get going!
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- Fletcher
- 24-05-23
Loved it
Really enjoy all lucinda Riley books looking forward to reading pa Salt book next . Loved the Seven Sisters series
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- Allan Hyde
- 24-05-23
Good listen
loved the book and couldn't put it down. love when a book holds you like that. although for me, the story seemed very familiar. I do wonder if I had read the book before I started to listen to books. nevertheless Lucinda is very good at writing. I have now read all her books. sad there will be no more. pa salt next to finish the seven sisters.
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- SS
- 23-05-23
Good but very cheesy
Definitely erring on predictable mills & boon with a slightly more detailed and extended storyline. Enjoyed it but was very long and the story is quite stretched in parts in terms of being anything near credible. Very Well read which I think is the only reason I stuck with it to the end.
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- Mrs. G. Linnell
- 23-05-23
Loved it !
I couldn’t book this books down, finding any excuse to put my headphones bin and listen !
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- J.B
- 17-05-23
Excellent
Literally couldn’t stop listening to yet another brilliant novel by Lucinda Riley. A totally captivating & heart warming story with many intriguing twists of fate. Excellently narrated to enhance the listening experience. Fabulous on everything level.
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- cfh
- 16-05-23
Light and easy
Lovely story but rather too mills and boon in places/ and seems author has developed a lot since- great story plot though
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- Kathy Holcomb
- 29-05-23
Fantastic
Truly loved this book. It was everything I had hoped it would be and more
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- Lesley
- 17-05-23
some weak characters which annoyed me
Lucinda always has a magical way about weaving the past into the future and I really enjoyed the story but I found some of the characters weak and annoying which did spoil the story for me.
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- Theron Morrison
- 16-05-23
Probably the least favorite of her books
I’m a huge fan of Lucinda Riley, but this was a miss for me. Spoiler alert***Having one of the major love stories based off a whiny selfish man who cheats on his wife with a 17 year old ruined it for me. I like the main characters of the books I read to have some integrity.
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- Michelle Spring
- 16-05-23
A very Lucinda Riley book
Any Lucinda fans will enjoy this story. Great narration. Easy listen and very much enjoyed
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- Karen O'Brien
- 14-05-23
Best performance ever!
Of all my favorite audiobook performers, this performer is the absolute best! Love the natural conversational way that she performs every character… Great story, and an even greater performance!
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- Carol
- 07-05-23
Lucina Riley Does it Again!
Another epic love story that impacts the lives of two generations. I don't know how Lucinda Riley does it. With such detail you travel the world with her, this time to Thailand. I must say that I do not think there has been another Riley book that literally got me so angry with the main character where I was literally cursing him out. This story will break your heart. How love can lead to betrayal. How selfish acts at the expense of others leads you to eventually forgive them as a reader. I love the ending, but it took me through many emotions to forgive the characters and accept the outcome as worth it.
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