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Summary: WHAT HAPPENED???
Review: A Sudden Change of Heart is the newest title of a novel written by Barbara Taylor Bradford. In the past I have really enjoyed some of her books like Her Own Rules and Act of Will and also disliked some of her titles like Angel and Dangerous to Know. And I am one of the few people who could never get into A Woman of Substance (Bradford's blockbuster saga which has two other books in the series and was also made into a mini-series). Well, I'm afraid that her newest book is one which I can't wait to finish. Unfortunately, this time around, Bradford brought much too much to her writing table, so there are too many plot lines that are underdeveloped as well as characters. If you've ever read Bradford and enjoyed her- skip this one.
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Summary: Brilliant!
Review: As a Barbara Taylor Bradford fan, I have long awaited the arrival of her newest book, and when it did come, I realized it was worth the wait! Despite what the some of the other reviews have said, I would encourage anyone to buy it. It is truly a work of art. She show her all-roundeness and creative skills in this book, as the main characters go through almost everything possible! And it is seen that she has gone through a lot of work as seen with her writing on the Holocaust and the Nazi victims. Well done Barabra!
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Summary: Sadly Disappointed....
Review: As a die hard fan of BTB, I was so looking forward to this book coming out. Tracking it thru a variety of sources I finally ordered it before availability date through Amazon. When it arrived, I settled in with a cup of tea, fuzzy blanket and snuggling kitties. Bummer - unlike her previous novels, this one was "air popped". Usually filled with sharp images of color, atmosphere, emotion, china/silver, places and characters who are friends, it was like a TV movie version of a delicious book - watered down, too many blank spaces in imagery and complacent characters (except for Megan!). Also,I stumbled on dialog that had contemporary American women in their early 30's calling each other "dear". Sorry - didn't ring true. Boohoo; I'm so disappointed! Next BTB book? - I'll wait for other readers reviews or until it's available at the library.
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Summary: What a disappointment!
Review: As a formerly ardent fan of Barbara Taylor Bradford's books I was tremendously disappointed with her latest, A Sudden Change of Heart. I read the rambling, waiting for a plot to develop, but never found it. Several times I thought a story line was developing only to be disappointed. This book was definitely not up to the standard we've come to expect from Ms. Bradford. Too bad. Her early works were delightful.
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Summary: Human & Heartrending
Review: As a man who is not an avid fan of so called "Woman's" books, I have enjoyed and been perturbed by this book. The two friends, Laura and Claire reprise many events in my own life -- those relating to my own sister-in-law and her friend -- in which I find canny similarities. Is this co-incidence? Or is Barbara T-B psychic?
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Summary: Why does she still get published?
Review: Barbara Taylor Bradford's Woman of Substance was so rich, so well written and so immediate, that the author's first effort made us believe everything that followed would be its equal. This, unfortunately, has not happened. In A Sudden Change of Heart, Bradford's characters are so well-off and so shallow in their daily lives that we do not believe they have the capacity to suffer in the midst of terminal illnesses or remembered past sadnesses. Bradford has steadily gone downhill. Finding myself skipping pages that were so predictable, I imagined Bradford really struggling to get through A Sudden Change of Heart simply to meet a deadline. No agent or publisher would even look at a manuscript like this if the author were not already established as the icon, Barbara Taylor Bradford.
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Summary: Sudden Change of Heart
Review: dear miss taylor-bradford, i had a feeling i was going to be snowed in today so lastnight i went to the bookstore and i only had enough money to choose 1 book, so i chose yours, "A SUDDEN CHANGE OF HEART"..and i'm so glad i did.i have to be honest..i'm only on page 37 but the book is great so far. it's really kept my interest..i just wanted to say thank you for keeping me company on a snowy JANUARY afternoon.... one of your new-found fans, isabella ryan
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Summary: " a sudden change of heart"
Review: dear miss taylor-bradford, i had a feeling i was going to be snowed in today so lastnight i went to the bookstore and i only had enough money to choose 1 book, so i chose yours, "A SUDDEN CHANGE OF HEART"..and i'm so glad i did.i have to be honest..i'm only on page 37 but the book is great so far. it's really kept my interest..i just wanted to say thank you for keeping me company on a snowy JANUARY afternoon.... one of your new-found fans, isabella ryan
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Summary: A Change of Heart
Review: I bought this book before I took a lengthy flight back to the coast; i did so because it was toted a New York Times bestseller, and it looked amusing. I must say that I have never read a book with such jumpy plot lines, forced dialogue and unbelievable characters. The author is imaginative, yet there is definitely a lack of consistancy in the storyline. Doug, Laura's husband goes through a radicl change in the middle of the novel which is highly unexpected. Laura's conversations with other characters are forced and broken up. It's like the author has an agenda on what she wants her characters to get out in dialoge, they don't so she (having no control)tries to just slip information in. Her story would be great if it weren't for these nagging faults. The way she sets up the story is just slightly lacking.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I had heard that Bradford writes "good reads." If it hadn't been for my curiosity about how she resolved the issues of the stolen paintings, I wouldn't have bothered to finish it. The characterizations were so simplistic. Everyone is so NICE! Doug and Laura split without an angry word. Rosa is so sweet. Megan is saccharine. I'm sorry. It just didn't work for me. The writing was bloated. The "lambent" lighting put it over the top. I'll shy away from Bradford from now on.
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