Paradise House

Set on the Pembrokeshire coast, a riveting and uplifting novel from one of our most popular writers

By: Erica James

Narrated by: Jenny Agutter

Angel Sands is a traditional seaside resort of bed and breakfasts, cottages to let and teashops. And with the best views of the tiny beach and surrounding coastline is Paradise House, home to the Baxter girls - or the Sisters of Whimsy as they're known locally.

With their mother taking time out to find herself, it's down to Genevieve to maintain the smooth running of the family-owned B&B. Not an easy task given that their father - now that his wife isn't around - has suddenly become a magnet for the opposite sex. And there's little help from her sisters: Nattie is too busy offending her long time admirer, and Polly spends most of her days with her head in the clouds or in a book. But when news spreads in the tightly knit community that a nearby dilapidated barn has been sold, Genevieve finds that a bittersweet trip down memory lane is unavoidable...

Read by Jenny Agutter

(p) 2003 Orion Publishing Group©2003 Erica James

Critic reviews

A wonderfully humorous novel following the dysfunctional Baxter family

A romantic, inventive and riveting read. James at her best

Erica James is perhaps one of this country's most popular fiction writers. So it's no surprise that her latest book - Paradise House - is as wonderful as the rest . . . This is Erica James at her best. Paradise House is not only funny, it is also a tale of human emotions - love, friendship and jealousy. James has a wonderful way of introducing characters that you can't help but instantly take a liking to - Paradise House is certainly no exception. This is, once again, a wonderful read

Enjoyable and heart-warming family story

The precis given for this book is misleading. The part played by his daughters in trying to solve their father's marital problems is a small thread in the main story which is mainly about those three daughters and their lives and loves, particularly that of Genevieve, the oldest daughter. Badly betrayed by her two best friends in her late teens she has chosen to live a somewhat secluded life, looking after her father and her sisters, in the B & B which they have decided to run in Paradise House. When her teenage boyfriend re-appears she has to re-evaluate her life and choices in a story that is both enjoyable and heart-warming.