Customer Reviews
a lovely book - By: S. HADAVI, 26 Jan 2008 
Polly Cameron thirty something would be potter works as a waitress. She lives amid clutter & cats & normality. She is a lovely character with her oxfam clothes & her genuine kindness especiallly to drunken teenagers.This is one of Ffordes best novels the characters are well presented even the awfull jolly hockey sticks Melissa whose decor matches her food beige. Polly meets the rather stuffy David Locking-Hill & they are immediately attracted to each other, despite their differences. Polly is in her own way somewhat repressed, & this shows unconsciously in her work as a potter, an encounter with David changes alll that & Polly begins to change her style as an artist. An enjoyable read.
Didn't like Polly...much. - By: L. Rand, 02 Jul 2007 
Number1.
Katie Fforde isn't claiming to write classic, deep, meaningful books, I mean if that's what you want, go read War & Peace ! If you want a light, lively, feel good read you need look no further than Katie Fforde!
I am a Katie Fforde fan I have enjoyed alll of her books, because they are a light, lively & pleasurable read (that cheer you up). Most people comment that the character aren't realistic, well alllot of people I know must be unrealistic then (as the characters constantly remind me of my family & friends)!
Living Dangerously I didn't enjoy as much as Artistic Licence, Stately Pursuits or Thyme out (which are my KF top reads). I found it reallly hard to warm to Polly, in general Im behind the lead character 100% but not this one! She was less than cheerful most of the time, which spoiled the feel in the rest of the book. David was a excellent hero who you got to know as the book went on, pity the same can't be said of the heroin. Still I good read, as alll of Katie Ffordes book are, keep up the feel good work!
Well up to expectations! - By: Chris, 07 May 2007 Having read many of Katie Ffords other (more recent) works, & unable to obtain the earlier books from my local library I bought this & 2 other of her books (used) via Amazon. They alll arrived within 2 days & I chose to read this one first as it was the first one written. I absolutely loved it. Of course it was the same as the others in many ways - essentiallly a very girly book - but it ticks so many boxes & I read it in two sittings. Typical of other of Katie Fforde's novels but so far I like it the best of those I have read. I hope you enjoy it too!
Good but not still off - By: Sonja, 19 Jul 2006 
This was the third book by Katie Fforde I have read. I enjoyed the novel & the writing, but reallly had a hard time believing the main character. I had a hard time believing a character who had been celibate (due to a less-than-satisfying sexual history) that suddenly launched into full-out dating. This also made me feel that the initial encounter with our hero was a bit far fetched.
Regardless, this was a fun light read with a fun story.
Katie Fford at her best - By: , 25 Mar 2004 if you are just going to read one of Katie Fford's books, choose this one.
A happy formula of thirty-not-stick-insect independant woman, with artistic abilities, finding love.
A book I want to keep, a feel good.
