Customer Reviews
Very disappointed - By: Erebedragons, 11 May 2008 
I have seen Alan Titchmarsh on television & I like his style. I threw this book in the compost heap, after reading about half of it. As I could not stand the swearing in it. Why can we not have a system of gradings so I do not have to waste my time buying books with "bad" language.
Simply brilliant - By: Organic Gardener, 30 Oct 2006 
It has been a very long time since I enjoyed a novel as much as I did this one. Having read many of Alan Titchmarsh's gardening books, which in my opinion are first class, I was reallly surprised that he is also such a great fiction writer. The story is funny, with a lot of surprises & also a few deeper moments. This was the first novel I bought written by Alan Titchmarsh & I am looking forward to reading the other ones too.
A gripping storyline with many little surprises. - By: , 15 Jun 2001 This is an excellent first attempt by Alan (later to be followed by two more classics!) The storyline is gripping & there are many unpredictable little twists to the plot along the way. I don't find books easy to read but it's difficult to put this one down - it's the sort of book you think about during the day at work. I recommend this book without reservation.
A good novel. - By: Matt Meaney, 03 Feb 2001 
This is a good book for an author's first novel, but it lacks a certain something. It hasnn't got the same happy glow to it as his other two books have (The Last Lighthouse Keeper & Animal Instincts), but it is a good novel alll the same.
Not bad for a jobbing gardener - By: Mrs. K. A. Wheatley, 23 Nov 2000 This was fairly well written & no more far fetched in the romance stakes than many other books I've read by full time writers. The character of Rob was nicely drawn. I expect he was quite easy to do as he seems to be Alan with the name changed. It wasn't too heavy on the horticulture either, which was one thing I was dreading & the sub plot concerning Rob's Dad & his nursery was quite interesting & believably sentimental.
