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☆4.5/5☆At first I thought it's going to be 5/5 read, but the middle part (about London) was extremely boring. I even didn't care and didn't have feelings for non-argentinian characters in this part.I "hate" Maria for doing terrible things for Sofia and Santi.. so you can already guess I hate the ending. Could Santa Montefiore rewrite this book, please? Because I can't sleep now.
Having read all of Santa Montefiore's books I still think this first one is my favourite.
Rating: 3.5 starsBig ol' family drama spanning several decades, continents and generations. Loved the first half in Argentina and Ireland, got bored in the middle in England, and loved the bittersweet final few chapters back in Argentina. Ohhh Santi.
Beautifully written and atmospheric. Characters who come alive through a haunting story. Spanning generations with a large eclectic mix but so well written you didn't feel lost
I was left feeling quite disappointed after reading The Beekeeper of Aleppo, and knew that I needed to pick up something I would really enjoy otherwise I would lose my mojo with reading. My mum recommended Meet Me Under the Ombu Tree, and what a fantastic, thoughtful read! Santa Montefoire writes so well, and the chapters are so well proportioned - it makes for very easy, enjoyable reading. I found the story itself is incredibly moving, it certainly choked me up at times. A tale of forbidden lov...
The three star rating has a caveat. I really liked the first 75% of this book, but the last 25% was frustrating. I tried to just enjoy the story for what it is, a fictional story. I had a hard time getting past the overriding message though, which seemed to say that in the case of true love or soulmates or whatever, infidelity is permissible. Ugh. Beautiful story-telling, frustrating segments here and there.
Liked a review of a book by this author written by a goodreads friend... so decided to mooch something. So far am enjoying this book. Well, rather sad really... interesting how the main character is really not so very nice at all - something that usually puts me off a book (don't like spending a lot of time with people I don't like), but here this didn't disturb me too much. I enjoyed reading about Buenos Aires and the pampa and a bit of history not so foreign to me... Perhaps the lesson is that...
I absolutely love this one. One of my favourite books ever. Beautiful story about love, family and sacrifice. I cried a lot while reading it, but that's just another reason why I love it so much - I really enjoy books that make me cry.
This is my favorite book of all times. I cried so hard, loved the characters and even wish i could just take Sophia in my arms to comfort her. I read it 3 times and will pick it up again I am sure of it.
The scenery was beautifully described, but the amount of emotional pain that each character goes through is excessive for the reader. A whole lifetime to get over a two week relationship is ridiculous and way over the top.
myself & my sister read this book many yrs ago & more than once, i didn't expect a book to make me cry but it did... so for me a great romantic read
I quite like the way she writes - very readable if a bit sloppy and romantic but what's wrong with that?
I was very interested in reading a novel based in Argentina, and this one is basically set in a large pampas area with a ranch large enough to support a number of families in their individual houses. Unfortunately I did not find the writing or the plot matching my expectations. Seemingly it is really pitched at a young adult reader with perhaps the author wishing for a contract to sign up to a daytime TV soap opera. Rather disappointing to the extent that after about the first hundred pages I si...
Sofia Solanas; definitely a character I won't be forgetting in a long time. I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know her. I lived the depth of her character and the twists and turns in the stories. Of course, being from Ireland there are parts of the story which I knew were a little unbelievable; Irish people at that time would have been very poor and anna's "poor girl from Ireland" on holidays in London just didn't make sense to me. you would have to have been extremely wealthy to be able to afford...
Omg, this was really an awful read. First 200 pages were about uninteresting and unconvincing Argentinian-Irish family and polo game, and the rest of the gibberish was just gibberish. Please note as well that this book has more than 550 pages. WTF?
Beautiful love story. Not read one in a while complete indulgence. Mainly set in Argentina, described Buenos Aires as I remember would like to discover pampa. Read for pop sugar challenge, book bought on a trip. I bought in Florida many moons ago.
Lovely story
Loved it!
