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Promised Land Connie Willis Cynthia Felice 9780441005437 Books

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Promised Land Connie Willis Cynthia Felice 9780441005437 Books

This is a book about a young woman who returns to her home planet after her mother dies. Her intention is to pick up her inheritance and then leave as soon as possible. Her whole attitude towards "her" planet is based on the very negative letters her mother sent while she is in school on another planet. Because of legal complications she has to stay on the planet for awhile and traveling towards Milleflores, the farm that is her inheritance, she slowly begins to look at the planet and the people in a different way. And when she finally arrives at Milleflores she begins to realize (she finds her mothers diaries) what her schooling has done to the other owners of Milleflores. Once she is on Milleflores she starts doing everything that needs to be done around the place without being asked to do so showing that she is not the spoiled person that she seems to be at the start of the book, but a person in her own right. I originally borrowed this book from the library and after having read it a number of times I finally bought it for my Kindle.


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Promised Land Connie Willis Cynthia Felice 9780441005437 Books Reviews

I picked this up because of Willis' other works, like "Doomsday Book" and "To Say Nothing of the Dog," so I was a little disappointed for the first few chapters when it seemed like it was going to be a typical romance. But, I kept reading since it was Connie Willis and I wondered if it was going to go somewhere other than the standard romance plot line. Plus, I was worried about Cleo and wanted to be sure she'd be OK (I had my suspicions on what was going to happen and was right, but won't include any spoilers). I'm glad I kept going. It does follow the expected love story line, but it also doesn't. And, it's just charming and sweet.

If you're looking for a light read, not heavy-handed on the romance (no sex if that matters to you), with a bit of a sci fi twist and a bit of a western/homesteader twist, plus critters (always a plus!), check it out.

Note about the version it has some errors that must have been introduced when converted to digital (and no one bothered to actually proofread it). The funniest is every time the word is supposed to be 'corner' it has 'comer' and once it had the reverse error where 'rn' replaced the 'm' in a word. But, it's not enough to impact the enjoyment.
Fun, easy read. Nice job building the characters,with some unexpected surprises along the way. There is enough going on that you want to see how it ends.
Nothing deep about this; just a really good piece of fluff. Very appealing characters, well drawn - even Cleo the scarab and the fire monkeys. Very nice romance. I found this hard to put down, read it in essentially one sitting, and was sorry to see it end.
Wonderful book with engaging characters and a great plot that moves well. I especially love the alien races and how they are such vital parts of the story.
Maybe it was just the right book at the right time in my life, but this book struck just the perfect chord with me. So what if you can smell the happy ending a mile away? I for one was content to relax in the capable hands of two skilled authors and let the story take me there. This wasn't what my mother would refer to as a "deep" book, but I read books for all kinds of reasons, not least of which is plain and simple enjoyment. The characters are interesting and develop in complexity as the main character grows to know them better. For all that the storyline is relatively straightforward, it's still complex enough to keep me going and surprise me now and then. I love this book. It even passed that most difficult of all tests the re-read.
Do not buy this book expecting Connie Willis's usual humor or occasional real drama (the Doomsday Book.)
. The protagonist is unlikable and the story drags.
I really liked the characters in this book. It was like a space novel but more. The descriptions of plants, animals and weather was unusually good. How the people lived and interacted on the planet to form a cohesive new planet was spectacular. I felt like I was riding the 5,000 miles to Milleflores with Delanna and Sonny and the caravan. Read this and enjoy the scenery and the pageantry.
This is a book about a young woman who returns to her home planet after her mother dies. Her intention is to pick up her inheritance and then leave as soon as possible. Her whole attitude towards "her" planet is based on the very negative letters her mother sent while she is in school on another planet. Because of legal complications she has to stay on the planet for awhile and traveling towards Milleflores, the farm that is her inheritance, she slowly begins to look at the planet and the people in a different way. And when she finally arrives at Milleflores she begins to realize (she finds her mothers diaries) what her schooling has done to the other owners of Milleflores. Once she is on Milleflores she starts doing everything that needs to be done around the place without being asked to do so showing that she is not the spoiled person that she seems to be at the start of the book, but a person in her own right. I originally borrowed this book from the library and after having read it a number of times I finally bought it for my .