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I don't know what to think about this book. I really like how Santa Montefiore describe the paysage, and everything. We just want to go in Argentine but I wasn't thrilled by the story itself. I think the love story wasn't for me this time haha.

jtngu8's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

the_sassy_bookworm's review against another edition

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4.0

Good Read!!

irish_bookfairy's review against another edition

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4.0

Santa has never disappointed me before and she hasn't yet.

The story sets partly in England, partly in Argentina and you feel the atmosphere of both. We meet Sofia and her family and all the troubles it causes. Falling in love with a cousin, having his love child and being banned to another country to get rid of it. There were a few moments on which I wish she would've acted differently, as I would have but this isn't my story to write. It was a great love story but sadly between the wrong persons.
It broke my heart when she gave up Santiguito, but at the first mention of Javier I knew they were one and the same. Dominique had done what I hoped she had, bring him home.

I felt bad the story ended the way it did, part of me wanted to Sofia move her whole family to Argentina but that would probably have been the end of Sofia and David, while they were so good for each other.

On to the next!

reminiscences's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

xannbee's review against another edition

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emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

leenlief's review against another edition

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4.0

Ik lees graag af en toe een boek van [a:Santa Montefiore|77013|Santa Montefiore|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1280199358p2/77013.jpg] sinds ik [b:De Franse tuinman|8173244|De Franse tuinman|Santa Montefiore|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31GHGfMKezL._SL75_.jpg|2693468] een paar jaar geleden op Schiphol heb gekocht om mee te nemen op een reisje. Ze schrijft vlot en haar verhalen bevatten exotische en intrigerende onderwerpen.

[b:Onder de ombu-boom|11532328|Onder de ombu-boom|Santa Montefiore|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21O60r013XL._SL75_.jpg|346459] vertelt het verhaal van de Argentijnse Sofia en haar verboden liefde Santi. Een echt liefdesverhaal met een hoog zwijmel gehalte, beide typisch voor Montefiore. Maar wat Onder de ombu-boom voor mij leuker maakt dan andere Montefiore-boeken is de omgeving en de tijd waarin het liefdesverhaal zich afspeelt. Het verhaal speelt zich deels af in Argentinië en deels in Engeland en gaat over een tijdspanne van meer dan 20 jaar. Montefiore beschrijft prachtig de Argentijnse pampa met de campo waar de gauchos rondrijden op de polopony's en waar de ombu-boom in het vlakke landschap herrijst, de drukke stad Buenos Aires met zijn talloze pleintjes en tangodansers en de landerijen in het Engelse glooiende landschap. Een boek dat je laat wegdromen maar je ook bij de keel pakt door het verhaal van de familie Solanas tijdens de tumultueuze jaren van politieke onrust en het verhaal over de pijn van familiegeheimen, -intriges en onmogelijke keuzes.

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