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| The Villa (Random House Large Print (Cloth/Paper)) | 
 enlarge | Author: Nora Roberts
Publisher: Random House Large Print
Category: Book
List Price: $25.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  118 reviews
Sales Rank: 1081567
Format: Large Print
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 704
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6 x 1.6
ISBN: 0375431039
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780375431036
ASIN: 0375431039
Publication Date: March 20, 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Never Read-may have some light shelf or handling wear to cover or edges- Good Copy- publishers mark- I ship FAST!
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 Great book & perfect condition October 22, 2007
The book delivery came quickly & in great condition. I loved the book.
It makes me want to move to Napa Valley. Chears...
No nap in the Napa September 13, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Nora Roberts has the ability to take the reader to a very specific place and time. That may sound simplistic, but only a few writers can do it. In this case the place is a winery/vineyard in the Napa Valley of California and, briefly, Venice and northern Italy. After reading this, I know substantially more about viticulture than I did. I've never had much admiration for wine snobs (and still don't), but the raising of grapes and making of wine is fascinating business.
The plot is not very complicated. Someone is trying to sabotage the wine business. Who that is is not much of a mystery. The two-dimensional characters are pretty much the usual in a Roberts novel: a gorgeous, highly competent young woman and a handsome hunk clash, then mesh, during the sub-plot of another love affair. We've seen all this before and know exactly what to expect. There are few flaws in the characters, few contradictions, regrets, or self-doubts. There never are in Nora Roberts characters. There's a great deal of action and jeopardy, but it is the place and feel of the atmosphere that make this worthwhile.
My only wish is that somehow Ms. Roberts would put a little more meat on the characters and a few surprises in her plots. She could be a first-rate novelist. Of course, she is giving her loyal readers what they think they want, as evidenced by the fact that her books are all best sellers and have made her wealthy. She is to the so-called romance novel what James Patterson is to the thriller. And that is low praise indeed.
A fabulous book! April 21, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I just read The Villa recently and I don't know how I missed knowing about it when it was first published, as I always get her books immediately! This is one of my favorite all-time books, although everything she writes I have enjoyed! Nora Roberts shines in every
contribution.
Okay March 9, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book was mostly good with just a little bad. The good first: It was nice to finally have an Italian family at the forefront of the story instead of the never ending Irish ones. It was fun learning about wine making and the vinyard. I enjoyed Tereza and Piliar completely. After the break up of Pilar's marriage it was fun watching her fall in love with someone who deserved her. I enjoyed Tereza's toughness and no-nonesence. I liked Tyler a lot and the family dynamtics. The murder mystery was very good. On the bad side I didn't care for Sophia at all. She was far too annoying for me to care about her. About half way through the book I began skipping all of her parts. The charactor Rene was unnecessary.
Excellent novel of business, love, and intrigue! March 2, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I listened to this book on my way to pick up my new puppy. It was very engaging, and even got my husband interested. He wanted me to wait to finish it when he could listen, too, but I couldn't wait. The narrator told the story beautifully, doing Nora Roberts great credit with her intonations and abilities. I can't wait to see it made into a movie, and wish I had the Lifetime channel to watch the ones that were already done. I loved Blue Smoke and Angel's Fall!
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