Almost Home

Couldn't put it down!

Started reading this on a plane and rather than go to bed when I got home, I stayed up through the night to finish the book. Loved it! The characters are well developed and intriguing; the setting is real and the attention to details is superb. I ran out the next day to buy the sequel. Didn't love it as much as Almost Home, but I would still highly recommend both!

Loved this Book!

This was my first Pam Jenoff book, but I am now ordering the sequel and her previous novels as I absolutely loved this book. At first her personal narrative style annoyed me, but I quickly grew accustomed to it. The storyline, character and plot development was flawless.

Wonderfully written!

This book grabs you from the start and keeps you interested. As you meet the characters, you immediately empathize with the lead and follow her as she grows and finds the path that releases her from the past. What great character development and such an interesting look into the traditions that shape our live! Well done!

A Great Summer Read

This was my first Pam Jenoff book. I read it in a day and then sent it
on to a friend. It is any easy read, perfect for the beach or a slow afternoon. The plot will keep you interested but you can be interupted
and not loose the whole story line. Great for a busy Mom picking up kids after activities. Just through it in your purse and go!

Loved it

Although Pam Jenoff's books are a bit formulaic, I love them all the same! This is her third and I have read all three. I was particularly interested in this book since I had studied abroad (although not in England) as the main character of this book had. I recommend all of Jenoff's novels if you want a nice easy read.

ALMOST HOME Pam Jenoff

I was very disappointed with this book. After reading her two previous books, THE KOMMANDANT'S GIRL THE DIPLOMAT'S WIFE I was expecting another exciting book. This book was very slow moving and very predictable. I could (and did) set this book aside to read a different book. I did finish this book but only because I make a concerted effort to finish every book I start.

MYSTERY FOR TODAY'S WORLD!!

ALMOST HOME by Pam Jenoff is a mystery story that pulls surprises from every page. Jordan Weiss works for the US State Department and considers herself fearless, capable and adventurous. She enjoys being on the go and tackling anything thrown at her. But, when she is asked by a friend to return to Cambridge, England, she is beyond anxious. As rowing crew members on the top team at school, life was spectacular for Jordan, her boyfriend, Jared, and their six other crew members. Now, ten years later, what happened to her during her college years at Cambridge still haunts her. The love of her life, Jared, was drowned there on the most exciting day of their lives. Now, returning to England on a State Department mission in England, Jordan chases down a mystery that is beyond anything she could possibly imagine. It also seems to involve Jared's death. It may change her life forever. This story moves with an unexpected pace, with a story line that is all too possibly real. A mystery read that encompasses today's world with a thrilling and unsettling story line. Excellent step into the mystery world for Jenoff!

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Reunion

It's difficult to believe that Jordan Weiss is an intelligence officer. In Almost Home, she is introduced as such, with allusions to dodging hails of gunfire and helicopter escapes in Liberia. The plot of this novel is an intriguing one, and it plays out with a fair measure of success. Jordan returns to London ten years after earning her Cambridge degree, ten years after the tragic, seemingly accidental death of Jared Short, the man she had hoped to marry. Now she finds herself enmeshed in a case involving money laundering by terrorists. To complicate matters, Chris, Jared's best friend, has discovered that he was murdered, and lures her into helping him uncover the truth about his death. Jordan accepts her new assignment, but for such a seasoned operative, in this story she copes with stress by running away - literally. She impresses as a bumbler, incapable of asserting her own will, being pulled hither and yon by whomever she is with at the moment. Death follows in Jordan's wake. Often verging on hysteria, it's a wonder that, eventually, she does resolve the mysteries, but not without a lot of help. The book is also plagued by annoying little inconsistencies, as when on one page, a colleague's sweater is blue, then paragraphs later, pink. Five stars for plotting and writing style, three for characters and attention to detail.

Enjoyable characters, easy read

A good story with likeable characters. I enjoyed reading this with a purring cat on my lap and a cup of hot chocolate at the end of a long day. The story line wasn't taxing and I enjoyed it while it lasted. Some of the story twists were intriguing and so it kept my attention throughout the book. The loose ends and unfinished threads didn't bother me or reduce my enjoyment.

I felt the story would have been equally good without a couple of occasions of gratuitious and detailed promiscuity but it wasn't to the degree I stopped reading it. I appreciated that the violent scenes didn't feel overly gratuitious or gory.

I probably would read more by this author.

i loved it!

i cannot say enough about this book! i have read pam jenoff's other two novels so i couldn't wait to get my hands on this one. i read it in two days (i really wanted to call in sick from work just so i wouldn't have to put it down)! the main character (jordan) is a diplomat working for government when she decides to take an assignment in london due to a friend's illness. she has not been to london in ten years-since her boyfriend drowned while they were attending cambridge. when she gets back she starts to question if her boyfriend truly drowned or if he was the victim of foul play. as she starts to poke around london and cambridge she realizes that her boyfriend was keeping a dangerous secret that could also put her in danger. with tons of twists and turns and a surprise ending i highly recommend this book to everyone! a+

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