Book Reviews of A Risk Worth Taking

This was my third or fourth reading of this title and I enjoy it every time. Mr. Pilcher is definitely his mother's son when it comes to creating believeable characters about whom you learn to care.

If you like books by Rosamunde Pilcher, you will like her son's novels as they are written in the same style with great characters. This one is about a Londoner, married, with three children, who loses his highpaying city financial job. On a whim, he travels to Scotland to look at a company for sale and ends up reevaluating his life.

A story about life in the new millinium and one mans pursuit of happiness.

Engaging character of a person who was once riding the crest, but has since lost his self esteem...

Dan Porter has a big house in London, wife and 3 children, and a high-paying job. But then, it all collapsed. He's home while his wife pursues a career and his marriage goes sour. Dan hears about a company for sale in Scotland. He takes his son Josh and two dogs and moves. He discovers a community that needs his help, a new chance for the future, a risk that requires faith, and love.

Robin almost fits his mother's (Rosamunde Pilcher) shoes - his characters are warm and likeable and the story heart-warming.

I love his mother's book and this one was pretty good, too.

A cozy and thoughtful story about starting over written by Rosamunde Pilcher's son. As satisfying and enjoyable as her books were.

A charming story about life in the new millennium and one man's pursuit of happiness, a tale that will appeal to both men and women.

Dan Porter had it all: a big house in suburban London, a beautiful wife, three children in private school, and a high paying job. But then, it all collapsed like a house of cards. Now Dan stays home while his angry wife pursues a career and his marriage falters. Returning to his old profession could mend the rift, but Dan needs to do something else, something more...
Then, Dan hears about a company for sale in northern Scotland, and the temptation is too great to resist. With his son Josh and two dogs in tow, he lands in a primitive cottage above a frigid loch. As he takes stock of his past, he discovers a community who desperately needs his help, a new chance for the future, a risk that requires a leap of faith...and an astonishing love.

Robin or Rosamunde Pilcher...It doesn't matter to me. I love their books and this one didn't disappoint.

Dan Porter had it all: a big house in suburban London, a beautiful wife, three children in private school, and a high-paying job. But then, it all collapsed like a house of cards. Now Dan stays home while his angry wife pursues a career, and his marriage falters. Returning to his old profession could mend the rift, but Dan needs to do something else, something more...

Then, Dan hears about a company for sale in northern Scotland, and the temptation is too great to resist. With his son Josh and two dogs in tow, he lands in a primitive cottage above a frigid loch. As he takes stock of his past, he discovers a community who desperately needs his help, a new chance for the future, a risk that requires a leap of faith...and an astonishing love.

brilliant read abouta dad taking control of his life and family after 9/11. set in england and scottland

I almost stopped reading when I first picked up this book but very quickly I became engrossed and had to stay up late to finish the story.

Dan Porter had it all...but then it collapsed like a house of cards. Then Dan hears about a company for sale in northern Scotland, and the temptation is too great to resist.....

This book has a good story line. It starts out a little slow, but then is very gripping.

Rosamunde Pilcher's son, Robin, is an excellent writer. It is worth taking the "risk" to read his books! If you love any and all things about Scotland, you will love this book!

A story about a family near London where the husband,father loses his big fancy high paying job and the wife goes to work to support them. He finds a job in norhtern Scotland and he and his teenage son go there and become involved in his bosses family and business and they love the small time life. The story ends with a new life for all family members involved.

Dan gives it all up to try to buy a company in the north of Scotland. His wife refuses to follow him. His kids are horrified. He discovers a new chance for the future and a chance at a new love.

This book did not hold my interest too well, but I did make it to the end. It was a nice story.

Another touching story by the son of popular novelist, Rosamunde Pilcher.

I didn't actually finish this book, because it just wasn't what I wanted to be reading. Nothing wrong with it, it just didn't suit me.

This guy's out of work and has been for a while and he's tired of what he's been doing. And his wife is tired of him being out of work and it starts looking like she might be going to have an affair. I stopped there. I just didn't want to travel that road.

I've read another book by this author that I liked very much. So this is probably a good book. It just wasn't for me.

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