I’m a huge fan of Rosamunde Pilcher’s novels, and have recently started watching some of the films based on them. ‘Based on’ seems to be accurate, since they’re not the same stories although the overall ideas are the same, and some of the characters are very close to the originals. I prefer movies to stick more closely to the original – I understand that some parts must be left out, and other sections shown differently for good drama, but I don’t much like extra sub-plots and characters being introduced. Still, this was an excellent romantic family-type film, and I thoroughly enjoyed it despite its variances from the book.