Kate morton the distant hours reviews
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Though not my favourite book by the author, I still enjoyed it very much. It is a very atmospheric and compelling story of lost love, forbidden love, family relationships and their dynamics, the effect of war on the soldiers and their families, what was expected of women at different times in history, classes, the impact of the parents' actions on their children and their lives, ghosts, memory
The intricate and intense narration and plot, the vivid setting and the characters give you a real feel of Milderhurst Castle. There are many many secrets to unravel in this story.
As per the author's style, the language is flowery and there is a tremendous amount of details.
I didn't warm up to Percy but knew somehow that there would be a reason for her demeanour. She is the Protector and has a lot on her shoulder. Saffy has too but in a different way. I did feel a lot for Juniper, who would have certainly be
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The Distant Hours
Why This Book?
I'd read one of her other books, The Forgotten Garden, and fell in love with Kate Morton's style, effortless reads and levande settings and characters. inom had to continue absorbing as much of her books as I could, but given they are usually + pages, and quite intense, I have to layer them in every few months. inom happened to arrive in my building's laundry room a few minutes early and perused the library's bookshelves while waiting for the dryer to complete its cycle. Lo an' behold, there she stood.
Some kind soul had dropped off this book and it beckoned me to depart quickly with it. Well as soon as I finished getting all my clothes out of the dryer. It sat on my living room's bookshelves for a few weeks, until I'd seen a review of it th
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Reading Challenge, Week 46 - A Book a friend recommended.
I have quite a few friends who recommend more and more of Kate Morton, but I remember one occasion in which somebody highly praised this particular book.
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A long lost letter arrives in the post and Edie Burchill finds herself on a journey to Milderhurst Castle, a great but moldering old house, where the Blythe spinsters live and where her mother was billeted 50 years before as a 13 year old child during WWII. The elder Blythe sisters are twins and have spent most of their lives looking after the third and youngest sister, Juniper, who hasn&#;t been the same since her fiance jilted her in
Inside the decaying castle, Edie begins to unravel her mother&#;s past. But there are other secrets hidden in the stones of Milderhurst, and Edie is about to learn more than she expected. The truth of what happened in &#;the distant hours&#; of the past has been waiting a long t