The Daughters of Foxcote Manor (Wheeler Publishing Large Print Hardcover)

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Negaliu kitaip pradėt apžvalgos - knygos viršelis!!! Užburiantis! Jau vien į jį pažvelgus noris imt ir skaityt. O visas gėris tame, kad ne tik viršelis čia geras - pagi knyga dar puikesnė. Nu nuoširdžiai nesitikėjau, kad romanas apie šeimos paslaptis ir dar dviejų laikų istorija mane taip sužavės. Bet sužavėjo ir turėjau nuos tą bų laiką su knyga. Rita enjoyed working for Mrs. Harrington, loved that she had her own bedroom, and thrilled at living in the exciting City of London. She felt as though she was living with the Darlings of Peter Pan…life, she thought, could not possibly be better. How Chase ties these two stories together is brilliant. There are so many threads from the past that weave into the present - in ways I hadn't seen coming. Another voice from the past filled out the story, speaking of things that Sylvie didn’t see or know. In the present, Sylvie Broom is making much needed changes in her life. Unfortunately eighteen year old Annie is not exactly pleased with her mum’s choices. Just as she is trying to settle into her new routine, Sylvie is devastated when her mum is seriously injured in an accident. At the same time, changes in Annie’s situation lead to an exploration of their family’s past. After years of avoiding delving into her history, Sylvie finally decides it is time to look into the secrets her mum has been very reluctant to reveal. But is she prepared for the revelations awaiting her?

Bewitching and beguiling. . . . As suspenseful as the mistress of psychological drama, Daphne Du Maurier. Chase is simply brilliant.” —Veronica Henry, author of How to Find Love in a Bookshop This novel exemplifies the often disturbing fact that despite our good intentions, things sometimes have a way of turning bad. How we keep the tender, vulnerable bits of ourselves hidden deep inside instead of sharing them. An] atmospheric mystery…Ample foreboding and evocative prose propel things to a gratifying close. Gothic suspense fans will be delighted.” — Publishers Weekly As with Chase's previous books this is a dual time frame novel, the narrative alternating from the 1970s, where we have two different narrators, Rita, the Harrington's nanny, and Hera, one of her young charges, and the current time, where the story is told from Sylvie's point of view. It is about a fifth of the way in that it becomes clear how Sylvie is connected with the characters and story from the past. Again, as with Chase's previous works, the story is very much mystery based, but also at heart a story about families, and the Harringtons are certainly a dysfunctional one at that. After a tragedy in London, Mrs. Harrington, her son and daughter move to the family's country home. With them is Rita, a naive nanny who loves the Harrington children. The danger and tension ramp up - and nothing will ever be the same for any of them.In Rita’s case, the “nice thing” came in the form of a job nannying for a certain family who rewarded her years of excellent service with a precious gift. It would turn out to be the most important asset an aspiring young lady could possibly possess…a stellar employment reference.

Also, when I became aware that this Eve Chase story would feature children living in a mysterious home in the woods, I anticipated the arrival of some seriously enchanting scenes as I progressed. And then two terrible blows strike the Harrington household, one almost immediately after the other… The Daughters of Foxcote Manor is not really about a murder, or a creepy house, but about families – the ones we’re born into, the ones we make and especially the ones we flee.”— The New York Times But even amidst the general gloom of Rita’s years living in Torquay, there were a few things she like and appreciated, very much the same sentiment as the American musician Johnny Rivers must have felt when he penned the famous lyrics, “It’s hard to find nice things on the poor side of town.” Not impossible, as Rivers indirectly points out, but difficult. The two storylines come together with a delicious twist and I love how this one ended up. So many clues I missed the first time reading, I would love to read this one again! I highly recommend it!She felt positive about the future, but her plans had to be put on hold when a terrible accident left her usually bright and active mother in a comma. Her daughter’s reaction to that was not what she expected, Sylvie suspected that something was very wrong, because that had always been very close and they always talked about anything and everything. And the way it flexes, bends, speeds up and slows down, as if subservient to the needs of the story: The characters were so well drawn. My heart was with Rita. The relationships are just as well developed - complicated, intricate and entwined. The plotting is so imaginative and unique. And the settings will draw the reader in. For me, it was the forest that called.