Eadie B. (eadieburke) -
Helpful Score: 1
Outside a remote manor house in an idyllic wood, a baby girl is found
The Harrington family takes her in and disbelief quickly turns to joy. They're grieving a terrible tragedy of their own and the beautiful baby fills them with hope, lighting up the house's dark, dusty corners. Desperate not to lose her to the authorities, they keep her secret, suspended in a blissful summer world where normal rules of behavior - and the law - don't seem to apply.
But within days a body will lie dead in the grounds. And their dreams of a perfect family will shatter like glass. Years later, the truth will need to be put back together again, piece by piece . . .
From the author of Black Rabbit Hall, The Daughters of Foxcote Manor is an emotional, thrilling book about family secrets and belonging - and how we find ourselves when we are most lost.
This is an emotional book about family secrets. The characters are unique and the plot is one that kept the pages turning until the very end. There are multiple POV's that go from past to present. It is a well-written story and worth the time to read it. The setting provided a mysterious and spooky element to the story. If you love mystery then you will enjoy it. I'm looking forward to another book by Eve Chase.
The Harrington family takes her in and disbelief quickly turns to joy. They're grieving a terrible tragedy of their own and the beautiful baby fills them with hope, lighting up the house's dark, dusty corners. Desperate not to lose her to the authorities, they keep her secret, suspended in a blissful summer world where normal rules of behavior - and the law - don't seem to apply.
But within days a body will lie dead in the grounds. And their dreams of a perfect family will shatter like glass. Years later, the truth will need to be put back together again, piece by piece . . .
From the author of Black Rabbit Hall, The Daughters of Foxcote Manor is an emotional, thrilling book about family secrets and belonging - and how we find ourselves when we are most lost.
This is an emotional book about family secrets. The characters are unique and the plot is one that kept the pages turning until the very end. There are multiple POV's that go from past to present. It is a well-written story and worth the time to read it. The setting provided a mysterious and spooky element to the story. If you love mystery then you will enjoy it. I'm looking forward to another book by Eve Chase.
Helpful Score: 1
A friend loaned me this book. I was intrigued from the start. As some Amazon reviewers noted, the author writes in the present tense which isn't typical. Some Amazon reviewers also thought the author was overly descriptive of things and I would concur--after a while, it became annoying. The chapters also jump from the early 70s to the present and back and they're also written from different characters' point of view which can be confusing. One of the characters identity is revealed near the end--I guessed--as did others--who this person was a couple chapters before the big reveal. There was also a surprising twist at the end. I would read another of Eve Chase's books.
