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4.5★s
When Lucy Briar received the letter from her grandfather she knew she needed to return home to find answers. Alex, her fiancé remained in London and when Lucy saw how happy her father was on her return, she was sorry it had been five years since she’d been home. Melbourne was where her heart was; it was where she’d grown up and where her friends were. But the event of five years previously which had caused her to flee to London hadn’t been resolved…
The sudden shock of her grandfather’s pass ...more
When Lucy Briar received the letter from her grandfather she knew she needed to return home to find answers. Alex, her fiancé remained in London and when Lucy saw how happy her father was on her return, she was sorry it had been five years since she’d been home. Melbourne was where her heart was; it was where she’d grown up and where her friends were. But the event of five years previously which had caused her to flee to London hadn’t been resolved…
The sudden shock of her grandfather’s pass ...more
A story that moves between the past and the present, with intrigue, passion, betrayal and the metafictive use of a dark fairy-tale – it’ll be no surprise to anyone that I loved Beyond the Orchard, the first novel of Anna Romer’s that I have read.
I loved the name of the heroine – ‘Lucy Briar’ – and the name of the house – ‘Bitterwood’. Names are always very important to me, and I love it when an author takes care in crafting their names. I also loved the setting – an old house set on cliffs with ...more
I loved the name of the heroine – ‘Lucy Briar’ – and the name of the house – ‘Bitterwood’. Names are always very important to me, and I love it when an author takes care in crafting their names. I also loved the setting – an old house set on cliffs with ...more
I enjoyed this, although I listened as an audiobook, and all the different time frames became a bit confusing, especially in the beginning. It might have been easier if I’d been reading as an ordinary book and could flip back to check the dates.
I felt one of the characters was inconsistent, in some respects - which was probably done in order to make us feel a certain way about the character, and then, with more information, we’re led to feel a different way, but it seemed a bit clumsy, to my wa ...more
I felt one of the characters was inconsistent, in some respects - which was probably done in order to make us feel a certain way about the character, and then, with more information, we’re led to feel a different way, but it seemed a bit clumsy, to my wa ...more
Reminiscent of Kate Morton. A story told through multiple generations and multiple locations.
The language and scene building were very lovely. Told of the beauty of Melbournes coast.
I would have liked some more depth to some of the peripheral characters, more facets to their story I guess
If you like sweeping romantic family driven stories. You can definitely do worse than this.
Lovely relaxing weekend read.
The language and scene building were very lovely. Told of the beauty of Melbournes coast.
I would have liked some more depth to some of the peripheral characters, more facets to their story I guess
If you like sweeping romantic family driven stories. You can definitely do worse than this.
Lovely relaxing weekend read.
Aug 25, 2016
Beccy
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Chris
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Cornelia
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