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The House at Riverton was enjoyable enough, but it failed to grip me. I think one of the issues was the fact that I didn't see the need for the modern day part of the story. Okay, it sets up her retelling of events in the past as she seeks to release a secret she's held for so long, but that could have been done in other ways. On the whole, I found myself skimming those sections to get back to the historical events. The other problem I had was how dense Grace seemed. Surely she could have worked
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I thought the setting of Riverton around World War I. In many ways it reminded me a bit of Downton Abbey (which I love), but it felt like there was less closeness with the characters. There was a lot of foreshadowing in here, but the mystery was slowly unravelled.
Loved this Gothic page turner about an old woman who is asked to recollect her days as a house maid at the grand estate of Riverton, where a famous scandal occurred during the 1920’s, by a young filmmaker.
Jun 22, 2010
Cornelia
rated it
really liked it
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Shelves:
england,
historical
Jan 27, 2011
Lady Jayne *~*The Beach Bandida*~*
marked it as to-read
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Shelves:
library-book,
historical-fiction
