My thoughts:It’s no secret that I am a huge Lucinda Riley fan. I’ve read almost all her books to date, and those that I haven’t I plan to soon. I always find myself completely engaged in her stories, falling in love with her characters and swept up in their lives and this one was no different.

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Then a face appears from the past – Freddie, her first love, who abandoned her and left her heartbroken fifty years ago. Already struggling to cope with her son’s inept business dealings, and the sudden reappearance of her younger son after ten years in Australia, Posy is reluctant to trust in Freddie’s renewed affection. And, unbeknown to Posy, Freddie has a devastating secret to reveal . . . This is a sprawling family drama beginning with Posy in 1940's and then herself and her family 60 years later. I loved the build up of the story and meeting everyone - this author is such a great story teller. Her sons are at odds about their mother selling their childhood home and Posey is again in the middle. ​​ They're dead! They're dead! They're dead! How could he have lied to me?' I shouted in between sobs.No había leído nada de esta autora, tengo ganas de leer la saga de las siete hermanas, aunque preferí empezar por este que es autoconclusivo, imagino que no he acertado mucho con la elección ya que es una autora que en general tiene muy buenas reseñas. I stayed in the woods a very long time, until I heard Daisy calling for me. I only wished I could ask Daddy why he'd killed them when they were so beautiful, and then hung them up like trophies so he could look up and see their deadness on the walls. This book is an enjoyable, cozy read with characters that you will love as much as the book’s story line. ​​ Lucinda Riley vorbește despre secretele de familie și despre evoluția lor în timp. Acțiunea romanului se desfășoară pe două planuri diferite, despărțite de 66 de ani, acest interval micșorându-se treptat pe măsură ce Posy, eroina principală își povestește viața.

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Gardening and Posy’s work at Kew are central threads of the story. Are you a keen gardener yourself or is there another reason why you decided to include these themes? Hi, I am an avid reader and have been all my life. I put it down to being an only child and having a teacher for a mum. The idea of this blog is to share my passion for reading and review new and upcoming books as well as those that may have been out for several years.

It has all the ingredients I expect of a family saga: a big old crumbling family home, mystery, sibling rivalry, romance, secrets, lies . . . But the biggest secret? I never could have guessed what it would be, and it left me stunned.

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