The House at Riverton
The House at Riverton by Kate Morton
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wyldetwo
Rating - 8/10
Synopsis
Summer 1924: On the eve of a glittering Society party, by the lake of a grand English country house, a young poet takes his life. The only witnesses, sisters Hannah and Emmeline Hartford, will never speak to each other again. Winter 1999: Grace Bradley, 98, one-time housemaid of Riverton Manor, is visited by a young director making a film about the poet's suicide. Ghosts awaken and memories, long-consigned to the dark reaches of Grace's mind, begin to sneak back through the cracks. A shocking secret threatens to emerge; something history has forgotten but Grace never could. A thrilling mystery and a compelling love story, "The House at Riverton" will appeal to readers of Ian McEwan's "Atonement", L.P. Hartley's "The Go-Between", and lovers of the film "Gosford Park".
I really enjoyed this & despite its length didn't feel it dragged, in fact my complaint would be that it finished rather abruptly. Like others have said I guessed pretty quickly who Grace's father was but I didnt see some of the other things coming e.g what happened with Alfred & Grace, & the final denoument of the suicide of Robbie.
BookCrossing - bookring -
wyldetwo
Rating - 8/10
Synopsis
Summer 1924: On the eve of a glittering Society party, by the lake of a grand English country house, a young poet takes his life. The only witnesses, sisters Hannah and Emmeline Hartford, will never speak to each other again. Winter 1999: Grace Bradley, 98, one-time housemaid of Riverton Manor, is visited by a young director making a film about the poet's suicide. Ghosts awaken and memories, long-consigned to the dark reaches of Grace's mind, begin to sneak back through the cracks. A shocking secret threatens to emerge; something history has forgotten but Grace never could. A thrilling mystery and a compelling love story, "The House at Riverton" will appeal to readers of Ian McEwan's "Atonement", L.P. Hartley's "The Go-Between", and lovers of the film "Gosford Park".
I really enjoyed this & despite its length didn't feel it dragged, in fact my complaint would be that it finished rather abruptly. Like others have said I guessed pretty quickly who Grace's father was but I didnt see some of the other things coming e.g what happened with Alfred & Grace, & the final denoument of the suicide of Robbie.