Welcome to my weekly post about the books I am reading. Since last Wednesday I have enjoyed one very long ebook…

I had already read one of Kate Morton’s books, Homecoming, so I looked on the Library’s ebook catalogue and reserved some of her others. So I had been waiting for The House at Riverton for quite a while. Here is the blurb…

“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, ninety-eight, one-time housemaid at 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 . . .”

And this is my response on Goodreads…

The House At Riverton by Kate Morton
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was a long book, but the strength of the writing and characters, the beautifully written setting and the obvious depth of research that must have gone into this book made the whole experience immersive and enjoyable.

I liked the way that the story was told by a woman in her nineties for a beloved grandson. Some parts were from the past, the early twentieth century, other sections were from the old lady’s life in the 1990s. I found the structure of the book interesting and it held my attention throughout.

The changing social attitudes and how they affect the characters were very important to the plot and reminded me of the TV series “Upstairs, Downstairs” and also “Downton Abbey”.

I noticed a couple of interesting hints towards the end, which tied up some loose ends – or did they? Anyway, the book is well worth reading.

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I can’t manage to write any more today because we are having some extremely noisy work done on the house. Very necessary, but I’m shaking with nerves!

Please wish us some good luck – we really need some!

Happy Reading to you all.

Love and best wishes,

Anne

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