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Author: Kate Morton
Genre: Historical Fiction
Length: 562 pages
Published: 2010
Publisher: Atria
Brief Synopsis: (Taken from Goodreads) A long lost letter arrives in the post and Edie Burchill finds herself on a journey to Milderhurst Castle, a great but moldering old house, where the Blythe spinsters live and where her mother was billeted 50 years before as a 13 year old child during WWII. The elder Blythe sisters are twins and have spent most of their lives looking after the third and youngest sister, Juniper, who hasn’t been the same since her fiance jilted her in 1941.
Inside the decaying castle, Edie begins to unravel her mother’s past. But there are other secrets hidden in the stones of Milderhurst, and Edie is about to learn more than she expected. The truth of what happened in ‘the distant hours’ of the past has been waiting a long time for someone to find it.
Morton once again enthralls readers with an atmospheric story featuring unforgettable characters beset by love and circumstance and haunted by memory, that reminds us of the rich power of storytelling.
My Review:
Inside the decaying castle, Edie begins to unravel her mother’s past. But there are other secrets hidden in the stones of Milderhurst, and Edie is about to learn more than she expected. The truth of what happened in ‘the distant hours’ of the past has been waiting a long time for someone to find it.
Morton once again enthralls readers with an atmospheric story featuring unforgettable characters beset by love and circumstance and haunted by memory, that reminds us of the rich power of storytelling.
My Review:
I give this book a 4 out of 5.
This was rather slow going for me. I was fascinated by the story from the beginning, so I believe the slowness was more because I have been distracted with other things and just was momentarily not interested in reading. Once I got over halfway through, I was unable to put it down.
The story is separated into five parts, each part revealing the cast of the characters, their voices, and another piece of the puzzle. Each part includes what is happening in the present (1992) and what is happening in the past, in 1941 and even earlier than that, as well. While the main character, Edie, is left to come up with her own theory of events, the author gives the reader the chance in Part Five to learn what truly happened on that fateful October night in 1941. Edie's suppositions are not completely wrong, but you'll just have to read for yourself to find out the truth.
You can purchase The Distant Hours through Amazon in hard copy or Kindle format.
This was rather slow going for me. I was fascinated by the story from the beginning, so I believe the slowness was more because I have been distracted with other things and just was momentarily not interested in reading. Once I got over halfway through, I was unable to put it down.
The story is separated into five parts, each part revealing the cast of the characters, their voices, and another piece of the puzzle. Each part includes what is happening in the present (1992) and what is happening in the past, in 1941 and even earlier than that, as well. While the main character, Edie, is left to come up with her own theory of events, the author gives the reader the chance in Part Five to learn what truly happened on that fateful October night in 1941. Edie's suppositions are not completely wrong, but you'll just have to read for yourself to find out the truth.
You can purchase The Distant Hours through Amazon in hard copy or Kindle format.
Have you read The Distant Hours? If so, leave a comment and let me know your thoughts!
Please note: I was not compensated in any way for this review. It is strictly my opinion.
Please note: I was not compensated in any way for this review. It is strictly my opinion.
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