Overview from Barnes and Noble

For Lottie Swift, Arcadia has always been magical. The breathtaking art deco house perched above the shoreline of the well-ordered village of Merham seems to stand still throughout the years. It has never changed, not really, but Lottie's fate and fortune have been inextricably linked with those of the beautiful house, and it will forever be fixed in her mind as a symbol of adventure, youth, and loves lost and gained. Even as her life—and the house—falls into disrepair.
Years later another young woman comes to Merham. A designer hired to make over the now-empty Arcadia, Daisy Parsons seeks a new beginning, as Lottie once did. Fleeing a broken relationship and now facing being a single mother, Daisy finds refuge in the house, and something more—a love she thought she would never know again and a friendship unlike any she's experienced before.
(After my rant yesterday about cops and shootings I am back with a book review. Thank you everyone who has my back and says prayers for my beloved cop son. Our country is in turmoil. I think we need prayers for everyone)
(After my rant yesterday about cops and shootings I am back with a book review. Thank you everyone who has my back and says prayers for my beloved cop son. Our country is in turmoil. I think we need prayers for everyone)
Next part of the story we meet Daisy. Daisy is a designer who has been hired to re-decorate Arcadia many, many years later. She is hired by Jones, the new owner of Arcadia. She moves there after being left by her boyfriend, the father of her new baby. At Arcadia she meets up with Lottie, now an elderly woman and mother to Camille who we learn is the 'love child' of her best friend's boyfriend. No one knows who the father is except for Joe, Lottie's husband.
The story tells of lost loves and new found love. Of why not going "for it" might leave you with a bitter life. And how even in the end all things can work out for the best. A good read. I give it a solid ****. I might even read it again someday. Just to savor the story even more.
Sounds like a really good one. It always amazes me that writers continue to come up with interesting plots . I will definitely have to read this one.
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I really enjoyed it Betty!
DeleteI'd be unable to pinpoint 'why', but I've never been into British fiction. (How narrow-minded, hmmm?)
ReplyDeleteNevertheless, your review makes this sound intriguing -- and I've a brand-new slot open on my reading shelf!
LOL! Not at all narrow-minded! I didn't get a British feel for this book. More of a "Gatsby" kind of feel!
DeleteI have this yet to read, although I've read everything else by this author. She has become one of my favorites!
ReplyDeleteI have enjoyed her books as well!
DeleteAnother one to add to the list.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed this one Wendy!
DeleteThe trouble with people writing good reviews of books is that my list of want to read just keeps getting longer and longer lol
ReplyDeleteI certainly hear that Wendy!
DeleteIt's going on my list! SOunds so good!
ReplyDeleteIt was good!
DeleteTwo stories that tie together. You probably should let it sit for a while before reading it again.
ReplyDeleteI probably will do that Liz. It was a good story!
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