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3.5/5 stars
I don't know why I pictured the actor James Garner as the man protagonist of this book - he's not Scottish, but I did. Oh well. You can read my review of this book here https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2021/01/10/a-scottish-james-garner/
I don't know why I pictured the actor James Garner as the man protagonist of this book - he's not Scottish, but I did. Oh well. You can read my review of this book here https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2021/01/10/a-scottish-james-garner/
This was such an unbelievably sad story, but I really enjoyed the relationships between Walter and his grandchildren and the writer did well to move the story between two different time periods.
My book group read Kirsty Wark's first book, The Legacy of Elizabeth Pringle and we really enjoyed it. I was hopeful that The House by the Loch would be as good. I wasn't disappointed. I actually think it was better. I didn't want to put it down. The characters and the location were beautifully written, I was actually there, in Scotland, looking at the Loch.
Set in two time frames, the 1950s and currently, it explains the family history and it's impact on the present in a way that intrigued and held me. I felt for so many of the characters and Kirsty Wark shows an incredible understanding of family and loss. I was in tears a number of times, on one occasion I was actually sobbing.
I couldn't recommend this book more, and I will be insisting our book club read it when it comes out in paperback.
Thank you so much to the publishers and #NetGalley for the opportunity to read #TheHousebytheLoch by #KirstyWark I loved it.
Set in two time frames, the 1950s and currently, it explains the family history and it's impact on the present in a way that intrigued and held me. I felt for so many of the characters and Kirsty Wark shows an incredible understanding of family and loss. I was in tears a number of times, on one occasion I was actually sobbing.
I couldn't recommend this book more, and I will be insisting our book club read it when it comes out in paperback.
Thank you so much to the publishers and #NetGalley for the opportunity to read #TheHousebytheLoch by #KirstyWark I loved it.