A review by bookwards
The Loving Spirit by Daphne du Maurier

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This novel follows four generations of one family all tied together by the free spirit matriarch Janet and her longing for the sea. Contains drama and wild gothic edges and financial failures, romances and family members plotting against each other but also lots of love and gentle moving moments. Describes how we find and define our home and what urges, traits and  passions play out through generations. Also some premonition action helps the characters and plot wind round each other in between timelines and beyond death itself. Go get covered in salt and wild sea air!