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A review by vicki_cosy_books
The Daughters of Foxcote Manor by Eve Chase
5.0
Eve Chase is one of my must read authors. I adored her previous two books and couldn't wait to read her latest, The Glass House (thank you @michaeljbooks for the netgalley ebook) And I wasn't disappointed! I adored every page of it
1970 - Rita is a young nanny working for the ill fated Harrington family. After two traumatic events, Rita is to accompany Mrs Harrington and her two children to Foxcote, an old manor house in the Forest of Dean. Meanwhile in the present, Sylvie's mother is in a coma after an accident. When she finds a folder of newspaper clippings in her apartment, Sylvie realises her Mum has been keeping secrets which throw Sylvie's whole existence into question
Nobody writes a dual timeline and a dark family secret like Eve Chase. She blends past and present seamlessly, meaning it's a pleasure to switch between the alternating times. Cleverly woven strands provide links that keep the reader intrigued as to how the two stories connect, while her beautiful writing evokes the atmosphere of the setting and characters and brings them to life
The setting of Foxcote in the forest was stunningly atmospheric and I loved the hint of gothic in the writing. The dark family secrets kept me gripped and I became as entangled in this story as the characters themselves. It ripples with mystery and atmosphere while a theme of self identity runs throughout, connecting those from both past and present, with life changing and dramatic consequences. An absolute dream of a book
1970 - Rita is a young nanny working for the ill fated Harrington family. After two traumatic events, Rita is to accompany Mrs Harrington and her two children to Foxcote, an old manor house in the Forest of Dean. Meanwhile in the present, Sylvie's mother is in a coma after an accident. When she finds a folder of newspaper clippings in her apartment, Sylvie realises her Mum has been keeping secrets which throw Sylvie's whole existence into question
Nobody writes a dual timeline and a dark family secret like Eve Chase. She blends past and present seamlessly, meaning it's a pleasure to switch between the alternating times. Cleverly woven strands provide links that keep the reader intrigued as to how the two stories connect, while her beautiful writing evokes the atmosphere of the setting and characters and brings them to life
The setting of Foxcote in the forest was stunningly atmospheric and I loved the hint of gothic in the writing. The dark family secrets kept me gripped and I became as entangled in this story as the characters themselves. It ripples with mystery and atmosphere while a theme of self identity runs throughout, connecting those from both past and present, with life changing and dramatic consequences. An absolute dream of a book