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The Vanishing of Audrey Wilde
by Eve Chase
Really incredible
If you only read one book this year, make it this one! It was just surprising, I loved every moment. That's not an exaggeration, this book is one I could talk about for hours.
Audrey Wilde was twelve when she simply vanished. It was days after her cousins left her and her mother, at Applecote Manor. It had been a summer getaway location for the cousins. Audrey was an only child, she looked forward to her cousins' arrival. Her cousins being Margot, Dot, Pam and Flora. Four sisters, beautifully close.
Now, over fifty years later, a new family moves into Applecote Manor. They are caught unaware by the secrets and the history of the Manor; they have their own hurdles to jump. The book follows their journey and the story of the property's past.
I love history, and the history- the late 1950s, as described in this book, was so compelling. The sisters and their bond was so relatable to me. I'm one of five daughters, I'm the middle one. We are not as close in age, as Margot and her sisters, but we have that relationship that comes before all else. Of course, there's the rivalry and the getting on each other's nerves but the relationship wasn't too different from the one Margot had with her sisters.
I'm at such a high right now, after reading this book, that I'm not sure I'll find another one that will touch me so deeply. I fell in love with this book immediately. The writing was so perfectly in sync with the story, if that makes any sense at all
This book would not be as crazily inviting were it not for Eve Chases' ability to use words in such a manner to craft such a fragile but powerful book. I recommend this book so wholeheartedly. A favourite for me.
I received this book through NetGalley.
If you only read one book this year, make it this one! It was just surprising, I loved every moment. That's not an exaggeration, this book is one I could talk about for hours.
Audrey Wilde was twelve when she simply vanished. It was days after her cousins left her and her mother, at Applecote Manor. It had been a summer getaway location for the cousins. Audrey was an only child, she looked forward to her cousins' arrival. Her cousins being Margot, Dot, Pam and Flora. Four sisters, beautifully close.
Now, over fifty years later, a new family moves into Applecote Manor. They are caught unaware by the secrets and the history of the Manor; they have their own hurdles to jump. The book follows their journey and the story of the property's past.
I love history, and the history- the late 1950s, as described in this book, was so compelling. The sisters and their bond was so relatable to me. I'm one of five daughters, I'm the middle one. We are not as close in age, as Margot and her sisters, but we have that relationship that comes before all else. Of course, there's the rivalry and the getting on each other's nerves but the relationship wasn't too different from the one Margot had with her sisters.
I'm at such a high right now, after reading this book, that I'm not sure I'll find another one that will touch me so deeply. I fell in love with this book immediately. The writing was so perfectly in sync with the story, if that makes any sense at all
This book would not be as crazily inviting were it not for Eve Chases' ability to use words in such a manner to craft such a fragile but powerful book. I recommend this book so wholeheartedly. A favourite for me.
I received this book through NetGalley.