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The blurb:
Two distant
relatives, drawn together in companionship are forced to confront their pasts
and learn that some people are good at keeping secrets and some secrets are
never meant to be kept. A bittersweet story of love, loss and life. Perfect for
the fans of Patricia Scanlon and Adele Parks.
The beautiful
old Bath House in Ballytokeep has lain empty and abandoned for decades. For
devoted pensioners Archie and Iris, it holds too many conflicting memories of
their adolescent dalliances and tragic consequences - sometimes it's better to
leave the past where it belongs. For highflying, top London divorce lawyer Kate
Hunt, it's a fresh start - maybe even her future. On a winter visit to see her
estranged Aunt Iris she falls in love with the Bath House. Inspired, she moves
to Ballytokeep leaving her past heartache 600 miles away - but can you ever escape
your past or your destiny? Two distant relatives, drawn together in
companionship are forced to confront their pasts and learn that some people are
good at keeping secrets and some secrets are never meant to be kept.
My Opinion:
*Book provided by the publisher on
NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
This story follows Kate, a
lawyer living in London. Life takes her to Ballytokeep, to her great aunt Iris and her husband Archie. It it’s the
start of something new, Kate finally hast he chance to change her life.
She finds new
frieds, gets to know part of her family and the new surroundings finally let
her breath. Both Iris and Kate are confronted by their past, by secrets and family
memories. The story is set in the past and present, which gives the book a new
dimension and we can discover the liks between the different times.
Ballytokeep is the
perfect setting, Faith Hogan describes it vividly and I could imagine the
characters there, it was like being in a movie. Fath Jogan managed to create an
atmosphere of tenion and mystery in this story, which I really enjoyed. I found
myself struggling with the past/present thing and there were a few characters,
who just didn’t do it for me.
It’s definitely
not what I expected, but I mean that in a good way. There were ceratin elements
in this book, which made it hard to let the spark fly for me. However, I became
a great fan of Faith Hogan’s writing and I can’t wait to read more of her
stories.
Rating:
My possible cast:
Kate
Bio Faith Hogan
Faith Hogan was born in Ireland. She gained an Honours Degree in English
Literature and Psychology from Dublin City University and a Postgraduate Degree
from University College, Galway. She has
worked as a fashion model, an event’s organiser and in the intellectual disability
and mental health sector.
She was a winner in the 2014 Irish Writers
Centre Novel Fair – an international competition for emerging writers.
Her debut novel, ‘My Husband’s Wives,’ is a
contemporary women’s fiction novel set in Dublin. It was published by Aria,
(Head of Zeus) in 2016. ‘Secrets We
Keep,’ is her second novel out on Feb 1st 2017..
Faith Hogan Contact
Twitter (her favourite) https://twitter.com/GerHogan
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/faithhoganauthor/
Web Page. http://faithhogan.com/
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