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The Delanceys and the Traffords hate each other. But this is no ordinary neighbours' feud ...In l947, Stanley Trafford, the gardener, was cruelly evicted from Melcombe Abbey by his employer Edmund Delancey. Forty years on, the tables have turned. Edmund's near-bankrupt son, Sam, has been ousted from his beloved house by Mark Trafford, now a property millionaire, with his vengeful father in tow. To add insult to injury, Mark's wife Janice is set on modernising the centuries-old Abbey. Furthermore, the Traffords are hoping their 'new' money will entice old county society - if Sam and his wife Fred will allow it. But the house has secrets. And when young Joe Trafford and Laura Delancey embark on a clandestine romance, these start to tumble out. For what nobody knows is that Stanley and Edmund were once the greatest of friends - as were their wives, Effie and Hester. The war bound them even closer. So what happened to turn the relationship so poisonous? Hester Delancey is now too confused to remember, and Stanley's not telling. Or is he?This tender and compelling story follows the fortunes of both families over the course of one devastating year, when everything is turned upside-down.
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Annabel Dilke is a novelist, journalist and screen writer. She lives in South London.
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Annabel Dilke's latest just arrived this morning, on recommendation of my sister, and, I am ashamed to say I have not left the house since then. This edge of the seat story, the wonderful characters and the twist (which I didn't even suspect was coming - did anyone else) has kept me on the sofa all day. I have now reached the final page and feel a little depressed that my involvement is over with this book so wanted to write a review. So good. Can't wait for the next one. Has anyone read The Inheritance? Should I read that one next?
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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This book was recommended to me by Amazon based on my previous purchases of Clare Chamber's books (In A Good Light, Learning To Swim, The Editor's Wife, incidentally all rollicking good reads) and having read the other reviews I thought I'd give it a try. I'm so glad that I did and am now eagerly awaiting delivery of her other books.
I found this to be a gripping read and the plot moves seamlessly from the past to the present. The hatred between the two families is totally gripping and I was reading well into the small hours desperate to find out WHAT caused the rift in friendship. As a previous reviewer mentions their are some great twists in this story, likewise one I guessed and one I didn't.
The characters are very well drawn and utterly convincing, the differences in class and status and how this affects the peoples behaviour both during the war years and then back in the present is genuinely moving.
If you are looking for a good read, a real page turner with characters you can care about and you like books with a really satisfying, but not obvious ending, then buy this now.
I found this to be a gripping read and the plot moves seamlessly from the past to the present. The hatred between the two families is totally gripping and I was reading well into the small hours desperate to find out WHAT caused the rift in friendship. As a previous reviewer mentions their are some great twists in this story, likewise one I guessed and one I didn't.
The characters are very well drawn and utterly convincing, the differences in class and status and how this affects the peoples behaviour both during the war years and then back in the present is genuinely moving.
If you are looking for a good read, a real page turner with characters you can care about and you like books with a really satisfying, but not obvious ending, then buy this now.
21 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I had been eagerly awaiting Annabel Dilke's next book. I was completely gripped by the story from the very first page. I began reading in the train home, could not put the book down and nearly missed getting out at my station.
It is such an amazingly original story with a complex plot -with two twists. The first I suspected but not the second. It was a real surprise.
Dilke has written another rich absorbing story of two families.It is set before,during and after the second world war. During the war, for a short time, the gap between the classes disappeared, only to emerge again after the war finished.
I am addicted to Annabel Dilke's books.
Rumia
It is such an amazingly original story with a complex plot -with two twists. The first I suspected but not the second. It was a real surprise.
Dilke has written another rich absorbing story of two families.It is set before,during and after the second world war. During the war, for a short time, the gap between the classes disappeared, only to emerge again after the war finished.
I am addicted to Annabel Dilke's books.
Rumia
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Average story
Hmm. Well, the "old" story kept me interested but the "modern" day story didn't grip me at all. Laura and Joe's relationship was so unrealistic, and the synopsis made it seem like... Read more
Published on 11 Nov 2009 by Rachel
Disappointing
I found this story slow starting and incredibly slow paced.
I saw the plot twist coming from the very early on, and saw the second coming as well, although it seemed to... Read more
I saw the plot twist coming from the very early on, and saw the second coming as well, although it seemed to... Read more
Published on 4 Jan 2009 by Alocin
Disappointing
Following the glowing reviews given by other readers, I disregarded the unappealing packaging to this book and gave it a try. Read more
Published on 22 Sep 2008 by Too many books
READ THIS BOOK!!
A couple of days ago I came back from my holiday, though I was more upset about getting to the last page of a Perfect Revenge by Annabel Dilke. Read more
Published on 10 Sep 2008 by Moxie Dalston
Disappointing
I had high expectations for this book - the other Amazon reviews are glittering - so I was more than a little dismayed to find it a big let down. Read more
Published on 28 Aug 2008 by Fou de livres
WHY DO I TAKE NOTICE OF THESE REVIEWS..???!!!
WHAT A GOD AWFUL BOOK ! FROM PAGE ONE I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE ONE OF THOSE... Read more
Published on 19 May 2008 by Leeds lass
A Perfect Revenge
I had been eagerly awaiting Annabel Dilke's next book. I was completely gripped by the story from the very first page. Read more
Published on 3 Nov 2007 by Rumiana Ebert
If you read one thing this year!
Just finished this and am so sad that's it over. What a fantastic read! Wonderful characters with secrets and flaws lull you into this absolutely gripping story. Read more
Published on 14 Aug 2007 by Alex Sand
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