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A charming mixture of love and mystery. --Lancashire Evening Post
Judy Finnigan, Richard and Judy, Channel 4
'It's a corker...probably my favourite of all the Summer Reads'
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209 of 215 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book on a dreary Sunday afternoon. You know how it is... desperate for a good read but not quite knowing what to buy. As I picked this book from the shelf I imagined it to be sitting months later, half read and abandoned along with countless others that had not quite managed to grab my attention longer than the first chapter. I couldn't have been more wrong.
Riverton Manor. A grand English country house. Home to Hannah and Emmiline Hartford. Theirs a life of privilage, with all its finery and glittering society parties. Mystery and secrets. Love, loss and tragedy.
Here, hidden beneath the layers of time the ghosts of old memories are stirred.
Their story is told by Grace Bradley. One time housemaid at Riverton. As the tale unfolds a secret is about to emerge, something forgotten in the midsts of time but not as it seems by Grace...
There is just something in the way its written. I couldn't put it down and was disappointed once I'd finished it. Realizing there was nothing more to learn about the lives of Hannah, Emm and Grace.
A book which will stay with you long after it has been returned once more to the shelf!
Riverton Manor. A grand English country house. Home to Hannah and Emmiline Hartford. Theirs a life of privilage, with all its finery and glittering society parties. Mystery and secrets. Love, loss and tragedy.
Here, hidden beneath the layers of time the ghosts of old memories are stirred.
Their story is told by Grace Bradley. One time housemaid at Riverton. As the tale unfolds a secret is about to emerge, something forgotten in the midsts of time but not as it seems by Grace...
There is just something in the way its written. I couldn't put it down and was disappointed once I'd finished it. Realizing there was nothing more to learn about the lives of Hannah, Emm and Grace.
A book which will stay with you long after it has been returned once more to the shelf!
80 of 83 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This has to be one of the best books I have read in a long time. I first saw the book in the Amazon top 100 and later I saw it on the Richard and Judy Summer Reads list. I am so pleased I decided to pick it up! The book is set in the 20's and is told through the eyes of Grace, a ladies maid at Riverton House. The description of the times and the people are so real and I almost felt I was there. The story jumps between Grace now, at the age of 99 and Grace at the age of 14 as a maid. I agree with some of the other reviews that the beginning is a bit slow but it is definitely necessary. You share the characters loves, passions and grief and the story shows how Grace is also affected by the family's events. This book is beautifully written - I look forward to Kate Morton's next book.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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If you like the novels of Adele Geras you will love this. I believe this to be the first novel I've read recently by an Australian woman author and Kate Morton certainly knows about early 20thc England and writes about it charmingly, with a langourous style which completely captivates her reader. It's a meaty read full of pretty detail of upstairs/downstairs/clothes/gardens/food et al. Two sisters so close but with a fatalism which pulls them apart when the third sibling is no longer there to hold them together. Grace watches everything from her position as housemaid whilst pondering her mother's reluctance to talk about her own position at the big house. Lovely, lovely.
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An interesting story that fails to live up to its potential
The House at Riverton is the story of Grace, once a housemaid at Riverton and later lady's maid to Hannah Hartford. Read more
Published 11 hours ago by Katie Stevens
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This book is great reading you cannot put it down, the story is so well written that you feel part of it as you read. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Anne
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Kate Morton unwraps a story carefully, intertwining the past with the present and evoking a deep sense of disquiet. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Chloedog
"Never forget the honour they do you, allowing you to serve in their...
This book had been sat forgotten about on my shelf for about four years and for some reason I only got around to reading it recently. Such a mistake! Read more
Published 3 months ago by Nicola F (Nic)
Brilliant read
Very good read. The nostalgic way the story is told had me hooked all the way through. Can't wait to read the other two by this author that I bought at the same time.
Published 4 months ago by S. Smales
I love Kate Morton's books
Kate Morton is Enid Blyton and Roald Dahl for grown-ups.
While she doesn't write about magic faraway trees or boys who live in giant peaches, she has a gift for... Read more
While she doesn't write about magic faraway trees or boys who live in giant peaches, she has a gift for... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Louise at The Reading Experiment
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The House at Riverton has a great plot but awful editing. This book could have done with being 100-150 pages shorter, it would have been much more enjoyable. Read more
Published 5 months ago by zaheera
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The book was as it was described. The book was rapidly despatched and it arrived promptly. I was pleased with the good service. Thank you.
Published 5 months ago by Pauline
Was expecting to be absorbed
I was disappointed with this, bought it on Kindle, it only really got going about 75% into the story, didn't like it keep riverting back to present time, I would have preferred it... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mr. Philip R. Gardner
Disappointing
WARNING CONTAINS SPOLIERS. I didn't mind the errors in this book that other reviewers have spoken of so much as the terrible ending. Read more
Published 6 months ago by J. Belcher
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