This is a story of family secrets that seeped through the generations and tore a family apart. A story of unhappiness, heartbreak, missed opportunities, regret and revenge, lots of it.
Actress Evie Lawrence returns to her Heronbrook home in Wicklow to rest and recover after being involved in a hit and run accident. Her great-niece Amber offers to travel down from Laurel Lawns to help care for Evie, who reluctantly accepts, despite Amber being a virtual stranger. She vows to keep Amber at a distance in the hope that she won’t uncover a terrible family secret, a secret that tore their family apart years ago. When unsettling incidents take place at Heronbrook, Amber begins to suspect that what happened to Evie may not have been an accident at all, and those responsible may be out to finish the job.
The story is told through past and present timelines, switching from the summer of 1964 through December 1990, to the present day; my favourite method of story telling. I felt this book was a slow burner, although we learn from the offset that something devastating happened in the past but we were offered no hints as to what that was, so I was kept really intrigued. It then quickly built up the suspense until I couldn’t read and turn the pages fast enough to learn what happened in 1964 that had such devastating consequences.
I loved Zoe Miller’s descriptive writing; the way she describes Heronbrook we can imagine the beautiful settings and serenity of the idyllic home. I would love to be sat on the porch having a cuppa whilst reading my book with Evie! Whilst I thought this book would be suspenseful, eerie and chilling (which it very much was), it also made me feel heartbroken at parts which I wasn’t expecting. This is a testimony to Zoe as through her writing I connected so well with her characters.
I loved Evie and Amber; other characters were likeable, and some I very much disliked. Each piece of the puzzle comes together very cleverly, and although I suspected most characters throughout, I was completely wrong at the end. Masterfully written.
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