Book Synopsis:
Ponden Hall is a centuries-old house on the Yorkshire moors, a magical place full of stories. It’s also where Trudy Heaton grew up. And where she ran away from…
Now, after the devastating loss of her husband, she is returning home with her young son, Will, who refuses to believe his father is dead.
While Trudy tries to do her best for her son, she must also attempt to build bridges with her eccentric mother. And then there is the Hall itself: fallen into disrepair but generations of lives and loves still echo in its shadows, sometimes even reaching out to the present…
A hauntingly beautiful story of love and hope, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Memory Book and The Summer of Impossible Things.
The Girl At The Window is available in ebook now and in paperback on the 8th August 2019. You can purchase or pre-order your copy of both using the link below.
My Review:
This was a beautifully written, enthralling story which I thoroughly enjoyed and will be recommending to everyone!
I love books set in old houses as they always create a wonderful atmosphere that makes you wonder what you are going to discover. This house was no different with lots of ghosts and secrets hiding around every corner. Ponden Hall is a real house, as Brontë fans will know, and I’d love to visit it in the future.
There are some great characters in this book whom I loved to read about. Normally I can easily choose a favourite but there are so many fabulous characters, both past and present, that I can’t. The author has skillfully managed to blend fiction with history to make a fascinating story of love, mystery and ghost stories to make a enthralling story which is difficult to put down. The fact that the story features Emily Brontë was a great surprise and helped increase my enjoyment of this book as I’ve always been very intrigued by the Brontë family.
The author does a great job of setting the scene in this book with some vivid descriptions of the Moors and the house. I felt I could really picture the remote but beautiful countryside in my mind and image the characters being there. The ghostly encounters that Trudy experiences in the house were also brilliantly described and seemed so real at times that I felt a chill whilst reading.
There are lots of different storylines running alongside each other which are all pulled together nicely towards the end. There is lots to keep the reader interested and I wanted to keep reading to find out what happens next. There are a few slower moments but do keep reading as it’s so worth it!
Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Tess from Ebury for my copy of this book.
About The Author:
Rowan Coleman’s first novel Growing Up Twice was a WHS Fresh Talent Winner. Since then, Rowan has written fifteen novels, including The Memory Book which was a Sunday Times bestseller. It was selected for the Richard and Judy Bookclub and awarded Love Reading Novel of the Year, as voted for by readers.
Her latest novel, The Summer of Impossible Things, is a Zoe Ball TV Book Club selection.
Rowan lives with her husband and their five children in a very full house in Hertfordshire, juggling writing novels with raising her family. She really wishes someone would invent time travel.
You can find out more about Rowan at http://www.rowancoleman.co.uk or follow her on Facebook or Twitter @rowancoleman
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Thanks for the blog tour support Jo x
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