Book Synopsis:
Two strangers, one house, and a secret to be revealed.
Artist Abigail Carey has always dreamed of a life in the country and, when Winfield Hall comes up at auction, she’s desperate to make the place her home. The only trouble is that businessman, Edward Townsend, has exactly the same idea.
With its position high on the Sussex Downs, Winfield is a stunning house, but it hasn’t been a home for a long time and there’s a lot of work to do to restore it to its former glory. It’s going to take a lot of time and money, so Edward and Abi decide to take a risk and share the house, each living in their own wing.
But can these two strangers agree on a vision that suits them both? And will free-spirited Abi ever get the rather reserved Edward to reveal the secret he’s been hiding for so long?The House in the Clouds is the first novel in a brand new trilogy from the bestselling author of The Rose Girls and The Book Lovers series.
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My Review:
The House In The Clouds is a captivating and intriguing read which is the first in a planned trilogy.
Firstly i always love books set in big, old houses as there is always so much potential for things to happen. I quickly fell in love with Winfield Hall and found myself wishing I lived there or that I could visit it. The beautiful, vivid descriptions of the surrounding countryside made me feel like I was actually there at times and able to see the view with my own eyes.
The chapters switch between Edward and Abi’s perspective which made for very interesting reading. It was great fun getting to know the characters and to learn more about their lives. They initially seem so different to each other but as the book goes on the reader learns that they do actually have things in common which I thought was very clever. Both characters have a few secrets about their past/ families that they are keeping from each other and I enjoyed watching that unfold. I did keep hoping it wouldn’t be anything too dramatic though as I didn’t want anything to stop the characters living at Winfield Hall together.
Overall I thought this was a great first book and I look forward to seeing what happens next time.
Huge thanks to Rachel from Rachel’s Random Resources for inviting me onto the blog tour and for my copy of this book.
About The Author:
Victoria Connelly is the bestselling author of The Rose Girls and The Book Lovers series. With over one million sales, her books have been translated into a dozen languages. The first, Flights of Angels, was made into a film in Germany. Victoria flew to Berlin to see it being made and even played a cameo role in it. A Weekend with Mr Darcy, the first in her popular Austen Addicts series about fans of Jane Austen has sold over 100,000 copies. She is also the author of several romantic comedies including The Runaway Actress which was nominated for the Romantic Novelists’ Association’s Best Romantic Comedy of the Year. Victoria was brought up in Norfolk, England before moving to Yorkshire where she got married in a medieval castle. After 11 years in London, she moved to rural Suffolk where she lives in a 500-year old thatched cottage with her artist husband, a Springer spaniel and her ex-battery hens. She’s written about her experience of country life in three volumes of autobiography: Escape to Mulberry Cottage, A Year at Mulberry Cottage and Summer at Mulberry Cottage. You can get a heart-warming novella, A Dog Called Hope, when you sign up for her newsletter at: victoriaconnelly.com You can find her on Twitter @VictoriaDarcy and at facebook.com/victoriaconnelly
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