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Book Synopsis:

Forbidden, passionate and all-encompassing, Margo and Richard’s love affair was the stuff of legend– but, ultimately, doomed.

When Richard walked out, Margo locked herself away, leaving her three daughters, Rachel, Imogen and Sasha, to run wild.

Years later, charismatic Margo entertains lovers and friends in her cottage on the Isle of Wight, refusing to ever speak of Richard and her painful past. But her silence is keeping each of the Garnett girls from finding true happiness.

Rachel is desperate to return to London, but is held hostage by responsibility for Sandcove, their beloved but crumbling family home.

Dreamy Imogen feels the pressure to marry her kind, considerate fiancé, even when life is taking an unexpected turn.

And wild, passionate Sasha, trapped between her fractured family and controlling husband, is weighed down by a secret that could shake the family to its core…

The Garnett Girls, the captivating debut from Georgina Moore, asks whether children can ever be free of the mistakes of their parents.

My Review:

The Garnett Girls is a beautifully written, compelling and emotional story that I thoroughly enjoyed.

Firstly I loved the wonderful setting in this book. I’ve only visited the Isle Of Wight once for a festival but I remember it being a beautiful place. The author has a great way of describing the Island so I felt like I was actually there alongside the family and could almost feel the sand between my toes. I enjoyed learning a bit more about the Islands history through Imogen’s writing as I didn’t know anything about the Island before reading.

The Garnett Girls are fantastic creations that I enjoyed following throughout the book. I loved how different the three sisters are, each bringing different things to the story and the family. They all seemed very realistic which made them easy to warm to and I found myself wishing I could be a Garnett Girl too. It was especially nice to see an older woman character like Margo portrayed in such a positive way with her still living life to the full and aging ungracefully. Her famous parties were great to read about and I’d have loved to attend one.

This book does start of slowly as the author sets the scene but I soon found myself completely absorbed into the story. It was sad to see how much their father’s disappearance had affected the girls and how it still seemed to influence some of their decisions. The book is written in such a way that I felt connected to the sisters and all that they were feeling which made it quite an emotional read at times. The ending was brilliant and I closed the book sad to leave the lovely Garnett Girls behind.

Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to HQ for my copy of this book.

About The Author:

Georgina Moore grew up in London and lives on a houseboat on the River Thames with her partner, two children and Bomber, the Border Terrier.   The Garnett Girls is her first novel and is set on the Isle of Wight, where Georgina and her family have a holiday houseboat called Sturdy.