Cephalopod Coffeehouse: 26 January
2018
Welcome one and all to the Cephalopod Coffeehouse, a cozy gathering of
book lovers, meeting to discuss their thoughts regarding the works they enjoyed
most over the previous month. Pull up a chair, order your cappuccino and
join in the fun.
Hosted by the
Armchair Squid:
Here is my chosen book for the month of January 2018
Coming Home to Island House
By
Erica James
448 pages
BLURB taken from Amazon
It's the
summer of 1939, and after touring an unsettled Europe to promote her latest
book, Romily Temple returns home to Island House and the love of her life, the
charismatic Jack Devereux.
But when
Jack falls ill, his estranged family are called home and given seven days to
find a way to bury their resentments and come together.
With war
now declared, each member of the family is reluctantly forced to accept their
new stepmother and confront their own shortcomings. But can the habits of a
lifetime be changed in one week? And can Romily, a woman who thrives on
adventure, cope with the life that has been so unexpectedly thrust upon her?
4*
This is just my type of book.
A family saga set in and English village just before the
outbreak of World War II.
Due to the death of Jack Devereux his widow, estranged children
and niece are thrust together for a week before they can benefit from the terms
of his will.
All the characters are now in a situation that takes them out of
their comfort zones combined with the threat of war looming large bringing
added anguish and conflict to all concerned.
This is a well written book, all the characters have their own
stories which we read about without any confusion, even the secondary characters
have major roles to play in the storyline.
I loved this book and engaged with all the
characters (even the nasty ones). Although it may seem a longer book at 448 pages it really didn't feel like it and seemed to take no time at all to read.
If you like family sagas then I would fully
recommend this book.
I love this sort of historical novel perspective where the reader knows a lot more about the dark cloud looming than the characters do. A quick 448-page read is a good sell, too.
ReplyDeleteWhile I don't read a lot of family sagas, they have been growing on me; plus, I love that this is also a historical fiction. Good choice.
ReplyDeleteI do love me some historical fiction! This sounds like a fun one. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteBest, V :)
Sounds like perfect winter holiday reading. I'm a fan of historical novels, especially this time period.
ReplyDeleteOh I'm a sucker for the cover! I love it! This sounds like right up my alley.
ReplyDeleteSounds like an interesting story, Sally. I enjoy the dynamics of families that are thrown together this way. Have not read any historical fiction in a while!
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