A Midwinter Promise by Sunday Times top ten bestselling author Lulu Taylor is a dramatic story of loss, grief and the legacy of secrets.
'Don't you just want to grab this, switch off the phone and curl up on the sofa? Winter bliss from Lulu Taylor' - Veronica Henry, author of A Night on the Orient Express.
The past
A lonely and imaginative child, Julia loves her family's beautiful and wild Cornish home with all her heart. But, marked by dark troubles, she enters her adult years determined to leave and seek a new beginning in London. It's there she meets the handsome David. They fall in love but, when Julia becomes pregnant, even he can't stop the terrible echoes of the past from ringing in her ears. The only sound to be heard above the noise is the old Cornish house, calling her home . . .
The present
For Julia's adult children, Alex and Johnnie, the house hides the history of their family within its walls. For Alex, it is full of memories of her late mother. For Johnnie, it is the house - rightfully theirs after Julia's death - that was stolen. With their father now lying in a hospital bed, time is running out for Alex and Johnnie to uncover the secrets of what happened to their mother all those years ago. Can they discover the truth before the house closes its doors to them forever?
Rezensionen / Stimmen
Few people write big house Christmas sagas as well as Taylor. Her latest is among her best, featuring an old Cornish house, a dark secret and a family split apart * i's Books of the Year 2019 * Swapping between two timelines, and with some fabulous 80s nostalgia, this immersive tale handles issues such as mental illness and miscarriage with sensitivity. An engrossing read * Sunday Mirror * This heartrending novel switches between the past and the present as Julia's two grown-up kids seek to understand their mother's torment * Daily Mirror * Don't you just want to grab this, switch off the phone and curl up on the sofa? Winter bliss from Lulu Taylor -- Veronica Henry I raced through this gripping tale about secrets and lies and long-buried emotions bubbling explosively to the surface * Daily Mail on The Winter Children * Beautifully written, emotionally compelling stories [...] perfectly timed for Christmas * Daily Mail * Interesting characters, well-researched detail and a dash of romance. Perfect for a winter's eve * Sunday Mirror * Fantastic, all-consuming * Heat * Perfect for this time of year, author Lulu Taylor's latest novel is set in the wilderness of Tawray, a house near the coast of Cornwall * Dorset Echo * This story of family dynamics will grip you from beginning to end * People's Friend *
Sprache
Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Zielgruppe
Interest Age: From 18 years
Dateigröße
ISBN-13
978-1-5290-2966-6 (9781529029666)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Lulu Taylor moved around the world as a child before her family settled in the Oxfordshire countryside. She studied English at Oxford University and had a successful career in publishing before becoming a writer herself - her first novel, Heiresses, was nominated for the RNA Readers' Choice award. Lulu has since written a succession of gothic, mysterious novels, including The Snow Rose, Her Frozen Heart and The Winter Secret. She lives in Dorset with her husband and two children.
