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Secrets of the past whisper through "The Distant Hours" creating a tale full of mystery.

This gothic tale begins in 1992 with a letter from the past coming to Meredith from 50 years before, creating many questions and unexplained emotions for her daughter, Edith. Come on this journey as it weaves among the decades to uncover all the secrets that have been hidden since the evacuation days of WWII. Discover how the Sisters Blythe lives all began and the twists and turns that spiraled through the years as they spent their days at Milderhurst Castle. Listen to the secrets that reveal themselves bit by bit as Edie unravels the mysteries that lie inside those stone-cold walls. Can you hear the whispers? Can you feel the lost loves and unspoken longings?

I have to admit this book moved very slowly for me. I enjoyed reading the descriptions and imagining in my mind's eye the gothic settings around the castle, but the story itself just didn't take off at the beginning like I would have liked. About midway through, it did pick up, so then it was better.

Kate Morton is a new author to me, so I would like to read some more of her work. I have read about her other novel, " The Forgotten Garden" and I would very much like to see what it is like.

I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a gothic tale that is full of history, mystery, and lost loves.

This book was provided to me through Goodreads first reads and this is my honest review.

Thanks for the review. I just ordered it from my library. (Thank god we still have them as a free society must!)

Baxter Clare Trautman, The River Within
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