30 Aug 2024

Book Review / The Hidden Years by Rachel Hore


 

Sunday Times bestseller Rachel Hore’s captivating new novel of secrets, loss and betrayal - set on the beautiful Cornish coast during World War Two and the heady days of the 1960s.

When talented musician Gray Robinson persuades Belle to abandon her university studies and follow him to Silverwood, home to an artistic community on the Cornish coast, Belle happily agrees even though they’ve only just met. She knows she is falling in love, and the thought of spending a carefree summer with Gray is all she can think about.
 
But being with Gray isn’t the only reason Belle agrees to accompany him to Silverwood.
 
Why does the name Silverwood sound so familiar?
What is its connection to a photo of her as a baby, taken on a nearby beach?
And who is Imogen Lockhart, a wartime nurse who lived at Silverwood many years ago?
 
As the summer months unfold, Belle begins to learn the truth – about secrets from the past that have been kept hidden, but also about the person she wants to be.


Published:  14th September 2023
Publisher:  Simon & Schuster
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Series or Stand-Alone:  Stand-Alone
Source:  Bought
Genres:     Historical Fiction
Pages:  493 pages, Kindle 




MY REVIEW


What I loved about this story...  I love a good historical fiction story and Rachel Hore has, in recent years, become one of my most favourite historical fiction writers of all time.  What made this story great for me was the mystery of the past and Silverwood.   I love a good mystery and one that happened in the past coming back to the surface.  I was completely hooked with this story and had it not been for the fact that it was nearly 500 pages long I would have read this in one sitting.

Would I recommend...  If you a fan of Kate Morton and haven't tried this author yet, this book is a really good place to start.  Loved this.  







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