Waiting For Kintsugi
The House Of Light And Shadows by Lauren Westwood is a powerful contemporary novel that consumed me from the start.
The novel is set in two time periods – present day and the late nineteenth century as we ‘hear’ via a voice in the past what has happened.
An old house links the two time periods, as does a character trapped in time and space. The past is gone but lives on in hearts full of guilt and regret.
In both time periods there are estranged sisters. Words spoken in hurt and anger have done irreparable damage. Characters need to put aside their differences and unite in love before it is too late.
A character is re-living the past, preventing her from living in the present. “The past can’t be recovered… But don’t lose any more time. Stop hurting and start living.”
A phone call out of the blue offers a second chance – but is it too little, too late?
An old family house is a character within its’ own right. The creaks and groanings cry out from the walls. Lives have been lost but love remains.
All the characters were well drawn, believable and realistic. They were easy to empathise with.
We see a fractured family. The innocents are suffering. Cracks in relationships need to be brought into the open. The darkness smothers. The light heals.
I really loved The House Of Light And Shadows. It was a powerful read that had an ethereal beauty. I look forward to much more from Lauren Westwood.
I received a free copy via Rachel’s Random Resources for a blog tour. A favourable review was not required. All opinions are my own.
JULIA WILSON
The House of Light and Shadows
An atmospheric and captivating old-house mystery, layered with romance and secrets.
Secrets lurk in the shadows at Rookswood House…
When Kate goes to look after her estranged sister’s children in their creepy old house, she takes a photo of what seems to be a ghost. Frightened yet intrigued, Kate undertakes to uncover the secrets of the house and the two mysterious sisters who lived there over a hundred years before.
But like the illusions of light and shadow in the sisters’ strange and disturbing Victorian post-mortem photography, Kate discovers that all is not what it seems. Someone – or something – has their own plans for Rookswood House – and for Kate.
With a potential developer circling around, her teenage niece in danger from an unseen force, and new love on the horizon, Kate must unravel the secrets and lies of her own and Rookswood’s past before she loses everything she holds dear.
If you like historical mysteries by Eve Chase, Rachel Burton and Harriet Evans, you’ll love Lauren Westwood.
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Author Bio –
Lauren Westwood is an author of emotional women’s fiction and intelligent romance novels.
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