This month for book club we found ourselves back in south England, and while I was initally not too excited about it, this book pleasantly surprised me. It can get heavy in details at time, but if you stick with it I bet you will fall in love with it too!
Cornwall, England, 1811: Blamed for her husband’s death, Cordelia Greythorne fled Cornwall and accepted a governess position to begin a new life. Years later her employer’s unexpected death and his last request for Delia to watch over his five children force her to reevaluate. She can’t abandon the children now that they’ve lost both parents, but their new guardian lives at the timeworn Penwythe Hall . . . back on the Cornish coast where she’s been warned never to return. Bachelor Jac Twethewey is determined to revive Penwythe Hall’s once-flourishing apple orchards, and he’ll stop at nothing to see his struggling estate profitable again. He hasn’t heard from his elder brother in years, so when his nieces, nephews, and their governess arrive unannounced, he battles both grief at his brother’s death and bewilderment over this sudden responsibility. Jac’s priorities shift as the children take up residence in the ancient halls, but their secretive governess—and the sinister mysteries shrouding her past—might be the end to both Jac and Delia’s carefully laid plans. (picture and description from Amazon)
Now to decide what I'll read next! Even though I'm pretty excited about reading Francine Rivers' new book, I think I'm ready to read a modern day book.
Book Count: 3/55
Keep reading!
O:)
Melissa
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