Author: Liz Fenwick
Format reviewed: Paperback
Source: Publisher supplied copy
Publisher: HQ
Publication Date: 6th June 2019
Rating: 4 Stars
Sometimes going home is just the beginning…
Boskenna, the beautiful, imposing house standing on the Cornish cliffs, means something different to each of the Trewin women.
For Joan, as a glamorous young wife in the 1960s, it was a paradise where she and her husband could entertain and escape a world where no one was quite what they seemed – a world that would ultimately cost their marriage and end in tragedy.
Diana, her daughter, still dreams of her childhood there – the endless blue skies and wide lawns, book-filled rooms and parties, the sound of the sea at the end of the coastal path – even though the family she adored was shattered there.
And for the youngest, broken-hearted Lottie, heading home in the August traffic, returning to Boskenna is a welcome escape from a life gone wrong in London, but will mean facing a past she’d hoped to forget.
As the three women gather in Boskenna for a final time, the secrets hidden within the beautiful old house will be revealed in a summer that will leave them changed for ever.
The Path to the Sea beautifully evokes the mystery and secrets of the Cornish coast, and will be loved by fans of Kate Morton and Rachel Hore
Boskenna, the beautiful, imposing house standing on the Cornish cliffs, means something different to each of the Trewin women.
For Joan, as a glamorous young wife in the 1960s, it was a paradise where she and her husband could entertain and escape a world where no one was quite what they seemed – a world that would ultimately cost their marriage and end in tragedy.
Diana, her daughter, still dreams of her childhood there – the endless blue skies and wide lawns, book-filled rooms and parties, the sound of the sea at the end of the coastal path – even though the family she adored was shattered there.
And for the youngest, broken-hearted Lottie, heading home in the August traffic, returning to Boskenna is a welcome escape from a life gone wrong in London, but will mean facing a past she’d hoped to forget.
As the three women gather in Boskenna for a final time, the secrets hidden within the beautiful old house will be revealed in a summer that will leave them changed for ever.
The Path to the Sea beautifully evokes the mystery and secrets of the Cornish coast, and will be loved by fans of Kate Morton and Rachel Hore
The Path to the Sea is certainly a book that drew me in and kept my on my toes throughout.
The narrative is from three main characters points of view, Joan, who we see in her role of hostess of Boskenna one fateful weekend in 1962. There is Diana, her daughter, and we see life through her eyes as an 8 year old in 1962, as well as a woman in her 60s in the present day. Finally there is Lottie, Joan's granddaughter, and mostly we see her in the present day.
All three generations of women are brought under Boskenna's roof, for a very sad reason, and through it we see how fractured this family really is. There are many secrets to uncover, and just what happened in 1962 to Diana's father.
Joan clearly was living an extraordinary life, and some of it went a bit over my head, but I got the gist of the key plot points, not that I can see what they were as that would spoilt it for you. It really was quite fascinating to read sections set in the 60s.
I really enjoyed getting to know all three ladies and seeing just how everything would resolve itself. The writing as I would expect from Liz Fenwick is accomplished, and really does describe everything incredibly well. I loved how the plot moved forward, and how the book took place over such a short space of time.
Thankfully each chapter is titled not only with which character, but also the date and time, so you can properly follow the timelines, and watch everything unfurl properly. And with the chapters being relatively short, it was a rather more-ish book where I kept saying just one more chapter!!
This is the first book I've read from the author for ages, and I am convinced that I need to not leave it so long before I read another, as I really did enjoy this story.
Thank you to HQ for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
The narrative is from three main characters points of view, Joan, who we see in her role of hostess of Boskenna one fateful weekend in 1962. There is Diana, her daughter, and we see life through her eyes as an 8 year old in 1962, as well as a woman in her 60s in the present day. Finally there is Lottie, Joan's granddaughter, and mostly we see her in the present day.
All three generations of women are brought under Boskenna's roof, for a very sad reason, and through it we see how fractured this family really is. There are many secrets to uncover, and just what happened in 1962 to Diana's father.
Joan clearly was living an extraordinary life, and some of it went a bit over my head, but I got the gist of the key plot points, not that I can see what they were as that would spoilt it for you. It really was quite fascinating to read sections set in the 60s.
I really enjoyed getting to know all three ladies and seeing just how everything would resolve itself. The writing as I would expect from Liz Fenwick is accomplished, and really does describe everything incredibly well. I loved how the plot moved forward, and how the book took place over such a short space of time.
Thankfully each chapter is titled not only with which character, but also the date and time, so you can properly follow the timelines, and watch everything unfurl properly. And with the chapters being relatively short, it was a rather more-ish book where I kept saying just one more chapter!!
This is the first book I've read from the author for ages, and I am convinced that I need to not leave it so long before I read another, as I really did enjoy this story.
Thank you to HQ for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
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