Synopsis
Two young girls. One hot, long, sultry summer. And a rambling old English manor house where nothing is as it seems...
A successful London barrister, Catherine Christophe, goes missing the day before her wedding anniversary. The clue to her disappearance, it seems, lies buried thirty years in the past.
Somerset, 1989. Janey Lestrange arrives to stay for the summer at the grand old house of the Hunter family. But something is wrong behind the beautiful facades of Vanes. Janey's childhood friend, Kitty Hunter, her brother and their eccentric parents - once so welcoming - do not seem to want her there.
It is only as the night of an ancient and mysterious family ritual looms closer that Janey comes to realise they need her...
Decades later, the tragic events of that unforgettable summer still cast the darkest shadow. Can the truth about what happened that night ever be brought into the light?
Publisher information
- Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
- ISBN: 9781472251060
- Number of pages: 528
- Dimensions: 196 x 126 x 36 mm
- Weight: 364g
- Languages: English
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Hauntingly beautiful
This is the sort of book you need to give plenty of time to read - it is not a ‘few chapters at bedtime’ book - it’s an up all night til you’ve finished it... READ MORE
The Beloved Girls by Harriet Evans
The Beloved Girls by Harriet Evans is a lengthy story about the Vane family and a young girl, Janey who stayed the summer of the Vane twins 18th birthday.... READ MORE
Long and slow paced
This is a long book so there’s quite a bit of time investment needed to read it.It’s set in three different periods ,starting in the present and moving bac... READ MORE
Atmospheric and Immersive
3.5 Stars
Harriet Evans is a writer who has really developed over her novels. She started with lighter romantic novels (really good ones) and gradually ad... READ MORE
Absorbing
The Beloved Girls by Harriet Evans
Published by Headline
Publication Date 19/8/21
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No Spoilers
Unpredictable, immersive and absorbing rea... READ MORE
A sweeping family saga, compelling and wholly enjoyable!
'It's a funny old house. They have this ceremony every summer . . . There's an old chapel, in the grounds of the house. Half-derelict. The Hunters keep bee... READ MORE
A stunning book of family, memories and bees
Who are the Beloved Girls? Why are they important to an old ceremony related to bees? What really happened to the Hunter family? There are so many question... READ MORE
Absorbing read
I adored this book, filled with compelling characters, an epic plot and dark family secrets, what more could you want in a book. . I was drawn into the sto... READ MORE
Dark, original and compelling
I managed to eke this captivating, gothic tinged book out for four days which was incredibly restrained of me because I wanted to glom it. And if you like ... READ MORE
Gripping, atmospheric read!
It is 2018, and Catherine Christophe is a barrister with a well-ordered life and a happy, ordinary family. But all is not as it seems; on returning from a ... READ MORE
Beautiful
Easy to follow even with so much going on! I loved the different time periods and getting to know the characters at different points in their lives whilst ... READ MORE
A complex book full of many layers of plot, mystery, ritual and family
"The Beloved Girls" is a complex book full of many layers of plot, mystery, ritual and family. The title take its name from a ceremony that happens every y... READ MORE
Throughout the novel permeates a sense of unease, ghosts from the past, and questions.
'The Beloved Girls' by Harriet Evans travels between 1959, 1989 and 2018 to tell the story of Vanes (a strange west country mansion), the gilded family tha... READ MORE
Fascinating, disturbing and evocative. Brilliantly haunting and consuming!
Primarily disturbing, evocative and haunting. The brilliant new book from Harriet Evans is an addictive page turner, that had me second guessing right to ... READ MORE
Brilliant read
I've read a couple of books by this author so I was eagerly to read this book and it didn't disappoint. Spanning over several timelines the story begins w... READ MORE
Gothic summer mystery
Catherine is a successful barrister with a loving marriage and two teenage children but her life is slowly starting to unravel. Secrets she has kept suppr... READ MORE
Brilliant
I'm still reeling from reading this book !
It started a little slow . A little girl and her father go to stay in a house in the country, where everyone an... READ MORE
Dark family secrets and an old family tradition…..
Harriet Evans is the Sunday Times top five bestselling author of many popular novels including the successful ‘The Garden of the Lost and Found’.
“The Be... READ MORE
Absolutely wonderful
This is the sort of book you need to give plenty of time to read - it is not a ‘few chapters at bedtime’ book - it’s an up all night til you’ve finished it... READ MORE
Sing a saga for generations...
This a legacy in words. Accurate, precise, elegant yet slightly complicated, sparse on feelings yet full of events, civil on the surface yet violent in the... READ MORE
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