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- The Twilight Hour
- Nicci Gerrard
- English
- 18 August 2020
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Read ↠ The Twilight Hour ✓ eBook, ePUB or Kindle PDF Free download The Twilight Hour Tographs paintings letters a lifetime of possessions all neatly boxed up for the last time But amongst them there are some thi Brilliant Evocative gracefulpowerfulWONDERFULMy View The past never removes itself to a distance This is a finely drawn exuisite look at relationships and love the heroine a strong feminist before the word was popular I have not read any Nicci Gerrard books before but have read and been impressed by several by Nicci French the pseudonym for writers Nicci Gerrard and Sean French who write psychological crime thrillers together I love these works I was very impressed with the uality of the writing in this novel the evocative language the realistic settings the honest powerful passionate and strong female protagonist and her moving story I was moved by this narrative so much so I read the last few pages through teary eyes and thinking of this book even now a week or so after I read this book has me choking up An exuisite read an author I will be adding to my must read list Seduction of a Proper Lady of possessions all neatly boxed up for the last time But amongst them there are some thi Brilliant Evocative gracefulpowerfulWONDERFULMy View The past never removes itself to a distance This is a finely drawn exuisite look at relationships and love the heroine a strong feminist before the word was popular I have not read any Nicci Gerrard books before but have read and been impressed by several by Nicci French the pseudonym for writers Nicci Gerrard and Sean French who write psychological crime thrillers together I love these works I was very impressed with the uality The Curtis Reincarnation of the writing in this novel the evocative language the realistic settings the honest powerful passionate and strong female protagonist and her moving story I was moved by this narrative so much so I read the last few pages through teary eyes and thinking Hawaiian Lei of this book even now a week An Agreement Among Gentlemen or so after I read this book has me choking up An exuisite read an author I will be adding to my must read list
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Read ↠ The Twilight Hour ✓ eBook, ePUB or Kindle PDF Free download The Twilight Hour Eleanor Lee has lived a fiercely independent existence for over ninety years but now it's time to tidy her life away books pho view spoiler Bettie s Books hide spoiler
Free download The Twilight HourRead ↠ The Twilight Hour ✓ eBook, ePUB or Kindle PDF Free download The Twilight Hour Ngs that must be kept hidden And nearing blindness Eleanor needs help to uncover them before her children and grandchildren do Gerrard normally writes as part of her partnership with Sean French under the pen name Nicci French In The Twilight Hour we meet Eleanor Lee an elderly blind woman of ninety four coming to terms with the fact that her life is nearly over she doesn t want her papers of which there are lots to be sorted out by her children She is so concerned that they will learn about her than she wishes that she attempts to burn the evidence an act that causes her children to take a stand and insist that she move from her isolated house Eleanor decides that before she goes someone independent should sort through all her possessions and Peter is employed to carry out the task Peter is taken into her confidence as he catalogues her books her photos and her private papers while her children organise the distribution of the larger itemsUltimately the core of the book is the secrets that Eleanor doesn t want revealed even after she has gone but there is so much to this book than that with themes of guilt loss and love vying with the trusting and very touching relationship that builds between Eleanor and her keeper of secrets Peter Peter is a young man just starting out in life whilst Eleanor looks back over her life wishing that it had been different despite to all outward appearances it having been a good life she had a loving marriage four children and now there is a large collection of grandchildren and great grandchildren Her secret dates back to the days leading up to WWII when Eleanor was a young teacher soon to be waving off her charges on a train to wherever they were being evacuated to and I was eager to find out what had happened that caused such an impact even over seventy years laterNicci Gerrard paints a picture of a wonderful large and shabby house full to the brim with relics from Eleanor s life the rocking horse and dolls house vying for attention alongside the grandfather clock and the piano Eleanor herself dresses up in vintage clothes each day not realising that the velvet skirt has worn patches or that the hem is crusted with dirt from her beloved garden The method of revealing what actually happened all those years before is done using flashbacks as Eleanor recounts her story to Peter The pace is perfect with the breaks in the story being supplemented with perfectly observed details about Eleanor s life and the relationships she has with various other family members Aside from the touching relationship that grows between Eleanor and Peter the supporting characters are well defined despite the fact that in keeping with the novel they are the background to the main eventsA delightful story brilliantly told starring a fantastic cast of characters if you love tales of passion betrayals and conseuences try this oneI d like to thank the publishers Penguin Books UK for allowing me to read this book in return for this honest review