I’ve always been very sceptical of books by this author as they seem to be all over the shelves in the supermarket, and I find it hard to believe someone can be so prolific and maintain quality. I can't stay that I loved the main characters in this book - they are definitely flawed, complicated, and don't always make the best choices (or ones I agree with)- but they still felt real. Fortune's Daughter, on the other hand, one of Hoffman's earlier works, lacks the pizazz of her more recent novels. On the other hand, there were some already tired themes (good girl/bad guy ; rejection) that filled the pages.

women suffer because of 2 different things one of them gives her baby up for adoption and the other gets pregnant and her boyfriend leaves her- the adopted baby dies, but the mom doesn't find out until much later in life, and while it's a sad, interesting story, it is not among her best. The third person narrative skates deftly from the present to the past to the tangential past as we look back at Lila's memories.p>Read about how we’ll protect and use your data in our Privacy Notice. The secret isn't the point -- which is why I mention it here -- but how the plague of having that secret has affected Lila's life, and how meeting Rae brings it back to the surface. happen to Rae, afraid of the dark symbol she saw at the bottom of Rae's teacup, a symbol that may be for Rae, and may be for Lila herself. It is such a shame because I thought it was going to be so good and for me actually a bit different compared to Dilly's other books. gripping and highly entertaining' 'It is so easy to immerse oneself in the story and feel part of it' 'If you love family saga, you will definitely love this' 'There are so many twists and turns along the way' 'A brilliant start to the series!

her own lost child, to claim her, to soothe the great pain that has been there since that ice storm. I have several Alice Hoffman books on my sagging Kindle bookshelves and not sure what made me pick this one next, but it was a perfect read for the moment that I was in.Piers has no choice but to ascquiese leaving Rosalind offering them a place at Rockwood until the mess is sorted out. She takes the ordinary world, makes it completely awful, and then pulls all of the magic and wonder out of it, like a magician pulling a rabbit from a hat.

After finishing this novel, I feel as though I have been on a journey knowing Rae and Lila as friends, and I’m better off to have met them. What is going on, It is known that Pirates use the waters, but is Rockwood castle hiding deep dark secrets?It's tense always, and the author pulls you deeply into the mind of a sad person (Rae), who you just want to shake out of her fog. I wonder how much my response to a book has to do with the moment I pick it up in time and start reading it. Book One of The Rockwood Chronicles Reader reviews for Fortune's Daughter'I literally could not put this book down'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Dilly Court never disappoints . And the attempts to connect and reconnect, even when they don't want to, show their desire to overcome the pain of the past and move into a more functional future.

But because of Lila's visions, the book has an "Earth Mother" aspect that takes it beyond merely being a tale of two single women a generation apart who had kids without husbands. nevertheless, i plan on owning a copy of every book she has ever written, whether it's a 1 or 5 star book! The problem is that Lila has a secret she never told her husband, and it's been eating her alive for decades: the secret is that she had a baby girl at age 17 or so, and was forced to give her up for adoption. The characters are well-crafted, and the setting is full of historical details that immerse the reader in the story.

Although I’ve said it’s not for me I think it’s a good idea to try different genres so I will give the next one a go. These poor women spend so much time without friends and shame, guilt, fear that is so consuming that they can't let one person help. The Carey children, Rosalind the eldest, Patricia, Bertie and Walter have neglectful parents their mother who wants to continue with her singing career so takes off to London and a father who is a botanist taking off for the wilds of Asia. Book One of The Rockwood Chronicles ‘I literally could not put this book down’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Dilly Court never disappoints . Rosie has been left to look after her siblings after her father travels to look for rare plants and her mother joins the opera.