Once a grand country house, Hope Hall is now beautiful luxury apartments and when Cassie and Nina become new neighbours, they soon become firm friends. But as perfect as life in the Cambridgeshire countryside seems, both have heartaches of their own.

Cassie is blissfully in love with Ben, but shadows from her first marriage loom large, threatening her happiness.

Nina, a widow, must confront a painful decision that will shatter her mother-in-law’s dreams.

Into their lives comes Venetia, a lively seventy-nine-year-old with a penchant for secrets – one of which is close to her heart, concealed in her handbag… As Venetia recalls her own bittersweet history with Hope Hall, the bonds between the three women are forged, revealing the strength found in friendship and the courage to confront the past.

My Thoughts:

The story is set around the stunning Hope Hall which are luxurious apartments and the residents that are living there some old and some new. There are three women that are the centre of the book and I loved to see how their stories intertwine. Cassie has things that have happened in the past to her and she is scared to move on and let go of what happened to her. Nina’s world was shattered and now she is trying to get a grips with moving on but someone in the family won’t let her. And Venetia who I grew to love, she does not feel her age of seventy nine but she has many secrets hidden up her sleeve, ones she has never told anyone before but can an unlikely friendship get her to open up. It was such a lovely story that was brimming with hope and love, I loved all the residents and I thought it was a thought provoking read as it made you think what you would do in the women’s situations. I really enjoyed it.

I received an ARC copy of this book for an honest review.

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