Description
THEN
1976. Loo and her sister Bee live in a run-down cottage in the middle of nowhere, with their artistic parents and wild siblings. Their mother, Cathy, had hoped to escape to a simpler life; instead the family find themselves isolated and shunned by their neighbours. At the height of the stifling summer, unexplained noises and occurrences in the house begin to disturb the family, until they intrude on every waking moment . . .
NOW
Loo, now Lucy, is called back to her childhood home. A group of strangers are looking to discover the truth about the house and the people who lived there. But is Lucy ready to confront what really happened all those years ago?
1976. Loo and her sister Bee live in a run-down cottage in the middle of nowhere, with their artistic parents and wild siblings. Their mother, Cathy, had hoped to escape to a simpler life; instead the family find themselves isolated and shunned by their neighbours. At the height of the stifling summer, unexplained noises and occurrences in the house begin to disturb the family, until they intrude on every waking moment . . .
NOW
Loo, now Lucy, is called back to her childhood home. A group of strangers are looking to discover the truth about the house and the people who lived there. But is Lucy ready to confront what really happened all those years ago?
Review
This book was chosen by a virtual library book club I've just joined, meaning I haven't chosen the book myself. It seemed like an interesting read, so I thought I would give it a go.
The story flips between "Then" which is 1976 and "Now" which is present day (whenever that may be). Most of the time the flip between the timelines was ok, and it is certainly headed up in the chapter. However, I still found myself getting a little confused, until I hooked onto the fact that Loo is now calling herself Lucy but she is also called Lucia in 1976. Too many names.
I do have a pretty vivid imagination so when the strange goings on ramped up in 1976 I did wonder whether it was the right book to have read before I went to sleep. I found these scenes the ones with the most life about them, they were well written and a little scary.
Slowly ties between 1976 other than Loo/Lucy emerge and I wondered if a secondary story was about to present itself. More information about what happened in 1976 is forthcoming from Loo/Lucy and the plot thickened.
I found it an ok read. I'm giving it 4 out of 5 stars. My fellow bookworms didn't really seem to warm to this one.
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