Title: Secrets of the Watch House
Author: Jenny Ashcroft
Publisher: 26/9 ebook, 29/1 paperback by HQ
Pages: 450 pages
Genre: mystery, historical fiction
My Rating: 5 cups
Synopsis:
Cornwall, 1934.
Violet Ellis is living in the shadows of her father’s ruined reputation. So, when wealthy widower James Atherton offers her employment, she immediately begins the treacherous journey to his home on the remote Cornish island of Aoife’s Bay – despite the bone-chilling allegations surrounding his late wife Elizabeth’s death.
In James’s company, Violet begins to feel the love that has been missing all her life. But when anonymous letters start to plague the bay’s residents, threatening to expose what really happened to Elizabeth, Violet feels the hostility towards her grow. She has an unsettling sense of being watched in her new home, and as the mysteries of the island draw her in, she starts to fear she might never find a way out …
My Thoughts
You know how it goes. There are certain authors whose writing speaks to you, touches you, leaving its indelible mark. Jenny Ashcroft, for me, is one such author (she also happens to be one of the kindest and friendliest authors I have come across). I have read every book she has written and, without fail, each one has been five stars. Jenny has written tales that have taken me to such far off places as Egypt, Crete, India and closer to home here in Australia. Jenny writes with such heartfelt, pure emotion that it stays with the reader long after turning the final page.
“Dad's always telling me the past's the past. That we got to let it go ...”
'And how has that gone for you?'
That is why I am so excited to share with you her latest release - ebook this September and paperback come January ‘25 - ‘Secrets of the Watch House’. This is a step in a slightly different direction for Jenny taking her readers to a remote Cornish island which will be filled with intrigue and suspense as seemingly strange and eerie events that play out. Always capable of writing memorable characters and places, Jenny now extends her storytelling to an atmospheric and haunting tale that will leave you guessing to the very end.
‘There are only so many concessions you can extract from someone who has so little they care about losing.’
Secrets of the Watch House is a multilayered mystery that slowly builds with secrets revealed between the two narratives - Elizabeth in 1932 and Violet in 1934. It is a thrilling tale filled with intrigue, romance and bravery. Jenny is an incredible writer of historical fiction and now she has taken brilliant steps forward granting her readers an intimate experience of flawed and broken characters who may or may not be seeking redemption or is it revenge? You will have to read this wonderful book to find out. Highly recommended.
This review is based on a complimentary copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. The quoted material may have changed in the final release.
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