4 of 5
stars
I've very
much enjoy Ms. Bradley's stories and this one is no different. Ethan Fortescue, Earl of Devon, is a
man haunted by his past. Cleves Court, the family home in Cornwall, is nothing
to him now. Tragedy there has erased every fond memory he'd ever had of the
place and he's determined to close it down and never set foot in it again.
That's it until he arrives to find Theodosia Sheridan, his childhood friend
Thea, is now housekeeper of the grand home and she's determined to keep the place
open while helping Ethan to remember the good times they had here.
Ms.
Bradley has a way of letting the reader into the painful memories of his
brother's Andrew death and his mother's passing of a broken heart. Ethan
suffers from nightmares and they only intensify the longer he's at Cleves
Court. Thea is a wonderful character, although I would have liked to see her
get angry at Ethan's horrendous behavior once in a while. They both witnessed
the horrific deaths, but Thea worked through her grief and Ethan has not. Even
though this wasn't a very long book, Ms. Bradley skillfully weaves a intense
and wonderful story. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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