The Song of Hartgrove Hall - Hardcover

Solomons, Natasha

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1410485226 ISBN 13: 9781410485229

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 2016

Synopsis

A captivating novel that evokes the author s "New York Times" bestseller "The House at Tyneford
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Natasha Solomons s breathtaking new novel has it all: a love triangle, family obligations, and rediscovering joy in the face of grief, all set against the alluring backdrop of an English country estate.
"It's a terrible thing to covet your brother s girl"
New Year s Eve, 1946. Candles flicker, a gramophone scratches out a tune as guests dance and sip champagne for one night Hartgrove Hall relives better days. Harry Fox-Talbot and his brothers have returned from the war determined to save their once grand home from ruin. But the arrival of beautiful wartime singer Edie Rose tangles the threads of love and duty, and leads to a devastating betrayal.
Fifty years later, now a celebrated composer, Fox reels from the death of his adored wife, Edie. Until his connection with his four-year old grandson - a piano prodigy propels him back into life, and ultimately to confront his past. An enthralling novel about love and treachery, joy after grief, and a man forced to ask: is it ever too late to seek forgiveness?"

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Review

Praise for" The Gallery of Vanished Husbands"

"Natasha Solomons scores another win with "The Gallery of Vanished Husbands" . . . a beautifully told story that will resonate with readers who have ever felt there was more inside of them than what was expected of them."

"--The Cleveland Plain Dealer"

"Solomons creates in Juliet a detailed character portrait of a woman who exhibits strength and poise under less than ideal conditions. Each chapter tells the story of one of Juliet's paintings and of important events in her life, and readers will respond to the realistic and beautifully flawed characteristics assigned to her."

--"Library Journal" (starred review)

"Solomons . . . has lavished care on every word and ensured this charming, mesmerising story is ultimately about the triumph of the human spirit . . . a warm, luscious read that brims with passion and skilfully evokes a bygone era . . . . a beautifully written tale about a woman who was left socially dead but rose again by seizing life."

--"The Times" (London)

Praise for "The House at Tyneford"

"Like "Downton," ["The House at Tyneford"] compellingly explores the upstairs-downstairs dynamic of estate life."

"--Entertainment Weekly"

"Natasha Solomons has written a lovely, atmospheric novel full of charming characters and good, old fashioned storytelling. Fans of Downton Abbey and Kate Morton's The Forgotten Garden will absolutely adore "The House at Tyneford.""

--Kristin Hannah, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Fly Away"

""The House at Tyneford" is an exquisite tale of love, family, suspense, and survival. Capturing with astonishing detail and realism a vanished world of desire and hope trapped beneath rigid class convention, Natasha Solomons's stunning new novel tells the story of Elise Landau, a Jewish Austrian teenager from a family of artists, who is forced to flee her home in Vienna carrying only a guide to household management and her father's last novel . . . Elise hides as a parlor maid in a fine English country estate, but soon she discovers that passion can be found in the most unexpected places. Already a bestseller in Britain, American readers will thrill to The House at Tyneford."

--Katherine Howe, "New York Times" bestselling author of" The House of Velvet and Glass"

""The House at Tyneford" is a wonderful, old-fashioned novel that takes you back in time to the manor homes, aristocracy and domestic servants of England. In this setting, Natasha Solomons gives us a courageous heroine whose incredible love story will keep you in suspense until the final page."

--Kathleen Grissom, author of "The Kitchen House"

Praise for "The Song of Hartgrove Hall"
"Rarely does a novel capture both my heart and mind, but Natasha Solomon's new novel gripped me from the first chapter. Written in exquisite and razor sharp prose, "The Song of Hartgrove Hall" explores the bonds of family, the power of music, and the very nature of what it means to leave behind a legacy. I cannot recommend this novel strongly enough. It read like music itself and its beautiful and haunting notes lingered long after I finished the last page."
Alyson Richman, internationally bestselling author of "The Lost Wife" and "The Garden of Letters
" Packed with beautiful writing and marvelously conceived characters, "The Song of Hartgrove Hall" moves effortlessly between the threadbare riches of England s postwar country house society and the discordant ambitions of modern life, all bound together by a timeless love story that will break you and heal you. Natasha Solomons is a writer after my own heart.
Beatriz Williams, author of "A Hundred Summers"
"Natasha Solomons crafts a symphony of words in this luminous novel of a young musician on the verge of great passion. From the very beginning, I was swept away in the music of the story. Brimming with the intertwined melodies of love, loss, and regained joy, "The Song of Hartgrove Hall "soars."
Jessica Brockmole, author of "Letters from Skye"
Praise for" The Gallery of Vanished Husbands"

"Natasha Solomons scores another win with "The Gallery of Vanished Husbands" . . . a beautifully told story that will resonate with readers who have ever felt there was more inside of them than what was expected of them."
" The Cleveland Plain Dealer"

"Solomons creates in Juliet a detailed character portrait of a woman who exhibits strength and poise under less than ideal conditions. Each chapter tells the story of one of Juliet s paintings and of important events in her life, and readers will respond to the realistic and beautifully flawed characteristics assigned to her."
"Library Journal" (starred review)

"Solomons . . . has lavished care on every word and ensured this charming, mesmerising story is ultimately about the triumph of the human spirit . . . a warm, luscious read that brims with passion and skilfully evokes a bygone era . . . . a beautifully written tale about a woman who was left socially dead but rose again by seizing life."
"The Times" (London)

Praise for "The House at Tyneford"

Like "Downton," ["The House at Tyneford"]compellingly explores the upstairs-downstairs dynamic of estate life.
" Entertainment Weekly"

"Natasha Solomons has written a lovely, atmospheric novel full of charming characters and good, old fashioned storytelling. Fans of" Downton Abbey" and Kate Morton's "The Forgotten Garden" will absolutely adore "The House at Tyneford.""
Kristin Hannah, "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Nightingale"

"The House at Tyneford" is an exquisite tale of love, family, suspense, and survival. Capturing with astonishing detail and realism a vanished world of desire and hope trapped beneath rigid class convention, Natasha Solomons's stunning new novel tells the story of Elise Landau, a Jewish Austrian teenager from a family of artists, who is forced to flee her home in Vienna carrying only a guide to household management and her father's last novel . . . Elise hides as a parlor maid in a fine English country estate, but soon she discovers that passion can be found in the most unexpected places. Already a bestseller in Britain, American readers will thrill to The House at Tyneford.
Katherine Howe, "New York Times" bestselling author of" The House of Velvet and Glass"

""The House at Tyneford" is a wonderful, old-fashioned novel that takes you back in time to the manor homes, aristocracy and domestic servants of England. In this setting, Natasha Solomons gives us a courageous heroine whose incredible love story will keep you in suspense until the final page."
Kathleen Grissom, author of "The Kitchen House""

Praise for "The Song of Hartgrove Hall
" [A] tender, lyrical novel of family and fame.
--" Sunday Express" (UK)
""
A delightful, moving, utterly believable family saga.
-- "The Times" (UK)
"Rarely does a novel capture both my heart and mind, but Natasha Solomon's new novel gripped me from the first chapter. Written in exquisite and razor sharp prose, "The Song of Hartgrove Hall" explores the bonds of family, the power of music, and the very nature of what it means to leave behind a legacy. I cannot recommend this novel strongly enough. It read like music itself and its beautiful and haunting notes lingered long after I finished the last page."
Alyson Richman, internationally bestselling author of "The Lost Wife" and "The Garden of Letters
" Packed with beautiful writing and marvelously conceived characters, "The Song of Hartgrove Hall" moves effortlessly between the threadbare riches of England s postwar country house society and the discordant ambitions of modern life, all bound together by a timeless love story that will break you and heal you. Natasha Solomons is a writer after my own heart.
Beatriz Williams, author of "A Hundred Summers"
"Natasha Solomons crafts a symphony of words in this luminous novel of a young musician on the verge of great passion. From the very beginning, I was swept away in the music of the story. Brimming with the intertwined melodies of love, loss, and regained joy, "The Song of Hartgrove Hall "soars."
Jessica Brockmole, author of "Letters from Skye"
Praise for" The Gallery of Vanished Husbands"

"Natasha Solomons scores another win with "The Gallery of Vanished Husbands" . . . a beautifully told story that will resonate with readers who have ever felt there was more inside of them than what was expected of them."
" The Cleveland Plain Dealer"

"Solomons creates in Juliet a detailed character portrait of a woman who exhibits strength and poise under less than ideal conditions. Each chapter tells the story of one of Juliet s paintings and of important events in her life, and readers will respond to the realistic and beautifully flawed characteristics assigned to her."
"Library Journal" (starred review)

"Solomons . . . has lavished care on every word and ensured this charming, mesmerising story is ultimately about the triumph of the human spirit . . . a warm, luscious read that brims with passion and skilfully evokes a bygone era . . . . a beautifully written tale about a woman who was left socially dead but rose again by seizing life."
"The Times" (London)

Praise for "The House at Tyneford"

Like "Downton," ["The House at Tyneford"]compellingly explores the upstairs-downstairs dynamic of estate life.
" Entertainment Weekly"

"Natasha Solomons has written a lovely, atmospheric novel full of charming characters and good, old fashioned storytelling. Fans of" Downton Abbey" and Kate Morton's "The Forgotten Garden" will absolutely adore "The House at Tyneford.""
Kristin Hannah, "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Nightingale"

"The House at Tyneford" is an exquisite tale of love, family, suspense, and survival. Capturing with astonishing detail and realism a vanished world of desire and hope trapped beneath rigid class convention, Natasha Solomons's stunning new novel tells the story of Elise Landau, a Jewish Austrian teenager from a family of artists, who is forced to flee her home in Vienna carrying only a guide to household management and her father's last novel . . . Elise hides as a parlor maid in a fine English country estate, but soon she discovers that passion can be found in the most unexpected places. Already a bestseller in Britain, American readers will thrill to The House at Tyneford.
Katherine Howe, "New York Times" bestselling author of" The House of Velvet and Glass"

""The House at Tyneford" is a wonderful, old-fashioned novel that takes you back in time to the manor homes, aristocracy and domestic servants of England. In this setting, Natasha Solomons gives us a courageous heroine whose incredible love story will keep you in suspense until the final page."
Kathleen Grissom, author of "The Kitchen House""

About the Author

A screenwriter and novelist, Natasha Solomons lives in Dorset, England, with her husband and young son. She is the" New York Times" bestselling author of "The House at Tyneford, The Gallery of Vanished Husbands, "and "The Song of Hartgrove Hall."

Edition details

• Publisher: Thorndike Pr
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1410485226
• ISBN 13: 9781410485229
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 601