The Butterfly Room - Hardcover

Riley, Lucinda

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1529014980 ISBN 13: 9781529014983

Publisher: Macmillan, 2019

Synopsis

Full of her trademark mix of unforgettable characters and heart-breaking secrets, The Butterfly Room is a spellbinding, multi-generational story from Sunday Times bestseller Lucinda Riley.

Posy Montague is approaching her seventieth birthday. Still living in her beautiful family home, Admiral House, set in the glorious Suffolk countryside where she spent her own idyllic childhood catching butterflies with her beloved father, and raised her own children, Posy knows she must make an agonizing decision. Despite the memories the house holds, and the exquisite garden she has spent twenty-five years creating, the house is crumbling around her, and Posy knows the time has come to sell it.

Then a face appears from the past – Freddie, her first love, who abandoned her and left her heartbroken fifty years ago. Already struggling to cope with her son Sam’s inept business dealings, and the sudden reappearance of her younger son Nick after ten years in Australia, Posy is reluctant to trust in Freddie’s renewed affection. And unbeknown to Posy, Freddie – and Admiral House – have a devastating secret to reveal . . .

'Utterly enchanting . . . Prepared to be intrigued, moved to tears and ultimately uplifted' - Lancashire Evening Post

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Review:

Riley brings us a cast of exquisitely drawn characters and as you slip effortlessly into their lives and share their hopes, dreams and fears, prepare to be intrigued, moved to tears [...] and ultimately uplifted. (Lancashire Evening Post)

A warm, romantic read. (Prima)

Absorbing family sagas set in glamorous locations . . . A perfect beach read (Daily Mail)

This multi-generational story is the perfect summer read (Woman's Weekly)

Captivating . . . This multi-generational tale is a poignant yet uplifting novel that strikes just the right balance with its tone and characters. (Woman's Own)

Masterful storytelling and imaginative power are the trademarks of Riley’s novels and this 600-page epic delivers a full-throttle escapist adventure with an extraordinary cast of unreliable characters, a right royal mystery and surprises at every turn. An intriguing change of direction from one of our best-loved authors . . . (Lancashire Evening Post reviewing The Love Letter)

Perfect summer escapism, with twists galore. (Best magazine reviewing The Love Letter)

The story is filled with burgeoning romances but nothing goes smoothly as secret liaisons are made and shocking secrets are revealed as the past explodes into the present. Riley evokes empathy for her characters but there is also plenty of anger, despair and heart-wrenching emotion, confirming that Riley can elicit a full spectrum of emotions from one book. My rating: 10/10 (The Burgeoning Bookshelf blog)

The plot's a cracker, with a very satisfying ending. (The Bookbag blog)

Full of surprises and twists this book is an epic and spellbinding read about love, loss and the chance of a new beginning. Lucinda Riley has produced another stunning and sublime book, a perfect read. (Bookliterati.com)

Book Description:

The Butterfly Room is a gripping story of family secrets, lost loves and new beginnings from the Sunday Times bestselling author of the Seven Sisters series.

About this edition

• Publisher: Macmillan
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1529014980
• ISBN 13: 9781529014983
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 640