The Skylark's Secret
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Average rating3.8
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Ratings4
Average rating3.8
Loch Ewe, 1940. When gamekeeper's daughter Flora's remote highland village finds itself the base for the Royal Navy's Arctic convoys, life in her close-knit community changes forever. In defiance of his disapproving father, the laird's son falls in love with Flora, and as tensions build in their disrupted home, any chance of their happiness seems doomed. Decades later, Flora's daughter, singer Lexie Gordon, is forced to return to the village and to the tiny cottage where she grew up. Having long ago escaped to the bright lights of the West End, London still never truly felt like home. Now back, with a daughter of her own, Lexie learns that her mother--and the hostile-seeming village itself--have long been hiding secrets that make her question everything she thought she knew. As she pieces together the fragments of her parents' story, Lexie discovers the courageous, devastating sacrifices made in her name. It's too late to rekindle her relationship with her mother, but can Lexie find it in her heart to forgive the past, to grieve for all that's lost, and finally find her place in the world?
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It's taken a few days to finish, but I've definitely enjoyed reading this.
The writing was beautiful and I enjoyed the descriptive writing which really helped set the scene.
The characters were great and really well written. I loved Flora, Bridie and the rest of the gang and I loved the sense of community they had going and how they all looked out for one another. The only one I didn't like was Sir Charles..honestly what a horrible character! Poor Alec and Lady Helen having to put up with him!
The story also took me on a rollercoaster of emotions especially with quite the cast of likeable characters.
Thank you to NetGalley and Fiona for the chance to read this book.
