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A Time to Change
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A Time to Change

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This title is printed to order. This book may have been self-published. If so, we cannot guarantee the quality of the content. In the main most books will have gone through the editing process however some may not. We therefore suggest that you be aware of this before ordering this book. If in doubt check either the author or publisher’s details as we are unable to accept any returns unless they are faulty. Please contact us if you have any questions.

"I really didn't want this story to end... An emotional rollercoaster of a read... the author captivated me heart and soul and I loved everything about it." Online reviewer, ?????

Present Day. Louisa Arnold has always loved Hill House. As a little girl she played in the derelict manor's overgrown gardens and peered through its cracked ballroom windows, hoping to glimpse spectral lords and ladies dancing within. The tragic story of the wealthy former owners, the Mandevilles, even inspired her to want to teach history. But, trapped by the hardship she grew up in, Lou fears that dream is forever out of reach.

After a terrible loss, Lou runs to hide within the house's ruined halls. To her astonishment, Hill House begins to transform around her - in place of rotting floors and sagging ceilings, are vast silk rugs of embroidered roses and majestic crystal chandeliers. Maids and footmen flit busily around her - is Lou dreaming, or could she actually be standing in this place as it was a hundred years ago?

Lou is mystified by the warm welcome she receives as a guest of the illustrious Mandeville family. Over tea parties and shoots, banquets and dancing, she's suddenly living the life she always dreamed of. And, though she tries to fight it, she's increasingly drawn to the Mandeville heir, Thomas - whose heart-breaking fate she knows well from the pages of history.

As Lou falls more in love with this world that she never imagined could be hers, the truth about Hill House and the destiny of its family begins to unravel around her. Will the past run its stubborn course, swallowing Lou in its wake, or can she save this beautiful place and the people she's come to treasure from certain ruin?

A heart-breaking, beautiful, emotional and unputdownable read, for fans of The Time Traveller's Wife, Fiona Valpy and Lucinda Riley.

What readers are saying about A Time to Change:

"Loved this book. Didn't want it to end. Cried at the end." Online reviewer, ?????

"Took my breath away in a way I never thought was possible... filled my arms with copious amounts of goosebumps, whilst also pricking my eyes with unshed tears... It broke my heart, then it fixed it again." Online reviewer, ?????

"I just couldn't get enough of it... I really didn't want this story to end. I was so wrapped up in it... An emotional rollercoaster of a read... Right from the start the author captivated me heart and soul and I loved everything about it. An absolute must read!" Online reviewer, ?????

"A really powerful and heart-wrenching novel about love and self-sacrifice... It is beautifully written and for a few hours I got lost in its pages ... Now it is ended and I feel bereft... a most beautiful and fabulous novel." Online reviewer, ?????

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Storm Publishing
Country
United Kingdom
Date
24 July 2023
Pages
380
ISBN
9781805080985

This title is printed to order. This book may have been self-published. If so, we cannot guarantee the quality of the content. In the main most books will have gone through the editing process however some may not. We therefore suggest that you be aware of this before ordering this book. If in doubt check either the author or publisher’s details as we are unable to accept any returns unless they are faulty. Please contact us if you have any questions.

"I really didn't want this story to end... An emotional rollercoaster of a read... the author captivated me heart and soul and I loved everything about it." Online reviewer, ?????

Present Day. Louisa Arnold has always loved Hill House. As a little girl she played in the derelict manor's overgrown gardens and peered through its cracked ballroom windows, hoping to glimpse spectral lords and ladies dancing within. The tragic story of the wealthy former owners, the Mandevilles, even inspired her to want to teach history. But, trapped by the hardship she grew up in, Lou fears that dream is forever out of reach.

After a terrible loss, Lou runs to hide within the house's ruined halls. To her astonishment, Hill House begins to transform around her - in place of rotting floors and sagging ceilings, are vast silk rugs of embroidered roses and majestic crystal chandeliers. Maids and footmen flit busily around her - is Lou dreaming, or could she actually be standing in this place as it was a hundred years ago?

Lou is mystified by the warm welcome she receives as a guest of the illustrious Mandeville family. Over tea parties and shoots, banquets and dancing, she's suddenly living the life she always dreamed of. And, though she tries to fight it, she's increasingly drawn to the Mandeville heir, Thomas - whose heart-breaking fate she knows well from the pages of history.

As Lou falls more in love with this world that she never imagined could be hers, the truth about Hill House and the destiny of its family begins to unravel around her. Will the past run its stubborn course, swallowing Lou in its wake, or can she save this beautiful place and the people she's come to treasure from certain ruin?

A heart-breaking, beautiful, emotional and unputdownable read, for fans of The Time Traveller's Wife, Fiona Valpy and Lucinda Riley.

What readers are saying about A Time to Change:

"Loved this book. Didn't want it to end. Cried at the end." Online reviewer, ?????

"Took my breath away in a way I never thought was possible... filled my arms with copious amounts of goosebumps, whilst also pricking my eyes with unshed tears... It broke my heart, then it fixed it again." Online reviewer, ?????

"I just couldn't get enough of it... I really didn't want this story to end. I was so wrapped up in it... An emotional rollercoaster of a read... Right from the start the author captivated me heart and soul and I loved everything about it. An absolute must read!" Online reviewer, ?????

"A really powerful and heart-wrenching novel about love and self-sacrifice... It is beautifully written and for a few hours I got lost in its pages ... Now it is ended and I feel bereft... a most beautiful and fabulous novel." Online reviewer, ?????

Read More
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Storm Publishing
Country
United Kingdom
Date
24 July 2023
Pages
380
ISBN
9781805080985