Loved this book! It weaves together people and history within a house in a beautiful way. I’m not sure why other reviewers say questions aren’t answered in the end. It answered every question and more, if you’re paying attention. I highly recommend this book.

Once I found myself past chapter 2, it was very difficult to do anything else but read, read, and read some more. So many stories elaborately intertwined, like tracing a rose vine back to the original stalk only to be distracted by yet another pretty flower along the way. This book is full of deep meaning, often forcing moments of personal introspection. It the type of story that lives with you long after you’ve put it down. I loved the character development, the descriptive setting of Birchwood Manor and the back-and-forth sway of jumping from one generation’s era to another and learning how they all tied together. If you didn’t believe in ghosts before, you might after reading this book.

I had a tough time following this plot line

This was a difficult book to get “into” - so many time changes and characters that seemed completely independent. I kept with it and when I read the statement by Birdie about jumbled jigsaw pieces from countless puzzles collected over time, I realized that this described the book. The addition of the Chronology of Birchwood Manor at the end of the book finally helped me connect some of the “puzzle” pieces. Not all was resolved at the end of the book, but that was okay - I am happy to make my own ending or … perhaps, there will be a sequel.

I’ve loved all of Kate Morton’s books, except this one. I’m forcing myself to read the last few chapters. I regret buying this book!

A fascinating read with a very unsatisfactory ending. Too many loose ends and unanswered questions. I read the last page, expecting a conclusion in the next chapter but there wasn’t a next chapter. It’s like the author couldn’t think of a way to end the story.

I have read several other books by Kate Morton and enjoyed them all. I couldn’t get past the first 100 pages on this one before I had to quit. Too confusing. Couldn’t remember all the names. Just couldn’t do it.

I so enjoy all of Kate's books - the mystery, the going back and forth in time keep the story interesting. We just moved to a new house (named Thornbury Manor) and it made me ponder the people who lived here before me - even before this house was built. I am looking forward to her next novel.

Oh my gosh, this was so hard to get through! It was about 100 pages too long. I found the story idea interesting and usually enjoy reading books by this author. However, this book went on and on full of "fluff" and circling around avoiding getting to the point. So many unimportant side trips. I literally was able to skip pages & still felt like it was droning on & I hadn't missed a thing of importance. And then the ending was so anticlimactic & abrupt after all the circling around to get there I was left feeling disappointed and annoyed. This was not her best story at all. I'd wait and check it out from the library if you feel you must read it. Perhaps this fulfilled something for the author, but honestly, I felt like it was a book written to satisfy a contract.

I was disappointed in this book as I really liked her earlier works. It skips backwards and forwards in time and can get confusing trying to keep up with the characters and interwoven plot. I also thought it ended abruptly and left several assumptions hanging.