I am a huge fan of Diney Costelloe and this book was her true trademark ! The setting, the characters, the storyline. Family secrets that should remain secrets come to light when Sophie Ross returns to the childhood home and family that her mother was banished from years ago!
The way this book is written , one feels like they are walking the grounds of the estate and Sitting around the piano in 1868. Thank you Diney for another great read !

I have been a big fan of Diney Costeloe for a long time so I was very excited to receive an copy of her newest book!
I loved this book....it did not disappoint. Diney has a way of writing that makes you feel like you have known the characters forever......they feel like family.
The story was told in way that kept you wanting more.....was not rushed.....and completely satisfied with the ending. Nothing felt rushed which I feel happens with many of the books I read.
I cannot wait for her next book,
Awesome!!!!

A lovely historical fiction with vivid descriptions and a story that will transport you to a different time period

Sophie, recently orphaned is left alone in London with her maid little knowing her mother had contacted her estranged sister just before she died, a move that would change Sophie's life forever. Sophie becomes acquainted with the grandfather in Cornwall who had so cruelly disowned her mother because of the man she chose to marry. Sophie begins to unravel a family mystery that brings heartache for herself and disruption to the new family she has found. Will she find out the truth and find her true love or is she destined to make a huge mistake? A really enthralling, fast paced story that is well written that it flowed seamlessly and held my attention to the end.

After her mother dies, Sophie Ross is left alone in Victorian London with only her old friend (and former nursemaid) Hannah for company. Knowing she will have to make a living to survive, Sophie believes her best option is to procure employment as a governess. Unbeknownst to her, Hannah mailed a letter to a grand home in Cornwall. at Sophie’s mother’s behest before her death. Sophie is invited to Trescadinnick House where she learns of her true heritage, and the love affair that the Penvarrow family disowned her mother over. this is a grand and sweeping Gothic novel that will please readers of the genre