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Beyond the Orchard
Beyond the Orchard | Anna Romer
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A haunting story of yearning, love and betrayal from the bestselling author of Thornwood House Lucy Briar has arrived home in turmoil after years overseas. Shes met her fianc in London and has her life mapped out, but something is holding her back. Hoping to ground herself and find answers, Lucy settles into once familiar routines. But old tortured feelings flood Lucys existence when her beloved father, Ron, is hospitalised and Morgan the man who drove her away all those years ago seeks her out. Worse, Ron implores Lucy to go to Bitterwood Estate, the crumbling historic family guesthouse now left to him. He needs Lucy to find something an old photograph album, the very thing that drove Ron and his father apart. Lucy has her own painful memories of Bitterwood, darkness that has plagued her dreams since she was young. But as Lucy searches for the album, the house begins to give up its ghosts and she is driven to put them to rest. And there, held tightly between the house, the orchard and the soaring cliffs, Lucy uncovers a long-hidden secret that shattered a familys bond and kept a frightened young girl in its thrall ... and Lucy discovers just how fierce the lonely heart can be.
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Sue
Beyond the Orchard | Anna Romer
Mehso-so

This was a really complicated story to squish into 460 pages. For my taste there were too many POV changes (the new POV at 97% pushed me over the edge to overload) and it all wrapped up way too neatly for me given the amount of suffering for everyone in the story. This is a solid meh.

Lizpixie Oh bummer! I have this one on my tbr shelves, guess it's been bumped down to the bottom row now. Thanks for the heads up.👍 8y
Sue @Lizpixie If you can get past the narrative devices I'm sure you'll enjoy it, I just found them particularly annoying. (edited) 8y
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Joreads
Beyond the Orchard | Anna Romer
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Pickpick

Add this to your to read list j

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booksarelove22
Beyond the Orchard | Anna Romer
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I am 47% done with this one. It is a mystery and I am trying to figure out where everyone fits in...

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samstillreading
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Just started Anna Romer's latest, Beyond the Orchard. Lucy is back home in Melbourne, hiding things from her father but it looks like there are a lot of secrets and unfinished business at home too. Very readable so far. #australian