Lanesbrough Hall by Elisabeth Linley
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One thing I have managed to master this year once again is reading. OK, I have to use audible as I find words now bounce around the place, however, the enjoyment is worth it.
I was recently contacted to see if I would like to giveaway a couple of copies of Lanesbrough Hall by Elisabeth Linley and I thought it would be a lovely idea to pass on the joy of reading.
Lanesbrough Hall by Elisabeth Linley
Lanesbrough Hall tells the story of two women, whose lives are connected across time. Offering up a story of love, loss and intrigue. Set in an ancestral home in Scotland, it offers up an intriguing read full of secrets and just a touch of magic.
Scotland 1953: Leaving behind her beloved Lanesbrough Hall and her teenage love Will, Mimi heads off to start university life at St Andrew’s. While there she meets Glen at a party and becomes convinced she has found a new life of independence and glamour.
However, destiny has other plans for her and torn between passion and convention Mimi has to navigate her journey from a young and carefree, to a life of responsibility and secret that will forever tie her to Lanesbrough Hall.
London 2019: Isabelle is an ambitious doctor, she knows where she wants life to take her. That is until she unexpectedly inherits Lanesbrough Hall. Heading off to visit her family’s ancestral estate she has no idea what lies ahead.
It is only while browsing through her grandmother’s diaries, Isabelle discovers some long-buried secrets, which could bring everyone together or tear them apart. Will Isabelle be able to rewrite her family’s, future, by taking a step into the past and rewriting their history?
Elisabeth Linley
Elisabeth Liney is a nature lover, who has a master’s degree in Natural Science and is a clinical psychologist.
She lives in the Northumberland countryside, surrounded by wildlife. Perhaps unsurprisingly she enjoys long walks in the hills with her husband and their dogs, visiting stately homes and agricultural shows, alongside cooking, baking, gardening, reading and knitting. While she also cherishes the time she gets to spend with her son. Lanesbrough Hall is her debut novel.
Lanesbrough Hall is available to buy now with an RRP of £11 for paperback and £24 for hardback. It can be bought from Amazon (affiliate link) and all good bookshops.
Competition
I have kindly been given two copies of Lanesbrough Hall to giveaway to my readers.
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What has been your favourite read of the year and why?
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This sounds like a really interesting and fun read full of drama.
This looks to be a really good read and set somewhere i know well.
The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy which was one of the strangest yet compelling books I’ve ever read.
Vladimir by Julia May Jonas which is a clever and engrossing debut novel.
I reread The Thornbirds after forty years and I was engrossed by the story as much as I was first time round
I enjoyed the Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood which was a fantastic contemporary romance.
Desert Star by Michael Connelly because I waited so long to read it and love his books
Madly, Deeply: The Alan Rickman Diaries, such a LEGEND.
The Woman in Black, by Susan Hill. I loved its wild, unsettling landscape and the way the bad weather added to the growing tension. It is a subtle tale, with a shocking ending which stayed with me for days.
Fairy Tale – Stephen King, such an amazing book still thinking about it now!
I really enjoyed The Measure by Nikki Erlick – it was such an interesting plot, something I would never have thought of and the twist and turns were just brilliant. Really got me thinking.
Found by Erin Kinsley was a gripping book. I enjoyed the storyline and it was gripping. A boy had been kidnapped but it focused on how the family coped.
This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay, very entertaining but with some sad undertones!!
The Scarlet Nightingale because it was an easy to imagine story and very well written
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. I loved the amazing descriptive writing it was as if I was there. The plot held my attention as well and the characters were well constructed.
Wish You Were Here – Jodi Picoult. A great read, with Covid playing a big role in the plot. I was gripped to discover how this story would end.
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern, because it just took me into another world and was so magical.
My favourite read of the year has been The View Was Exhausting by Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta because it was set in the glamour of the world of film stars and millionaires but had a touching love story at its centre.
I’m glad my mom died by janette mccurdy was an interesting insight.
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. I wanted to read the book after watching the film version earlier this year.
The Birthing House by Christopher Ransom, because i just could not put it down!
Ariadne – just another lovely take on a classic story
A Gentlrman in Moscow by Amor Towles, a beautifully written gentle story
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins, i love the hunger games and this was a great backstory
Elizabeth Finch by Julian Barnes was a lovely read
daphne by josh malerman kept me on my toes
The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary was really uplifting
The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay – was chilling – loved it
Madly, Deeply: The Alan Rickman Diaries – i love autobiographies
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver, a modern retelling of a classic
wrong place wrong time by gillian mcallister was a good read and cleverly written
The Black Dress by Deborah Moggach – great story with a dark humour.
The Marriage Portrait – beautifully written and evocative of its time.
The Second Chance holiday Club
fairytale by stephen king. it was weird and wonderful
the book of 2 ways by jodi picoult. i couldnt put it down
I read the Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman – loved all the characters in it!
I loved The Clockwork Girl by Anna Mazzola because it was just so tense and it kept me guessing all the way through xx
Murder on the Christmas Express – just loved it and have already gifted a new copy to a friend.
I liked Where the Crawdads Sing – haven’t seen the film yet
I loved The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid! I have read some lovely books this year!
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman because I’m a full-time student so all I’ve been reading, apart from Anxious People, are books for Uni. This was such a much-needed relief!
I love the Rivers of London books, so really enoyed reading Amongst Our Weapons this year.
I’ve really enjoyed Flight Behaviour by Barbara Kingsolver, as it’s so completely different from any other book I’ve read this year!
Ancestors by Alice Roberts, so interesting and eye opening on our past.
Ancestors by Alice Roberts so interesting.
It Ends with Us, by Colleen Hoover – loved it, and it introduced me to a new author (who’s books I’m hoping to find under the tree this Christmas.)
Cosy up the Christmas – 5th in the series with an unusual protagonist
I really enjoyed Murder at the Seaview Hotel by Glenda Young. It was such a humorous and touching read.
I really enjoyed Damaged by Cathy Glass, all her books are so heartbreaking.
Lark by Anthony McGowan because it was such a tense read!
Really enjoyed Making History by Stephen Fry, very funny and thought provoking at the same time, highly recommend
I loved the four winds as it was gritty and though provoking and i felt like I was experiencing the great depression too.
Gosh, favourite read of the year. That’s a tough one. I think it has to be The Good Psychopaths’ Guide to Success. There was so much insight and interesting points in there.
I have read The Stolen baby by Diney Costeloe.
Its a great read, where it is in the war years,in 1941, bombs are raining down in PLYMOUTH 1941, iys a book where your gripping the edge of the seat, and I didn’t want to put the book down either. I only bought the book as I had tried to win it and didn’t manage to win it (no change there then) but then I started looking for other books by the same writer, have read 6 of her books, all been the same, not wanting to put it down.
Really enjoyed The Whaleboat House by Mark Mills, a murder mystery, my favourite genre and beautifully written x
My other husband by Dorothy Koomson. Kept me guessing and wanting to read more.
Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart as it was so involving
I loved See No Evil by David Fennell – a gory, fast-paced crime thriller that had me hooked.
My favourite was The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo because i just love her writing style it is so easy to get into
May god forgive by Alan Parks there is a new book once a year and it follows Detective Harry McCoy and his team in 70’s Glasgow I always look forward to years instalment and am never disappointed
I really enjoyed friend request, lots of twists and had me hooked until the end
The Girl Who Fell Beneath The Sea is my favourite book this year! I loved the Studio Ghibli vibes.
This year I’ve been reading a fair few Stephen King books and I liked the book Misery
I read the night circus by erin morgenstern some time ago and really like it, good story and so well written, so I was delighted to fined that she had written another book, the starless sea. I read it three times it is so good, hopefully she will write a sequel to this one. It is worth checking out her Flax Golden Tales, online only, a collection of ten sentence stories.
The Railway Man by Eric Lomax. Its based on a true story and already a hard read at time, so glad that I did.
One more day by Emma Heatherington- a beautiful story
Phil Wang – Sidesplitter, a really interesting and insightful book.
HAMNET – AN EXCELLENT AND IMAGINATIVE TAKE ON SHAKESPEARE’S LIFE
young mungo by douglas stuart – absolutely brilliant book
The night circus – well written and great story
Career of Evil – Robert Galbraith. This book kept me gripped! Loved it.
I really enjoyed Where the crawdads sing by Delia Owens.
Cecilia Ahern A place called here
The Christmas Wedding by Dilly Court which kept me engrossed until the very end and then I was sad I had read it so quickly.
I am a,ways looking for new bedtime reading.
I absolutely adored The Keeper of Stories. The characters came alive for me and I felt really engrossed with the storyline. Janice, the main character, was incredibly likeable and it was wonderful to watch her development as the story progressed. It has some laugh out loud moments too!
Silent as the grave by Paul Gitsham. There so many twists and turns it was hard to put down
I have just finished reading Six Days by Dani Atkins
What has been your favourite read of the year and why?
‘The Collation Unit’ David Jarvis, fantastic characterisation, great plot, l could not put it down
I’ve been reading quite a lot of non fiction books recently. One that stands out this year is Matthew Perry’s book… I loved his honesty.
Probably Six of Crows as it introduced me to a fantasy author who was new to me and so added lots of books to my ‘to read’ list.
Executioner, The Chronicles of James Berry, Victorian Hangman, why, because the future is to bring back the death penalty.
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman! It is hilarious!
I love anything by Trudi Canavan, I can’t put her books down once I start, truly a great writer.
The family upstairs by Lisa Jewell
I loved it because it is so full of twists & turns. Many people in the book are unpleasant & coercive and you wonder why the others put up with them. Ultimately you have to know what happens so you are compelled to read on to the end.
Oliver Twist, it’s such a classic and never dates
The snow Bride by Dilly court as all her books that I’ve read have been fantastic.
I’ve been reading some of the Bill Slider series by Cynthia Harrod Eagles. They are a bit of fun and I get the impression that the author enjoys writing them.
This is embarrassing to admit, but I have had a manic year with work, so have not had chance to read a book in the last year. I do have several books waiting to be read though.
Sadly, I have been studying and working, so not had time for any reading for pleasure, but am hoping to get back to it next year!
My favourite book has been Light Between Oceans, M L Steadman. I loved it because it was one of those books that stays with you a long time as you were engrossed with the characters. It might also have something to do with my great grandfather being a lighthouse keeper!
My fav book of the year has been ‘The Change’ by Kirsten Miller, a book which crosses several genres, feminism, crime thriller, magic & mythology. The main 3 characters are women of a certain age (menopause) like myself who find their inner strength & power. It is a book every woman can relate to as it covers all aspects of female life in a modern society, and how we encounter misogyny in it’s various forms, and about women getting their own back! It was so unique and different unlike anything I have read before. Highly recommended!
I also struggle with names of books. I think when you kindle read it does not stick the same way without a lovely cover. The last I read was ‘the marriage lie^ which was an OK bit of escapism
Great competition, for me I read about 50 books a year and not many if any titles stick in my mind. I even struggle to remember authors!
Not a new book, but I’ve just read The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. I have saw the film before, but there is more content in the book, and makes it an intrest rad that I found hard to put down!!
I can honestly say I don’t read much. I do find it hard to absorb the words I read so I tend to read the same paragraph twice or more before I make out what it is saying. Saying that, I do want to find a good book and read again. I want to be taken out of this world and into the story itself. I love the synopsis of this book. I love a bit of mystery and time travel so would love to give it a go
I thought Girl with the Louding voice was a magnificent read – very thought provoking and written apparently by a girl that one of my best friends went to uni to study creative writing with which I only found out after reading it!
Are you being served lady janey – a collection of poems – inspiration