The Vanishing of Audrey Wilde: The spellbinding mystery from the Richard & Judy bestselling author of The Glass House

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There are so many books described as being, ‘perfect for Kate Morton fans’ that I was a little sceptical when I started this book. However I needn’t have worried as I thought this book was fantastic and well deserved the comparison. Present-day Jessie is aborting the chaos of London life and transporting her family to gorgeous Applecote Manor. Nestled in the depths of the English countryside she images this rural retreat will be the miracle that will restore her fissured family. However, her husband still finds himself reeling from a life split between week-day London and weekends in the countryside, and Jessie finds herself isolated with a toddler demanding constant attention and a teenage step-daughter who continues to despise her and still grieve for her deceased mother. What happens at Applecote Manor has repercussions that stretch tentacles into the present day . . . A mystery of nail-biting suspense * Woman & Home * Rita is nanny to the glamorous Harrington family’s two children. A small-town girl raised by her grandmother, she fell in love with the seemingly perfect London family. Then tragedy strikes. With the clan reeling, Mrs. Harrington, the children, and Rita are sent to Foxcote Manor for the summer to recuperate far from prying eyes. But when a baby is abandoned just outside their gate, the family takes her in and will never be the same. Within days a person will lie dead in the woods, and a society scandal explodes. Did you have a favourite Wilde sister? Why or why not? Did the sisters remind you of your own siblings?

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The house they buy had been the home of Sybil, Percy and their daughter, Audrey, until Audrey's disappearance in 1954. Sybil refuses to accept the possibility that Audrey might be dead and has kept her bedroom as it was when she last slept there. Als de vijftienjarige Margot Wilde en haar drie zussen in juli 1959 op Applecote Manor aankomen, verwachten ze een stille, ietwat saaie Engelse zomer tegemoet te gaan. Maar hun oom en tante blijken nog steeds bezeten van de verdwijning van hun dochter Audrey, nu vijf jaar geleden. De komst van twee knappe buurjongens drijft de zussen uit elkaar, en Margot voelt zich steeds meer verbonden met de verdwenen Audrey. Als de zomer een dodelijke wending neemt, hebben de zussen slechts één keuze: zich met elkaar verzoenen of voor altijd van elkaar gescheiden worden. This is Eve Chase’s second novel and the second of hers that I have read. I really look forward to reading any future work from her and highly recommend her to anyone who hasn’t read anything by her yet. In alternating chapters we are taken from 1959 to over 50 years later, and learn about the lives of the people that lived there.During one particularly hot day, a chance meeting between the sisters and the two sons from a neighbouring property threatens to tear their sisterly bonds apart and also puts one of them, at least, in grave danger. Mitford sisters meet Hideous Kinky by way of Kate Morton. Just wonderful -- Wendy Holden * Daily Mail *

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I felt part of the scene - sitting in the hot summer grass, the grand house behind me.There’s some lovely writing in this book “We move away but we live for ever where we were most alive”. A novel to read with a glass of something cold and the promise of a sunny escape with clouds of intrigue and darkness on the horizon None of that would be simple, nothing really went to plan, and when she learned the history of her new home Jessie began to question whether she had really done the right thing for her family ….The entire novel is infused with this sort of natural wit, but it’s showcased more in the 1959 sections, the dynamics of the Wilde sisters adding that ‘something more’ to every scene that they are in. The relationship between the sisters, their deep and abiding loyalty to each other, was a wonderful part of this story. They were a unit; them against the rest of the world, and they rarely lost sight of that. Margot herself was a faithful narrator and I enjoyed experiencing the 1959 story through her eyes. She puts up with a lot on account of being Audrey’s pale comparison, and I thought she showed great strength of character on more than one occasion. How does the novel portray family? Is sisterhood different for the Wilde sisters than it is for Romy and Bella? Do you think sisterhood is a different bond than brotherhood or that between siblings of different genders? If so, why?

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The Vanishing of Audrey Wilde is a story of Mystery, intrigue, Family Drama, Gothic & Atmospheric that mixes past and present. I would like to thank Penguin UK – Michael Joseph and Netgalley.com for the chance to read an early release of this novel to review for my blog.Margot and her sisters were a delight. I found the humour in these sections a lively addition and there were plenty of moments where I laughed out loud at the sister’s observations: Eve Chase deserves to be lauded as one of the most enthralling novelists of the moment. This is the most beautiful book you will read this year -- Lisa Jewell * Sunday Times bestselling author of I Found You * In the present day, Jessie and her troubled family move to Applecote Manor thinking it'll be the perfect escape. But the house has an unsettling history. It was during the hot summer of 1959 that the four Wilde sisters arrived at Applecote to stay with their aunt and uncle. Five years previously, their cousin Audrey had disappeared from this same house without a trace. Why do you think the author chose to set a timeline in the novel in the 1970s? Did it change the way you read the story? If so, how?