The Distant Hours by Kate Morton (5 stars!)

The Distant Hours

Kate Morton 

576 pages

(ages 12+)

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I am an ardent fan of Kate Morton and I have loved her other novels. The Distant Hours centers on a woman who is selected to write an introduction for a famous children's novel. The author himself is dead, but he is survived by 3 aging spinster daughters. They (and the castle they live in) are hiding secrets from the past and its up to the woman to uncover them. The story switches between the woman's percival of the past and actually what happened. It is an extremely well written book. It floridly describes every scene in wonderful detail so that it is easy to picture. It is the perfect book to read on a dark and stormy night as it is a haunting and cleverly told tale. There is so much more to the story than what I am telling you! This is a must read for people who love to read and have lots of time on their hands.

Sincerely, 

Word Girl Paige