| The House at Riverton | 
 enlarge | Author: Kate Morton
Publisher: Pan
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  223 reviews
Sales Rank: 55
Media: Paperback
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.1 x 1.5
ISBN: 0330448447
EAN: 9780330448444
ASIN: 0330448447
Publication Date: June 15, 2007
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 Wow, what a story. July 6, 2007
9 out of 13 found this review helpful
If you read one book this year, make it this one. What a story! This book was so elegant and rich and entirely engrossing.
The characters are deeply developed and entirely credible, they really leap off the page and into your living room. The story is fast-paced and beautifully written, gently mounting suspense on suspense until you are breathlessly flicking through the pages to find out...how does it end? That is a huge surprise and well worth the wait - a very surprising twist. All the loose ends are wrapped up very satisfyingly and I just want more and more of these characters. I'm hoping for a sequel so I can find out what's next for these 'new friends'... 110% satisfaction with this novel.
Fantastic twist at the end July 6, 2007
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
This book is an excellent mystery story that shifts between the past and the present to reveal the secret that Grace, the storyteller, has kept all her life. Grace is a wonderful character and I found myself thinking about her long after I'd finished reading.
I couldn't put the book down, yet I didn't want it to end. It kept me guessing right up until the last minute, and I have to say the twist really surprised me. Can't wait to read the author's next book.
 disappointed July 5, 2007
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
I read this book whilst on holiday, and I am sorry to say don't agree with the other reviews.I feel the book did not flow I usually enjoy reading books that run two stories together and jump from past to present but this book did not do it for me at all. It was as if the author was trying to combine two many story lines in one book without any of them having any heart. I find it difficult not to finish a book but was glad when this was finally finished.
Good Summer Read July 1, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I learned about this book after it was selected as the Summer Read by Richard & Judy Book Club and featured on their show. This is the story of ninety-eight year old Grace Bradley who hold a horrible secret hidden inside the walls of Riverton Manor. What's that secret?...Well you have to find out through reading this book. I highly recommend this book and if you're looking for more summer reading then check out:
"The Savage Garden" uncovers the murderous secrets hidden in an Italian garden. "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" is an exquisite tale of one man's decision to abandon his daughter who is born with Down's syndrome.
"Nexus: A Neo Novel" is a very unusual book that follows the soul-stirring journey of people at a spiritual retreat intended to help them overcome personal pain. I learned about it from the Richard & Judy forum.
Mesmerising June 30, 2007
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
I never write reviews - except that this book is forcing me too... Absolutely stunning - i really couldn't put it down - read in three sittings and made me late for work one morning.... and it made me cry
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