About the Book
Ponden Hall is a
centuries-old house on the Yorkshire moors, a magical place full of stories.
It’s also where Trudy Heaton grew up. And where she ran away from…
Now, after the devastating loss of her husband, she is
returning home with her young son, Will, who refuses to believe his father is
dead.
While Trudy tries to do her best for her son, she must also
attempt to build bridges with her eccentric mother. And then there is the Hall
itself: fallen into disrepair but generations of lives and loves still echo in
its shadows, sometimes even reaching out to the present…
My Review
The Girl at the Window started off full of intrigue for me. Ponden Hall is quite a character itself, full of mystery and magic. The intensity was a slow build, as we get taken to the past and learn about Emily Bronte and her connection to the story, which was interesting to discover. Around the halfway point though I started to feel not as invested and noticed it was harder for me to continually pick up my paperback. Everything seemed to slow down and feel a bit drawn out. I still wanted to read until the end because I wanted to understand how everything would find a resolution, but it was a tale of two halves for me with this one.
3 stars
It sounds like this book had real potential, sorry to hear it slowed down the way it did. I may still give it a try though. I am trying to get my TBR pile back with some great reads. My latest is Honeymoon Alone by Nicole Macaulay. This lead character is like Rachel from Friends when she goes on Ross’ Honeymoon! But it’s also much more than that! So good!