![]() ![]() As the mystery turns more sinister, new grief melds with old betrayal. And to complicate matters further, Zoe must also confront the ex-boyfriend she betrayed many years before.Īnxieties spike when tragedy befalls another woman in the village. As the four generations of women reunite, the emotional pain of the past is awakened. Zoe dreads seeing her estranged mother, who left when Zoe was seven to travel the world. When she learns that her old friend and grandmother’s caretaker has gone missing, Zoe and her fifteen-year-old daughter return to England to help. Teaser: It’s been years since Zoe Fairchild has been to the small Devon village of her birth, but the wounds she suffered there still ache. Opening sentence: The day my mother left me was an overcast English morning, with drizzle moistening the air and our faces. ![]() "foodie" read: Actually, it kind of was-so much food! Publisher: Lake Union Publishing (July 14, 2020) The Lost Girls of Devon author: Barbara O'Neal This was the first novel I've read by Barbara O'Neal, but I'm looking forward to crossing some more of hers off of my TBR list! ![]() Fried Cheese Pies, thick toast spread with jam or marmalade, stews so enveloping they make you cry, muffins studded with big grains of brown sugar, homemade bread, locally or homegrown fruits, vegetables, and herbs. The food woven throughout seemed mostly representative of comfort. Plus, Poppy happened to be a Kitchen Witch who read tarot cards, prepared spell packets, and worked on manifestation, much like myself. And having a daughter the same age as Isabel, her storyline shattered me at times, squeezing my heart to bits and making me want to explode with rage all at the same time. Each one was different from the next, with similarities that shone through now and then. And there's a lot of good food on the pages to boot.īeing the "third generation" of women (Zoe's spot) myself, I could relate to her character.but also the other women. When Zoe's best friend from childhood goes missing, she and Isabel hop on a plane and travel to Devon, reuniting the four generations in one town wrought with mysterious happenings. Isabel is going through trauma from some severe, heartbreaking bullying that she recently received from her "friends", and is now being homeschooled. Zoe, who gave up on her dreams of becoming an artist is still close with the grandmother who raised her, though she currently lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico with her teenage daughter Isabel. Her daughter Poppy is a "free spirit" who broke society's chains and left her young daughter to be raised by her own mother as she traveled the world, causing an estrangment that she wishes desperately to repair (and has since moved back to her hometown, bringing her magic with her). Great grandmother Lillian is a successful novelist who writes mysteries with a feminist mind in the English county of Devonshire. Four generations of Fairchild women make up this story, and we hear viewpoints from each-in order of generation, oldest to youngest, we have Lillian, Poppy, Zoe, and Isabel. Part mystery, part multi-generational drama, this book wound up being a rollercoaster of emotions (I even teared up once or twice). Welcome to my TLC Book Tours stop for the latest novel by Barbara O'Neal, The Lost Girls of Devon. What does one do in the midst of buying a home, renovating said home so it's livable, packing up their current home of 11.5 years, and moving? Reads a book, of course! But really, I've been extremely stressed out and on the verge of losing it, so taking an hour or two to escape in a good book here and there was just what the doctor ordered. I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
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