Relative Strangers

Relative Strangers is the story of a family reunion, set in the English countryside. Though the events that unfold during the week of the get together are hardly idyllic as the setting would imply. The McKay family gathers for the wedding anniversary of Robert and Mary, the parents of a raft of chil......more

I made it to page 65 and all it was to that point was endless descriptions of furniture and disgruntled people. The book did not have real chapters and the Kindle version did not tell me how much time was left in the make believe chapter. The author goes on and on talking about things that have noth......more

Relative Strangers: A British Family Story was written by Allie Cresswell. In October 2004, Belinda McKay-Donne set out for Hunting Manor with such high hopes. She had envisioned a week of making family memories with her siblings and celebrating her parents Golden Anniversary. For once, the entire f......more

Before you rent your country house, read this story Every family is dysfunctional, but the McKeys are a family that really have trouble being open and honest about their emotions and feelings. Coming together for a reunion at a lovely country house brings them all into an atmosphere that is too close......more

Chaos amongst the calm. A story about one families secrets and betrayals. I found this book quite confusing to begin with until I found the list of characters at the end of the book. There were so many characters, quite a few with the same initial and similar sounding names. I did enjoy this book bec......more