Summerhills

This is a sequel to Amberwell. It continues the story of the family of that estate. While a very good read, it isn't up to the standard of the first book. Nothing really happens in it until three quarters of the way through. It kind of meanders along and then things start getting tied up. There was a......more

I love DES’s romances, and I also love how she describes other kinds of relationships: siblings, parents and children, surrogate parents and children, household staff who are like family, friendships of both genders and of all ages. Summerhills has all of the above. I love the relationships between......more