{"product_id":"the-house-in-the-water-hardcover","title":"The House in the Water - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVictoria Scott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCurl up with this rich and spellbinding story of love and war, perfect for fans of Kate Morton, Eve Chase and Lucinda Riley.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA secluded house. A lost notebook. A wartime secret.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1942: \u003c\/strong\u003e Young Irish nurse Ellen arrives at May Day House, tasked with helping the men there rehabilitate. But there's something strange about the house, surrounded by water, on its own island in the Thames. And then there are the men: traumatised by their experiences of war, and subject to troubling methods in a desperate race to get them back to duty. As Ellen gets drawn into the world of May Day House, she starts to realise this will be no place to hide away from her own troubles...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2013: \u003c\/strong\u003e Philip and Meredith are the proud new owners of May Day House. Following a string of tragedies, the couple have moved to the area in search of a new start. But all is not what it seems in the riverside community. As their plans for the rundown house meet resistance from the neighbours, Meredith finds herself slowly unravelling: she hears voices on the water, sees figures where there can be no one there. When she finds an old notebook from the war, she seeks solace in the stories about the former patients of the island.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut will shadows from the past threaten her future happiness - and even her life?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Beautifully written and delightfully unsettling... an evocative read, set in an unusual landscape, that will pull you in from the first page' -\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Rachel Burton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReaders LOVE The House on the Water: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe twists and turns revealed kept me turning pages way longer than I was meant to stay awake.\u003c\/strong\u003eThe way Meredith's mind gets confused as she learns more and more tugged at my heart, and reading Ellen's experiences with her beau and how his mental health was essentially compartmentalised in an era when there wasn't much knowledge was \u003cstrong\u003eheartwrenching\u003c\/strong\u003e. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Within the tale, there are elements of the gothic tradition, with old houses, fog, rising waters, stormy weather and more. The reader's pulse rate rises as we are committed to following the action. I thoroughly enjoyed The House In The Water. \u003cstrong\u003eIt consumed me from the start.\u003c\/strong\u003e It was the first book by Victoria Scott but I certainly she she will write more.' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eDon't you love a dual time line novel? I do and this one is exceptional\u003c\/strong\u003e - I have read the author's earlier work and this is straying into much darker territory, but I think it only serves to show what a great writer she is... Atmospheric, gripping, with huge heart and impossible to put down - the very best sort of book! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Beautiful captivating prose, \u003cstrong\u003ekept me totally engaged\u003c\/strong\u003e in both timelines.' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 306\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 27, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44245888041011,"sku":"9781835616901","price":98.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/2191\/6467\/files\/c2lfdRWPmP9781835616901.webp?v=1777659498","url":"https:\/\/thereadinghousebookcompany.com\/products\/the-house-in-the-water-hardcover","provider":"The Reading House Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}