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The Daughters of Foxcote Manor
The Daughters of Foxcote Manor | Eve Chase
Readers of Lisa Jewell and Simone St. James will delight in this haunting, touching story of mothers, daughters, and belonging--and the devastating lies families tell themselves in order to survive. An isolated forest estate. A family with a terrible secret. The discovery that changes everything. England, 1970. On the one-year anniversary of the Harrington family's darkest night, their beautiful London home goes up in flames. Mrs. Harrington, the two children, and live-in nanny Rita relocate to Foxcote Manor, ostensibly to recuperate. But the creeping forest, where lost things have a way of coming back, is not as restful as it seems. When thirteen-year-old Hera discovers a baby girl abandoned just beyond their garden gate, this tiniest, most wondrous of secrets brings a much-needed sunlit peace, until a visitor detonates the family's tenuous happiness. All too soon a body lies dead in the woods. Forty years later, London-based Sylvie is an expert at looking the other way. It's how she stayed married to her unfaithful husband for more than twenty years. But she's turned over a new leaf, having left him for a fresh start. She buried her own origin story decades ago, never imagining her teenage daughter would have a shocking reason to dig the past up--and to ask Sylvie to finally face the secrets that lead her back to Foxcote Manor.
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Another one that‘s been hanging out in my library pile for longer than I‘d like to admit, but now that I‘m actively reading it, it‘s going So Quickly! So twisty and full of secrets that I can‘t wait to uncover. #thedaughtersoffoxcotemanor #evechase

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EadieB
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#TheDaughtersofFoxcoteManor #EveChase #BookSpinBingo

Outside a remote manor house in an idyllic wood, a baby girl is found.
The Harrington family takes her in and disbelief quickly turns to joy. They're grieving a terrible tragedy of their own and the beautiful baby fills them with hope, lighting up the house's dark, dusty corners.

EadieB Desperate not to lose her to the authorities, they keep her secret, suspended in a blissful summer world where normal rules of behavior - and the law - don't seem to apply.
But within days a body will lie dead in the grounds. And their dreams of a perfect family will shatter like glass. Years later, the truth will need to be put back together again, piece by piece . . .
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EadieB From the author of Black Rabbit Hall, The Daughters of Foxcote Manor is an emotional, thrilling book about family secrets and belonging - and how we find ourselves when we are most lost.
This is an emotional book about family secrets. The characters are unique and the plot is one that kept the pages turning until the very end. There are multiple POV's that go from past to present.
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EadieB It is a well-written story and worth the time to read it. The setting provided a mysterious and spooky element to the story. If you love mystery then you will enjoy it. I'm looking forward to another book by Eve Chase. 2y
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
Andrew65 A good review, well done 👏👏👏 2y
EadieB @Andrew65 Thanks! 2y
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EadieB
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#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView @Andrew65
Thanks for the tag!

1. yes the cover accurately did reflect the story of the manor.

2. No not really. I just wanted to read another book by Eve Chase.

Can you play? @Ddzmini @fredamans @PaperbackPirate @Dragon @Gissy

PaperbackPirate Great cover! Thanks for the tag! 2y
TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 2y
Dragon Thanks 🙏 for the tag 2y
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fredamans Thanks for the tag! 2y
EadieB @Dragon You're welcome! 2y
EadieB @fredamans You're welcome! 2y
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#Movie2BookRecs @Klou
Prompt: Fiddler on the Roof

Klou Perfect! 2y
TheSpineView 👍📖 2y
marleed Oh I recently thrifted an old hard copy of FotR in play format in hard copy. I‘m had to get it! 2y
TheSpineView @marleed Score!👍 2y
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As she did in Black Rabbit Hall, Chase has constructed a complex story that is rife with unbridled emotion held in check until it isn‘t. She writes relationships with a deft hand and develops her characters in ways that evoke a visceral response. #12Booksof2020 @andrew65 Full review at https://itsallaboutthebook.org/2020/07/16/daughters-of-foxcote-manor-by-eve-chas...

Andrew65 Looks great. 3y
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EatSleepRead
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Mehso-so

This was an interesting read, a good mystery. I loved the descriptions of the forest.

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Gissy
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Mehso-so

Family drama: dysfunctional family-couple relationships, infidelity, terrible parenthood style, murder “mystery”, end also too dramatic. A lovely person will almost save everything. Most twists are quite predictable and there are too many coincidences. It goes form ok-to so-so. 3.3⭐️
Nov #BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks #ReadingwithMaja @maich prompt-flowers on cover #Thanksgiving Readathon YouTuber BingeReader prompt-family at its core.

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 3y
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“Don't worry what other people think, be who you want to be“.

Quote card from https://www.onceuponabookclub.com/

To purchase The Daughters of Foxcote Manor, or peruse other Once Upon a Book Club selections, check out The Bookish Birder's list at https://bookshop.org/lists/once-upon-a-book-club-selections

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Desiree.Reads
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In short, The Daughters of Foxcote Manor has it all – it has romance, it has heartbreak, it has… humanity. I read it in just over a day and it only took me that long because I still had laundry and dishes to do too.

#TheDaughtersOfFoxcoteManor
#EveChase
#Putnam
#OnceUponABookClub
#OUABC

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I absolutely loved this. I started to tie things together towards the end as everyone‘s true identities were revealed, and I was so proud of myself! I love stories like this, where a coincidence is actually fate hard at work.

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Samary
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New video out today unboxing all the goodies in the September Once Upon A Book Club Box!

https://youtu.be/_UeNDSf08_0

#booktube #onceuponabookclub #newpost

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Theressadoriott
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Starting my August OUABC read this evening.

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Bookish_Gal
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Mehso-so

Family lost in drama and mystery. Not my genre. I like family stories, this felt off. Nice division made between the nanny desiring to do what‘s right for the family - it helps and backfires. The first third of the book was slow pickup, but once it got going it was Enticing. Confused on whom to follow. Looking back it was a good setup, but still felt like I had to force myself sit and read. Enjoyed second gift most #onceuponabookclubbox #ouabc

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Samary
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Tap if you‘d like to see the Once Upon A Bookclub Box gifts you get to open throughout the book!

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Samary
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Pickpick

Solid book. I really enjoyed it! The writing was nice a good balance of flowery and straightforward. Just the way I like it 😁

#onceuponabookclubbox #forestsettings #familysecrets

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Bookish_Gal

You should never shoot a gun into the trees without knowing where the bullet will end up.
#onceuponabookclubbox #ouabc

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kspenmoll
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##porchlife

This got mixed reviews but decided to give it a try. Since Covid I have been reading mysteries & lighter fare.

BiblioLitten Your porch has such a beachy vibe to it💙😍💙 4y
JennyM Beautiful spot to read 🥰 4y
AmyG Same with my reading. Sometimes it‘s hard to concentrate. *lovely porch! 4y
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kspenmoll @BiblioLitten It is my substitute beach!!!! 4y
kspenmoll @JennyM It is . I feel so lucky. 4y
kspenmoll @AmyG Thanks - my porch is my reading spot. Sometimes I feel like I am not retaining my reading well. 4y
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BarkingMadRead
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Finished this last night, loved it and the gifts were on point! #ouabc #bookclubvip #booknerd

GloVerdino Oh, I love the Once Upon a Book Club boxes! 4y
BarkingMadRead @GloVerdino I can‘t wait for October, I‘ll get 3 boxes! I ordered both of the special editions! 4y
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Samary
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Got to open gift number 2 today!! I‘m having a blast with my first once upon a book club box. I signed up for a 3 month stint. May have to sign up for more in the future!

#onceuponabookclubbox

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Bookish_Gal
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Alright. Here‘s a family drama story told through two different timelines. A prestigious family flees a house fire to their old forest joke? Sounds good. Finding a baby at the gates? Interesting. Dramatic family through the raising omg the baby? Alright.. what I like about this noon club is receiving these types of books; those I‘d never find by myself. #OnceUponABookClub #ouabc

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Samary
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My very first Once Upon A Book Club box! Gunna try to make it to page 67 today!

#onceuponabookclub

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Enchanted_Bibliophile
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Bailedbailed

I'm bailing on this one. [@30%]
To much over-the-top drama for my taste.

@TheAromaofBooks this is my #BookSpin for August
One more off my TBR

TheAromaofBooks Sometimes you gotta cut a book loose! At least it's off the list!!! 4y
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Enchanted_Bibliophile
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🆘
Help!
I'm about 30% into this book, but all the drama is really working on my nerves ...

Should I push through? Or DNF?

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Enchanted_Bibliophile
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My August #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin
Both these books where impuls purchases and I have little to no idea what they're about.

This is going to be an interesting reading month!

Thanks @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Can't wait to hear your thoughts!! 4y
bookladyreads The Southern Book Club‘s Guide to Slaying Vampires was one of the best books I‘ve read this year. 4y
Enchanted_Bibliophile @bookladyreads I've heard so many good things about it, I'm definitely going to make it a priority after finishing my #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin 4y
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