Name: The Forever House
ISBN: 9781444836097

Veronica Henry

Hunter's Moon is the ultimate forever house. Nestled in the Cotswold valley of Peasebrook, it has been the Willoughbys' home for over fifty years, and now kind-hearted estate agent Belinda Baxter is determined to find the perfect family to live there. For Belinda, selling houses is like selling dreams: the moment you find 'the one', your whole life there can be imagined. But the sale of Hunter's Moon unlocks decades of the Willoughby family's secrets - and brings Belinda face to face with her own troubled past...

The Forever House

Becky

I don't know how Veronica Henry does it but this is the second time she's made me cry reading one of her books. Considering this is only the second book of hers I've read I really feel like that says something about her writing. There is plenty to love in her books and I am just so happy I read this one.

I was a little uncertain to begin with. A book about a family selling their home and unearthing secrets? It sounded like it might be a little boring but how wrong I was. Instead I had drama and romance and tears and laughter and everything which makes me love a book.

I am not always a fan of multiple perspectives in a book as I am easily confused and when POV changes too frequently I can sometimes find myself disconnected from characters but this wasn't the case this time around. Whilst this was very much Belinda and Sally's story it was also the story of the Willoughby's past and present. We saw Belinda in the present striving to well Hunter's Moon and do the home justice. And you also had the story of Sally and Alexander who owned the house and the past of how they met and the family they grew up with. I loved the change from present to life in the late 60s. It was really fun.

It really was the characters making this book. I loved Belinda and her strength and how she was both driven but kind. But really, it was Sally and her crazy path to Hunter's Moon and the Willoughby family which I loved. And Alexander. I was very much in love with Alexander, but so was many a woman if the book was to be believed. 

This may not be a book for everyone but it is a wonderful and charming read set in the English countryside. It will hit you in the feels but you'll be smiling a lot of the time so it's OK. It was also nice to see a few familiar names from the only other Veronica Henry book I've read as well. I love those little bits of crossover in books. Sarah Dessen is the queen of doing that and it was nice to see here.