I was so excited when I received this book for review. I’ve read books from every each one of these authors all of which have been excellent. So when I saw that there was a new release coming out with a compilation with all three of these authors I knew I had to read this one for certain. A lovely historical romance with a bit of mystery and suspense thrown in too.
The Forgotten Room by Karen White, Beatriz Williams and Lauren Willig
Publisher: NAL (January 19, 2016)
ISBN-13: 978-0451474629
New York Times bestselling authors Karen White, Beatriz Williams, and Lauren Willig present a masterful collaboration—a rich, multigenerational novel of love and loss that spans half a century….
1945: When the critically wounded Captain Cooper Ravenal is brought to a private hospital on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, young Dr. Kate Schuyler is drawn into a complex mystery that connects three generations of women in her family to a single extraordinary room in a Gilded Age mansion.
Who is the woman in Captain Ravenel’s portrait miniature who looks so much like Kate? And why is she wearing the ruby pendant handed down to Kate by her mother? In their pursuit of answers, they find themselves drawn into the turbulent stories of Gilded Age. Olive Van Alen, driven from riches to rags, who hired out as a servant in the very house her father designed, and Jazz Age Lucy Young, who came from Brooklyn to Manhattan in pursuit of the father she had never known. But are Kate and Cooper ready for the secrets that will be revealed in the Forgotten Room?
The Forgotten Room, set in alternating time periods, is a sumptuous feast of a novel brought to vivid life by three brilliant storytellers.
My Thoughts on The Forgotten Room:
The Forgotten Room is a unique story told in three different points of view and three different times of the ages. What was so interesting is that the story blends together people whose lives intersect in ways they never could have imagined across generations. It’s amazing that these three authors can each write about a personality and then bring together heartwarming story about men and women whose lives will be changed forever.
This is a story of three beautiful romances that are both touching and heartbreaking at the same time. I just could not get enough this story. With a bit of mystery and intrigue plus in depth look at the history of the time, this story is one that’s going to remain with you for a long time. The ending was both happy and sad with choices that were made that changes lives and the people affected.
These talented authors crafted an amazing novel that begs to be read several times to get the whole depth of the story. Definitely one to check out!
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