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«Et herskapelig hus. En eventyrlig barndom. En ødeleggende hemmelighet» Posy Montague bor fortsatt på familiens vakre eiendom, Admiral House, der hun tilbrakte en lykkelig barndom og fanget sommerfugler sammen med sin kjære far. Her oppdro hun også sine egne barn. Til tross for de gode minnene og den praktfulle hagen hun har brukt tjuefem år på å anlegge, er huset i ferd med å forfalle, og Posy vet at tiden er inne for å selge. Så dukker plutselig Freddie, hennes store kjærlighet som forlot henne for femti år siden, opp. Posy har allerede nok bekymringer, for sønnen Sam mislykkes som forretningsmann og yngstesønnen Nick er brått tilbake etter ti år i Australia. Posy er skeptisk til Freddies fornyede interesse, men det hun ikke vet, er at både han og Admiral House skjuler en ødeleggende hemmelighet. «En gripende historie om familiehemmeligheter, tapt kjærlighet og nye sjanser.»
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First published May 2, 2019
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Lucinda Riley
161 books11.9k followersAKA: Lucinda Edmonds
Lucinda Riley was born in Northern Ireland, and after an early career as an actress in film, theatre and television, wrote her first book aged twenty-four. Her books have been translated into thirty-seven languages and sold thirty million copies worldwide. She is a No.1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller.
Lucinda’s The Seven Sisters series, which tells the story of adopted sisters and is inspired by the mythology of the famous star cluster, has become a global phenomenon. The series is a No.1 bestseller across the world with total sales of over fifteen million copies.
Lucinda and her family divided their time between the U.K. and a farmhouse in West Cork, Ireland, where she wrote her books.
Lucinda Riley was born in Northern Ireland, and after an early career as an actress in film, theatre and television, wrote her first book aged twenty-four. Her books have been translated into thirty-seven languages and sold thirty million copies worldwide. She is a No.1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller.
Lucinda’s The Seven Sisters series, which tells the story of adopted sisters and is inspired by the mythology of the famous star cluster, has become a global phenomenon. The series is a No.1 bestseller across the world with total sales of over fifteen million copies.
Lucinda and her family divided their time between the U.K. and a farmhouse in West Cork, Ireland, where she wrote her books.
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May 30, 2022
EXCERPT: Admiral House, Southwold, Suffolk, June 1943
. . . I tripped up the stairs that turned round and round quickly before Daisy returned. When I reached the top, I put my hand to the knob of the big oak door and twisted it. Daisy clearly hadn't locked it, because it opened, and one step later, there I was in Daddy's secret office.
It smelt of polish, and light illuminated the circular walls that surrounded the windows Daisy had just cleaned. On the wall directly in front of me hung what must be an entire extended family of Red Admiral butterflies. They were lined up in rows of four behind glass enclosed by a gilt frame.
As I took a step closer, I was confused, because I wondered how the butterflies could stay so still, and what they had found to eat inside their little glass prison.
Then I saw the heads of the pins that stuck them to the backing. I glanced at the other walls and saw that they too were covered with the butterflies we'd caught over the years.
With a groan of horror, I turned and pelted down the steps and out into the garden. Seeing Daisy approaching from the house, I turned and ran around the back of the Folly and into the woodland that surrounded it. When I was far enough away, I sank down onto the roots of a big oak tree, gulping in breath.
'They're dead! They're dead! They're dead! How could he have lied to me?' I shouted in between sobs.
I stayed in the woods a very long time, until I heard Daisy calling for me. I only wished I could ask Daddy why he'd killed them when they were so beautiful, and then hung them up like trophies so he could look up and see their deadness on the walls.
Well, I couldn't ask, because he wasn't here, but I had to trust and believe there was a very good reason for the murders in our butterfly kingdom.
As I stood and began to walk slowly back to the house, I couldn't think of a single one. All I knew was that I never wanted to set foot in the Folly again.
ABOUT THE BUTTERFLY ROOM BY LUCINDA RILEY: Posy Montague is approaching her seventieth birthday. Still living in her beautiful family home, Admiral House, set in the glorious Suffolk countryside where she spent her own idyllic childhood catching butterflies with her beloved father, and raised her own children, Posy knows she must make an agonising decision. Despite the memories the house holds, and the exquisite garden she has spent twenty-five years creating, the house is crumbling around her, and Posy knows the time has come to sell it.
Then a face appears from the past - Freddie, her first love, who abandoned her and left her heartbroken fifty years ago. Already struggling to cope with her son Sam’s inept business dealings, and the sudden reappearance of her younger son Nick after ten years in Australia, Posy is reluctant to trust in Freddie’s renewed affection. And unbeknown to Posy, Freddie - and Admiral House - have a devastating secret to reveal . . .
MY THOUGHTS: I loved this multi-generational family saga beginning in the 1940's when Posy is a child and culminating with Posy's 70th birthday. The timelines do go back and forth, but do so in a logical and seamless way that in no way interrupts the flow of the story.
It has all the ingredients I expect of a family saga: a big old crumbling family home, mystery, sibling rivalry, romance, secrets, lies . . . But the biggest secret? I never could have guessed what it would be, and it left me stunned.
This is a big book at 628 pages, but it oozes atmosphere and I quickly became entrenched in Posy's life. Riley's characters are magnificent; from Posy with her inherent wisdom and dignity, to her sons, both very different and both of whom are facing disasters in their private lives, their families, and finally Freddie, a great love from Posy's past - they will all worm their way into your heart and occupy your mind from the first to the last page.
I meandered through the first half of this book, content to dip in and out of it between other reads, but once I hit the halfway point I devoured the second half in one sitting, totally engrossed, unable to put it down.
Be warned - you will need tissues. Close to the end I found myself sobbing violently, not pretty crying with tears rolling silently down my cheeks, but the full on waterworks as I railed against the injustice of fate. But I finished with a sigh of pleasure and a smile of satisfaction.
The Butterfly Room is my first book by Lucinda Riley. It definitely won't be my last. Spellbinding. ❤
⭐⭐⭐⭐.6
#TheButterflyRoom #NetGalley
'It suddenly struck me that I hadn’t really thought the future through; and now here I was in it.'
THE AUTHOR: Lucinda Riley is an Irish author of popular historical fiction and a former actress. She spent the first few years of her life in the village of Drumbeg near Belfast before moving to England. At age 14 she moved to London to a specialist drama and ballet school. She wrote her first book aged twenty four.
DISCLOSURE: Thank you to Blue Box Press, Author Buzz via Netgalley for providing a digital ARC of The Butterfly Room by Lucinda Riley for review.
For an explanation of my rating system please refer to my Goodreads.com profile page or the about page on sandysbookaday.wordpress.com
This review and others are also published on Twitter, Amazon, Instagram and my webpage https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
. . . I tripped up the stairs that turned round and round quickly before Daisy returned. When I reached the top, I put my hand to the knob of the big oak door and twisted it. Daisy clearly hadn't locked it, because it opened, and one step later, there I was in Daddy's secret office.
It smelt of polish, and light illuminated the circular walls that surrounded the windows Daisy had just cleaned. On the wall directly in front of me hung what must be an entire extended family of Red Admiral butterflies. They were lined up in rows of four behind glass enclosed by a gilt frame.
As I took a step closer, I was confused, because I wondered how the butterflies could stay so still, and what they had found to eat inside their little glass prison.
Then I saw the heads of the pins that stuck them to the backing. I glanced at the other walls and saw that they too were covered with the butterflies we'd caught over the years.
With a groan of horror, I turned and pelted down the steps and out into the garden. Seeing Daisy approaching from the house, I turned and ran around the back of the Folly and into the woodland that surrounded it. When I was far enough away, I sank down onto the roots of a big oak tree, gulping in breath.
'They're dead! They're dead! They're dead! How could he have lied to me?' I shouted in between sobs.
I stayed in the woods a very long time, until I heard Daisy calling for me. I only wished I could ask Daddy why he'd killed them when they were so beautiful, and then hung them up like trophies so he could look up and see their deadness on the walls.
Well, I couldn't ask, because he wasn't here, but I had to trust and believe there was a very good reason for the murders in our butterfly kingdom.
As I stood and began to walk slowly back to the house, I couldn't think of a single one. All I knew was that I never wanted to set foot in the Folly again.
ABOUT THE BUTTERFLY ROOM BY LUCINDA RILEY: Posy Montague is approaching her seventieth birthday. Still living in her beautiful family home, Admiral House, set in the glorious Suffolk countryside where she spent her own idyllic childhood catching butterflies with her beloved father, and raised her own children, Posy knows she must make an agonising decision. Despite the memories the house holds, and the exquisite garden she has spent twenty-five years creating, the house is crumbling around her, and Posy knows the time has come to sell it.
Then a face appears from the past - Freddie, her first love, who abandoned her and left her heartbroken fifty years ago. Already struggling to cope with her son Sam’s inept business dealings, and the sudden reappearance of her younger son Nick after ten years in Australia, Posy is reluctant to trust in Freddie’s renewed affection. And unbeknown to Posy, Freddie - and Admiral House - have a devastating secret to reveal . . .
MY THOUGHTS: I loved this multi-generational family saga beginning in the 1940's when Posy is a child and culminating with Posy's 70th birthday. The timelines do go back and forth, but do so in a logical and seamless way that in no way interrupts the flow of the story.
It has all the ingredients I expect of a family saga: a big old crumbling family home, mystery, sibling rivalry, romance, secrets, lies . . . But the biggest secret? I never could have guessed what it would be, and it left me stunned.
This is a big book at 628 pages, but it oozes atmosphere and I quickly became entrenched in Posy's life. Riley's characters are magnificent; from Posy with her inherent wisdom and dignity, to her sons, both very different and both of whom are facing disasters in their private lives, their families, and finally Freddie, a great love from Posy's past - they will all worm their way into your heart and occupy your mind from the first to the last page.
I meandered through the first half of this book, content to dip in and out of it between other reads, but once I hit the halfway point I devoured the second half in one sitting, totally engrossed, unable to put it down.
Be warned - you will need tissues. Close to the end I found myself sobbing violently, not pretty crying with tears rolling silently down my cheeks, but the full on waterworks as I railed against the injustice of fate. But I finished with a sigh of pleasure and a smile of satisfaction.
The Butterfly Room is my first book by Lucinda Riley. It definitely won't be my last. Spellbinding. ❤
⭐⭐⭐⭐.6
#TheButterflyRoom #NetGalley
'It suddenly struck me that I hadn’t really thought the future through; and now here I was in it.'
THE AUTHOR: Lucinda Riley is an Irish author of popular historical fiction and a former actress. She spent the first few years of her life in the village of Drumbeg near Belfast before moving to England. At age 14 she moved to London to a specialist drama and ballet school. She wrote her first book aged twenty four.
DISCLOSURE: Thank you to Blue Box Press, Author Buzz via Netgalley for providing a digital ARC of The Butterfly Room by Lucinda Riley for review.
For an explanation of my rating system please refer to my Goodreads.com profile page or the about page on sandysbookaday.wordpress.com
This review and others are also published on Twitter, Amazon, Instagram and my webpage https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
April 14, 2019
Told over 2 timelines, The 1940’s and 2006 both set in Southwold Suffolk.
In 1940 we meet Posy, growing up in Admiral House with her parents. She has a close bond with her father until he is sent to war.
In 2006 Posy is nearly 70 and is still at Admiral House. Is it time for her to sell this beautiful family home. Her 2 children Sam and Nick are like chalk and cheese. Sam is always looking for his next business deal which inevitably fails. Whilst his wife and child struggle to make ends meet.
Nick is successful as an antiques dealer and is returning from Australia to open up a new store.
We discover how Posy’s childhood affected her adult life. There are plenty of secrets and twists along the way.
This is such a beautifully written descriptive book. I have fallen in love with Admiral House.
A very easy book to read that is captivating and casts a magical spell over you!! I went to bed dreaming about Admiral House.
Thank you to Netgalley for a copy in exchange for a review.
In 1940 we meet Posy, growing up in Admiral House with her parents. She has a close bond with her father until he is sent to war.
In 2006 Posy is nearly 70 and is still at Admiral House. Is it time for her to sell this beautiful family home. Her 2 children Sam and Nick are like chalk and cheese. Sam is always looking for his next business deal which inevitably fails. Whilst his wife and child struggle to make ends meet.
Nick is successful as an antiques dealer and is returning from Australia to open up a new store.
We discover how Posy’s childhood affected her adult life. There are plenty of secrets and twists along the way.
This is such a beautifully written descriptive book. I have fallen in love with Admiral House.
A very easy book to read that is captivating and casts a magical spell over you!! I went to bed dreaming about Admiral House.
Thank you to Netgalley for a copy in exchange for a review.
March 11, 2020
A multi generational tale that was sweet and romantic and while it wasn’t on the edge of your seat suspense or intrigue it was charming and readable but not one for my favorites shelf.
This was my first Lucinda Riley Novel and the description on the blurb appealed to me. A story set the beautiful Suffolk countryside in England, Posy Montague approaching her seventieth birthday and still living in the family home of Admiral House where history and secrets abound. When a face appears from her past, Posy is reluctant to trust again. A story about family and romance set between the years 1940s and 2006.
I think readers who enjoy romance novels with old houses and family dramas might well enjoy this one. I honestly didn’t connect with the characters and the story felt a little twee. There wasn’t enough drama or suspense here to keep me interested. Having said that I am not a fan of romance novels and this in my opinion was more romance than Historical fiction and therefore not really my thing.
I listened to this book and Audible and the narration was pretty good.
This was my first Lucinda Riley Novel and the description on the blurb appealed to me. A story set the beautiful Suffolk countryside in England, Posy Montague approaching her seventieth birthday and still living in the family home of Admiral House where history and secrets abound. When a face appears from her past, Posy is reluctant to trust again. A story about family and romance set between the years 1940s and 2006.
I think readers who enjoy romance novels with old houses and family dramas might well enjoy this one. I honestly didn’t connect with the characters and the story felt a little twee. There wasn’t enough drama or suspense here to keep me interested. Having said that I am not a fan of romance novels and this in my opinion was more romance than Historical fiction and therefore not really my thing.
I listened to this book and Audible and the narration was pretty good.
August 4, 2023
2 1/2 stars
The writing style was fine, it was the storyline that was the problem.
Everyone in this book has secrets. Very minor secrets that get blown way out of proportion to create the drama necessary for the storyline. No one will talk to anyone else to even give them a CHANCE to understand what is going on.
The writing style was fine, it was the storyline that was the problem.
Everyone in this book has secrets. Very minor secrets that get blown way out of proportion to create the drama necessary for the storyline. No one will talk to anyone else to even give them a CHANCE to understand what is going on.
April 14, 2019
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The Butterfly Room is a sweeping multi-generational saga of long held secrets, devastating despair and second chances. Riley’s writing is rich and engrossing. Her characters are convincing.
I love stories told in dual time lines as the mysteries and secrets of the past unfold and crash into the present day.
Posy is almost 70 and her family estate is becoming too large and costly for her to handle. If she sells she can help her son Sam with his new property development company and downsize at the same time. But everything Sam has touched has failed. Will this new venture go the same way? Youngest son Nick returns home after 10 years in Australia and the arrival of an old flame in Southwold has Posy filled with indecision and confusion.
The story is filled with burgeoning romances but nothing goes smoothly as secret liaisons are made and shocking secrets are revealed as the past explodes into the present.
Each character had their own distinct personality and we get a very good insight into their lives and their different occupations. I really enjoyed the information on Nick’s antique business and Tammy’s work starting her antique dress shop.
The Butterfly Room is a big book, over 600 pages, however the mysteries are captivating and Riley feeds out snippets of information which had me guessing my own conclusions only to find I was wrong every time.
Riley evokes empathy for her characters but there is also plenty of anger, despair and heart-wrenching emotion, confirming that Riley can elicit a full spectrum of emotions from one book.
Despite its lengthy size The Butterfly Room is a totally engrossing and fast read. I was completely enthralled by the Montagues’ lives.
*I received my copy from the publisher.
The Butterfly Room is a sweeping multi-generational saga of long held secrets, devastating despair and second chances. Riley’s writing is rich and engrossing. Her characters are convincing.
I love stories told in dual time lines as the mysteries and secrets of the past unfold and crash into the present day.
Posy is almost 70 and her family estate is becoming too large and costly for her to handle. If she sells she can help her son Sam with his new property development company and downsize at the same time. But everything Sam has touched has failed. Will this new venture go the same way? Youngest son Nick returns home after 10 years in Australia and the arrival of an old flame in Southwold has Posy filled with indecision and confusion.
The story is filled with burgeoning romances but nothing goes smoothly as secret liaisons are made and shocking secrets are revealed as the past explodes into the present.
Each character had their own distinct personality and we get a very good insight into their lives and their different occupations. I really enjoyed the information on Nick’s antique business and Tammy’s work starting her antique dress shop.
The Butterfly Room is a big book, over 600 pages, however the mysteries are captivating and Riley feeds out snippets of information which had me guessing my own conclusions only to find I was wrong every time.
Riley evokes empathy for her characters but there is also plenty of anger, despair and heart-wrenching emotion, confirming that Riley can elicit a full spectrum of emotions from one book.
Despite its lengthy size The Butterfly Room is a totally engrossing and fast read. I was completely enthralled by the Montagues’ lives.
*I received my copy from the publisher.
August 9, 2019
I am so surprised that this book has so many four star reviews. I was expecting so much more.
How many times did we see “dear boy” or “ dear girl”. or even more “darling girl” or “ darling boy”?
There was no real plot or story, just a meandering through years and years of nothing much of any interest happening. Characters were pretty boring too. 628 pages of ho hum! Plus the most predictable ending I’ve come across in a very long time.
Sorry can’t find anything positive to say. It feels like the author must have had a 1940’s public school posh toffee nosed English upbringing and that they’ve tried to drag that into present day.....do people really talk like this nowadays? “Hello darling” “ I love you darling girl”.
Goodness that’s four days of my life I’ll never get back!
The only real surprise for me is that I finished it.
How many times did we see “dear boy” or “ dear girl”. or even more “darling girl” or “ darling boy”?
There was no real plot or story, just a meandering through years and years of nothing much of any interest happening. Characters were pretty boring too. 628 pages of ho hum! Plus the most predictable ending I’ve come across in a very long time.
Sorry can’t find anything positive to say. It feels like the author must have had a 1940’s public school posh toffee nosed English upbringing and that they’ve tried to drag that into present day.....do people really talk like this nowadays? “Hello darling” “ I love you darling girl”.
Goodness that’s four days of my life I’ll never get back!
The only real surprise for me is that I finished it.
June 22, 2021
Posy Montague is a widow, she's about to turn seventy and a mother of two grown up sons. She lives in her families crumbling house in Suffolk, her childhood home and her two sons. Widowed at a young age, she raised her boys at Admiral House, when they went away to boarding school she kept her self busy gardening and she spent twenty five years creating a beautiful garden. It’s a magnificent garden, but a lot of work and her old house needs major repairs and it’s a money pit.
Just at the time when she’s trying to work out what to do with her old house, her son Nick moves back to England after living in Australia for ten years and her other son Sam’s marriage is on the rocks. Her eldest son Sam's married to the lovely Amy and they have two young children. Sam's hopeless, he’s terrible with money, his various businesses ventures have failed, and he’s not the best husband or father.
When Posy bumps into her first love Freddie after fifty years, she starts to look back at her life and reflect on everything that has happened to her. Posy’s dad died during WW II; her French mother left her with her grandmother, went overseas and never returned to England. Posy married Jonny and her husband tragically passed away when she was pregnant with her second child. As she explores and looks back at her past, she’s oblivious to a huge family secret and she has absolutely no idea what happened.
As you read The Butterfly Room you are taken on a journey, one that goes back to England during WW II, and present time with Posy’s extremely complicated family relationships and friendships. I enjoyed The Butterfly Room it’s about family, secrets, lost love; it’s emotional, heartbreaking and at times very heartwarming. I had to grab the box of tissues a couple of times, I cried and four stars from me. https://karrenreadsbooks.blogspot.com/
Just at the time when she’s trying to work out what to do with her old house, her son Nick moves back to England after living in Australia for ten years and her other son Sam’s marriage is on the rocks. Her eldest son Sam's married to the lovely Amy and they have two young children. Sam's hopeless, he’s terrible with money, his various businesses ventures have failed, and he’s not the best husband or father.
When Posy bumps into her first love Freddie after fifty years, she starts to look back at her life and reflect on everything that has happened to her. Posy’s dad died during WW II; her French mother left her with her grandmother, went overseas and never returned to England. Posy married Jonny and her husband tragically passed away when she was pregnant with her second child. As she explores and looks back at her past, she’s oblivious to a huge family secret and she has absolutely no idea what happened.
As you read The Butterfly Room you are taken on a journey, one that goes back to England during WW II, and present time with Posy’s extremely complicated family relationships and friendships. I enjoyed The Butterfly Room it’s about family, secrets, lost love; it’s emotional, heartbreaking and at times very heartwarming. I had to grab the box of tissues a couple of times, I cried and four stars from me. https://karrenreadsbooks.blogspot.com/
July 24, 2020
Favorite Quotes:
As you know, men generally tend to be much more basic than women; for the most part, less emotionally complex. They call a spade a spade, whereas women are more likely to say it’s a metal digging implement used in the garden.
Evie decided seeing Marie was a bit like eating at McDonald’s; you looked forward to it, but then felt sick halfway through.
It suddenly struck me that I hadn’t really thought the future through; and now here I was in it,
She’s very young for an old person.
… the dress—a shimmering cream 1930s vintage piece that covered the lumps and bumps that age had brought, and didn’t make her look like a ship in full sail.
My Review:
This epic saga was beautifully written with enticingly mysterious and cleverly intertwining storylines that were threaded with a few heavy secrets and shattering tragedies that this grievously wily author used to taunt and tease me while brutally dangling them rather barbarously out of my reach. I was invested and immersed in the complexities of the characters’ overlapping and oddly compelling family dynamics after being bewitched and pleasantly enthralled by Posy’s early childhood history and interactions with her beloved father. But there was something not quite right about her household and I had numerous suspicions and licentious theories, many of which were incorrect, but I wasn’t too far afield as the long-held secrets had been scandalous in their time as well as heartbreaking. This was my first experience reading this master-storyteller and where have I been, she has written thirty books already?
The writing was of extraordinary quality with densely detailed and evocative elements and scenes laced together with vibrantly painted and richly textured descriptions as well as insightful and emotive observations. It was maddeningly paced and kept me a bit on edge, like waiting for a massive heart attack as the various glossy threads were weaving into a tighter design. It was divine and despite all the mystery, angst, and tragedy, the final chapter left me with a light and contented feeling with an ending that pleased me and placed a restful smile on my face.
As you know, men generally tend to be much more basic than women; for the most part, less emotionally complex. They call a spade a spade, whereas women are more likely to say it’s a metal digging implement used in the garden.
Evie decided seeing Marie was a bit like eating at McDonald’s; you looked forward to it, but then felt sick halfway through.
It suddenly struck me that I hadn’t really thought the future through; and now here I was in it,
She’s very young for an old person.
… the dress—a shimmering cream 1930s vintage piece that covered the lumps and bumps that age had brought, and didn’t make her look like a ship in full sail.
My Review:
This epic saga was beautifully written with enticingly mysterious and cleverly intertwining storylines that were threaded with a few heavy secrets and shattering tragedies that this grievously wily author used to taunt and tease me while brutally dangling them rather barbarously out of my reach. I was invested and immersed in the complexities of the characters’ overlapping and oddly compelling family dynamics after being bewitched and pleasantly enthralled by Posy’s early childhood history and interactions with her beloved father. But there was something not quite right about her household and I had numerous suspicions and licentious theories, many of which were incorrect, but I wasn’t too far afield as the long-held secrets had been scandalous in their time as well as heartbreaking. This was my first experience reading this master-storyteller and where have I been, she has written thirty books already?
The writing was of extraordinary quality with densely detailed and evocative elements and scenes laced together with vibrantly painted and richly textured descriptions as well as insightful and emotive observations. It was maddeningly paced and kept me a bit on edge, like waiting for a massive heart attack as the various glossy threads were weaving into a tighter design. It was divine and despite all the mystery, angst, and tragedy, the final chapter left me with a light and contented feeling with an ending that pleased me and placed a restful smile on my face.
May 7, 2019
this book is like seating at a table with your dull neighbour who gossips about the other neighbours....nothing of interest actually happens and the characters are so uninspiring. I have loved and re-read every single one of Lucinda's books until now. This book is so bad that I'm shocked it was written by her - there is no excitement, no twists and turns, no interesting story, no complex characters. I really hope it's a one off and not her new style...
April 8, 2021
Como de costumbre entrañables siempre las narraciones de Lucinda, ya puede ser la historia dura pero la sutileza que utiliza siempre lo convierte en algo amable de leer.
Pues nada me leí en menos de un año todos los libros de Lucinda, ahora me toca esperar que saque un libro nuevo, un descubriendo fue para mí, y me declaro admiradora de ella, de su forma de relatar, de su capacidad de inventiva.
Sus libros me dan mucho sosiego, calma y tranquilidad.
Posdata: Pero nunca olvidéis que la historia que cuenta un libro no siempre es igual.
Extractos del libro:
Me gustaba el momento en que el verano daba paso al largo invierno. La niebla empezaba a flotar entre las copas de los árboles cual enormes telas de araña, y el aire olía a leña.
Aunque tu corazón te diga que vayas por un camino, debes obedecer a tu cabeza.
Pues nada me leí en menos de un año todos los libros de Lucinda, ahora me toca esperar que saque un libro nuevo, un descubriendo fue para mí, y me declaro admiradora de ella, de su forma de relatar, de su capacidad de inventiva.
Sus libros me dan mucho sosiego, calma y tranquilidad.
Posdata: Pero nunca olvidéis que la historia que cuenta un libro no siempre es igual.
Extractos del libro:
Me gustaba el momento en que el verano daba paso al largo invierno. La niebla empezaba a flotar entre las copas de los árboles cual enormes telas de araña, y el aire olía a leña.
Aunque tu corazón te diga que vayas por un camino, debes obedecer a tu cabeza.
April 5, 2021
Esta lectura para mi ha sido el típico caso de: “No eres tú soy yo” y es que el libro está escrito maravillosamente bien, las historias están hiladas y no se queda ningún cabo suelto. Los personajes están bien perfilados, pero… más de 500 páginas son demasiadas para lo que termina contando.
Aunque está muy bien escrito, el lenguaje a veces puede parecer un poco obsoleto e incluso pedante, no se cuantas veces está escrito “querida” refiriéndose a algún personaje femenino. Pensaba que era la traducción o que en UK era habitual utilizar ese tipo de fórmulas de cortesía añeja, pero leyendo algunas reseñas me di cuenta de que no, de que a los angloparlantes les chirriaba tanto como a mí. Hablamos de que los personajes mayores rondan los 70 años es decir que son hijos de casi mediados del siglo XX.
Otra cosa que me ha terminado molestando es esa apología al consumo continuado de alcohol, ¡por Dios! ¿Cuánto vino y cuánto champán se puede beber en un libro de 540 páginas? Pues mucho ya os lo digo, la tónica de esta historia es: llego a casa y copita de vino, quedo con alguien a las 16h y copita, visito a alguien ¿quieres un brandy?… Creo que se deberían cuidar estas cosas en la literatura para no normalizar tanto el consumo sea como sea la realidad.
Aparte de esto os cuento un poco lo que vais a encontrar. Es un libro narrado en dos tiempos, el primero nos muestra a una protagonista (Posy) desde su infancia hasta su juventud y el segundo en una Posy de 70 años. Los bloques de historia se van alternando de modo que vamos conociendo cosas del pasado que nos hacen ir entendiendo lo que pasa en la actualidad.
En el presente Posy se enfrenta a la difícil decisión de si vender la propiedad de su casa familiar “Admiral house” ya que al ser una mansión con un gran terreno requiere mucho mantenimiento y ella no cuenta con el dinero necesario ni con la fortaleza física para acometer las tareas necesarias. Asimismo durante este periodo Posy se reencuentra con un antiguo amor que acabó bruscamente y sin que ella llegara a conocer el motivo. ¿Podrá a sus 70 años volver a sentir las mariposas en el estómago? ¿Sabrá finalmente por qué se quebró su historia de amor?.
En el pasado vamos conociendo la historia de Admiral House a la vez que conocemos a la familia de Posy y a ella misma. Aparte de esta que es la trama principal, se intercalan en el presente varias historias paralelas con los dos hijos de Posy.
No había leído nada de esta autora, tengo ganas de leer la saga de las siete hermanas, aunque preferí empezar por este que es autoconclusivo, imagino que no he acertado mucho con la elección ya que es una autora que en general tiene muy buenas reseñas.
En definitiva que es un libro que entretiene pero que a veces se hace un poco pesado. ¿Tenéis ganas de leerlo queridas y queridos?
Me quedo con la frase:
- Yo lo achaco al argumento de la “familia perfecta”: todos sentimos que estamos fracasando porque nuestra vida nunca parece estar a la altura de las películas o, lo que es aún más importante, de la fachada que muchos ofrecemos al mundo.
Aunque está muy bien escrito, el lenguaje a veces puede parecer un poco obsoleto e incluso pedante, no se cuantas veces está escrito “querida” refiriéndose a algún personaje femenino. Pensaba que era la traducción o que en UK era habitual utilizar ese tipo de fórmulas de cortesía añeja, pero leyendo algunas reseñas me di cuenta de que no, de que a los angloparlantes les chirriaba tanto como a mí. Hablamos de que los personajes mayores rondan los 70 años es decir que son hijos de casi mediados del siglo XX.
Otra cosa que me ha terminado molestando es esa apología al consumo continuado de alcohol, ¡por Dios! ¿Cuánto vino y cuánto champán se puede beber en un libro de 540 páginas? Pues mucho ya os lo digo, la tónica de esta historia es: llego a casa y copita de vino, quedo con alguien a las 16h y copita, visito a alguien ¿quieres un brandy?… Creo que se deberían cuidar estas cosas en la literatura para no normalizar tanto el consumo sea como sea la realidad.
Aparte de esto os cuento un poco lo que vais a encontrar. Es un libro narrado en dos tiempos, el primero nos muestra a una protagonista (Posy) desde su infancia hasta su juventud y el segundo en una Posy de 70 años. Los bloques de historia se van alternando de modo que vamos conociendo cosas del pasado que nos hacen ir entendiendo lo que pasa en la actualidad.
En el presente Posy se enfrenta a la difícil decisión de si vender la propiedad de su casa familiar “Admiral house” ya que al ser una mansión con un gran terreno requiere mucho mantenimiento y ella no cuenta con el dinero necesario ni con la fortaleza física para acometer las tareas necesarias. Asimismo durante este periodo Posy se reencuentra con un antiguo amor que acabó bruscamente y sin que ella llegara a conocer el motivo. ¿Podrá a sus 70 años volver a sentir las mariposas en el estómago? ¿Sabrá finalmente por qué se quebró su historia de amor?.
En el pasado vamos conociendo la historia de Admiral House a la vez que conocemos a la familia de Posy y a ella misma. Aparte de esta que es la trama principal, se intercalan en el presente varias historias paralelas con los dos hijos de Posy.
No había leído nada de esta autora, tengo ganas de leer la saga de las siete hermanas, aunque preferí empezar por este que es autoconclusivo, imagino que no he acertado mucho con la elección ya que es una autora que en general tiene muy buenas reseñas.
En definitiva que es un libro que entretiene pero que a veces se hace un poco pesado. ¿Tenéis ganas de leerlo queridas y queridos?
Me quedo con la frase:
- Yo lo achaco al argumento de la “familia perfecta”: todos sentimos que estamos fracasando porque nuestra vida nunca parece estar a la altura de las películas o, lo que es aún más importante, de la fachada que muchos ofrecemos al mundo.
December 1, 2019
The Butterfly Room a fost o carte cu care a trebuit să mă obișnuiesc, până a început să îmi placă cu adevărat. Mi-a fost recomandată de o persoană de la care am primit multe recomndări bune până acum, deci știam că pe undeva tot o să îmi placă, dar debutul poveștii nu a fost unul care să mă atragă autoamat.
Lucinda Riley vorbește despre secretele de familie și despre evoluția lor în timp. Acțiunea romanului se desfășoară pe două planuri diferite, despărțite de 66 de ani, acest interval micșorându-se treptat pe măsură ce Posy, eroina principală își povestește viața.
Partea cea mai puțin interesantă pentru mine a fost copilăria lui Posy în Admiral House și leitmotivul care dă titlul romanului, camera cu fluturi. Posy are o relație minunată cu tatăl său, pilot în război, iar pierderea sa îi va marca întreaga existență. Relația cu mama sa devine aproape inexistentă după moartea tatălui său, aceasta rezumandu-se la câteva scrisori în decursul a mulți ani. Însă prezentul lui Posy este cât se poate de interesant. Aceasta are 70 de ani, este stăpâna casei Amiral, are doi fii diferiți precum apa și uleiul, ambii cu situații complicate.
Mi-au plăcut mult personajele romanului, cât se poate de diferite, mi-a plăcut cum vocea lui Posy a setat dinamica romanului și a influențat narațiunea, creând un final meritat pentru personaje (aproape în totalitate).
Lucinda Riley vorbește despre secretele de familie și despre evoluția lor în timp. Acțiunea romanului se desfășoară pe două planuri diferite, despărțite de 66 de ani, acest interval micșorându-se treptat pe măsură ce Posy, eroina principală își povestește viața.
Partea cea mai puțin interesantă pentru mine a fost copilăria lui Posy în Admiral House și leitmotivul care dă titlul romanului, camera cu fluturi. Posy are o relație minunată cu tatăl său, pilot în război, iar pierderea sa îi va marca întreaga existență. Relația cu mama sa devine aproape inexistentă după moartea tatălui său, aceasta rezumandu-se la câteva scrisori în decursul a mulți ani. Însă prezentul lui Posy este cât se poate de interesant. Aceasta are 70 de ani, este stăpâna casei Amiral, are doi fii diferiți precum apa și uleiul, ambii cu situații complicate.
Mi-au plăcut mult personajele romanului, cât se poate de diferite, mi-a plăcut cum vocea lui Posy a setat dinamica romanului și a influențat narațiunea, creând un final meritat pentru personaje (aproape în totalitate).
April 25, 2019
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Secrets are at the heart of the brand new standalone novel and sprawling family saga from international bestselling author, Lucinda Riley. The Butterfly Room is an impassioned novel, unfolding over multiple timelines, revealing a tale of war, romance, mystery and tragedy.
Admiral House, deep in the Suffolk countryside, is the central setting of Lucinda Riley’s new novel, The Butterfly Room. It follows the life and times of Posy Montague, a woman who grew up in the shadowy secrets of her countryside estate. Posy still resides in her stunning family estate at age seventy. With strong memories of days spent with her beloved father as a child exploring the grounds of Admiral House and chasing butterflies, Posy cannot bear to let her family home go. However, it becomes increasingly obvious that Admiral House is in desperate need of repair, its walls are falling down by the day and Posy knows her only option is to sell. A figure from the past, a man who Posy has tried to forget reappears. As Posy tries dealing with the swirling emotions connected to the return of a lost love, she must also deal with complications arising from her extended family. Posy isn’t sure if she is ready to let Freddie, her lost love, back into her life again, but a long held secret may impact Posy’s fate and her dear Admiral House. The Butterfly Room is an all encompassing family saga, full of hidden truths and heartbreaking moments.
The Butterfly Room is an exquisitely presented novel. Each different time frame and point of view change over is marked by a stunning page divider. There are motifs of different types of butterflies and various plant species that can be found at Admiral House, the prime location of The Butterfly Room. Themes of nature, botany and butterflies are carried right through the novel. Thanks to the beautiful imagery adorning the pages of The Butterfly Room, I came to look forward to each turn of the page.
Lucinda Riley is the queen of historical based family sagas. The Butterfly Room is a solid example of her ability to weave a complex family mystery around themes of war, secrets, lost love and emotion. The Butterfly Room sits at over six hundred pages, but I promise you, the pages of this novel will turn themselves! I couldn’t bring myself to put this one down, I just had to unlock the secrets of Admiral House! Riley adds plenty of intrigue, twists, turns and plot diversions, which keeps the reader in tune with the novel.
As this is a multi generational saga, there are plenty of characters to keep the reader busy. I found that I connected to Posy in the past, rather than the present day. The contemporary characters were well drawn and had their own intriguing set of background stories, as well as complications. However, I did feel like my loyalty and interest was directed to Posy’s past. The past segments of the novel are quite arresting. I had some theories about Posy’s family situation, but the final culmination of events and the shocking revelations that are made by the close of the novel took me aback.
My final word on The Butterfly Room is the presence of Admiral House. Posy’s family estate is a protruding figure, looming over the characters for the entire length of the novel. Riley really knows how to conjure up an atmospheric backdrop and the presentation of Admiral House is simply breathtaking. The surrounding Suffolk countryside, an area I am familiar with, was so easy to visualise and provided the perfect stage to the secrets of Admiral House.
The Butterfly Room offers a fluttering tale of lost love, infidelity, betrayal, regret, jealously, affairs of the heart, drama and broken relationships. The Butterfly Room is an absorbing page turner, perfect for historical fiction lovers and fans of Riley’s work, especially if you are pining for the next book in the popular Seven Sisters series.
*Thanks extended to Pan Macmillan for providing a free copy of this book for review purposes.
Secrets are at the heart of the brand new standalone novel and sprawling family saga from international bestselling author, Lucinda Riley. The Butterfly Room is an impassioned novel, unfolding over multiple timelines, revealing a tale of war, romance, mystery and tragedy.
Admiral House, deep in the Suffolk countryside, is the central setting of Lucinda Riley’s new novel, The Butterfly Room. It follows the life and times of Posy Montague, a woman who grew up in the shadowy secrets of her countryside estate. Posy still resides in her stunning family estate at age seventy. With strong memories of days spent with her beloved father as a child exploring the grounds of Admiral House and chasing butterflies, Posy cannot bear to let her family home go. However, it becomes increasingly obvious that Admiral House is in desperate need of repair, its walls are falling down by the day and Posy knows her only option is to sell. A figure from the past, a man who Posy has tried to forget reappears. As Posy tries dealing with the swirling emotions connected to the return of a lost love, she must also deal with complications arising from her extended family. Posy isn’t sure if she is ready to let Freddie, her lost love, back into her life again, but a long held secret may impact Posy’s fate and her dear Admiral House. The Butterfly Room is an all encompassing family saga, full of hidden truths and heartbreaking moments.
The Butterfly Room is an exquisitely presented novel. Each different time frame and point of view change over is marked by a stunning page divider. There are motifs of different types of butterflies and various plant species that can be found at Admiral House, the prime location of The Butterfly Room. Themes of nature, botany and butterflies are carried right through the novel. Thanks to the beautiful imagery adorning the pages of The Butterfly Room, I came to look forward to each turn of the page.
Lucinda Riley is the queen of historical based family sagas. The Butterfly Room is a solid example of her ability to weave a complex family mystery around themes of war, secrets, lost love and emotion. The Butterfly Room sits at over six hundred pages, but I promise you, the pages of this novel will turn themselves! I couldn’t bring myself to put this one down, I just had to unlock the secrets of Admiral House! Riley adds plenty of intrigue, twists, turns and plot diversions, which keeps the reader in tune with the novel.
As this is a multi generational saga, there are plenty of characters to keep the reader busy. I found that I connected to Posy in the past, rather than the present day. The contemporary characters were well drawn and had their own intriguing set of background stories, as well as complications. However, I did feel like my loyalty and interest was directed to Posy’s past. The past segments of the novel are quite arresting. I had some theories about Posy’s family situation, but the final culmination of events and the shocking revelations that are made by the close of the novel took me aback.
My final word on The Butterfly Room is the presence of Admiral House. Posy’s family estate is a protruding figure, looming over the characters for the entire length of the novel. Riley really knows how to conjure up an atmospheric backdrop and the presentation of Admiral House is simply breathtaking. The surrounding Suffolk countryside, an area I am familiar with, was so easy to visualise and provided the perfect stage to the secrets of Admiral House.
The Butterfly Room offers a fluttering tale of lost love, infidelity, betrayal, regret, jealously, affairs of the heart, drama and broken relationships. The Butterfly Room is an absorbing page turner, perfect for historical fiction lovers and fans of Riley’s work, especially if you are pining for the next book in the popular Seven Sisters series.
*Thanks extended to Pan Macmillan for providing a free copy of this book for review purposes.
August 28, 2020
Posy has lived in Admiral House for most of her life...as a child and as a wife and mother.
Turning 70 has her thinking about the work it takes to maintain her beloved home, and she needs to make a decision about what to do with it.
We go back and forth in Posey’s life from her childhood to her adult life.
We also see that her two sons are totally opposite. Sam is a fly by night and Nick is successful.
Her sons are at odds about their mother selling their childhood home and Posey is again in the middle.
THE BUTTERFLY ROOM has old houses, family, love, and secrets.
This book is an enjoyable, cozy read with characters that you will love as much as the book’s story line.
If you need an uplifting read, you will want to put THE BUTTERFLY ROOM on your reading list. 5/5
This book was given to me by the publisher, BookMovement, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Turning 70 has her thinking about the work it takes to maintain her beloved home, and she needs to make a decision about what to do with it.
We go back and forth in Posey’s life from her childhood to her adult life.
We also see that her two sons are totally opposite. Sam is a fly by night and Nick is successful.
Her sons are at odds about their mother selling their childhood home and Posey is again in the middle.
THE BUTTERFLY ROOM has old houses, family, love, and secrets.
This book is an enjoyable, cozy read with characters that you will love as much as the book’s story line.
If you need an uplifting read, you will want to put THE BUTTERFLY ROOM on your reading list. 5/5
This book was given to me by the publisher, BookMovement, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
August 16, 2022
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Историята е представена в няколко десетилетия.
1943г. -> проследяваме живота на малката Поузи, която живее със семейството си в Адмирал Хаус; ежедневно се извършва ловене на пеперуди и е включено времето на Втората световна война. Бащата на Поузи взема участие във войната и за жалост той бива убит там.
2006г. -> Проследяваме живота на Поузи на 69-70г., където тя има вече деца и е изправена пред препядствие и то е решението ѝ да продаде Адмирал Хаус, защото къщата се руши, а тя няма възможността да я оправи. Проблемите на синът и Сам не са малко, а пък завръщането на синът ѝ Ник и носи голяма изненада.
Много приятна книга. Аз по принцип не съм фен на книги, които представят две гледни точки, както тук с времената. Ноо тази ми хареса. Историята е разказана супер увлекателно и не те обърква кога се развива действието.
Хареса ми също, че пред 2006г. не само Поузи е главната героиня, а са включени много друго герои и даже се проследяват повече техните истории, а Поузи е донякъде второстепенен герой.
Историята е представена в няколко десетилетия.
1943г. -> проследяваме живота на малката Поузи, която живее със семейството си в Адмирал Хаус; ежедневно се извършва ловене на пеперуди и е включено времето на Втората световна война. Бащата на Поузи взема участие във войната и за жалост той бива убит там.
2006г. -> Проследяваме живота на Поузи на 69-70г., където тя има вече деца и е изправена пред препядствие и то е решението ѝ да продаде Адмирал Хаус, защото къщата се руши, а тя няма възможността да я оправи. Проблемите на синът и Сам не са малко, а пък завръщането на синът ѝ Ник и носи голяма изненада.
Много приятна книга. Аз по принцип не съм фен на книги, които представят две гледни точки, както тук с времената. Ноо тази ми хареса. Историята е разказана супер увлекателно и не те обърква кога се развива действието.
Хареса ми също, че пред 2006г. не само Поузи е главната героиня, а са включени много друго герои и даже се проследяват повече техните истории, а Поузи е донякъде второстепенен герой.
August 13, 2020
Here’s my question: How long is this book? Various editions have page counts of 624, 403, 512, and so on. It’s a mystery, and one I only pondered because my Kindle edition just seemed to creep soooo slowly along. It’s never a great sign when you find yourself wondering how many more pages are in a book before it’s over, amiright?
Lucinda Riley is the writer of the wildly popular THE SEVEN SISTERS series, which I have not yet read. In retrospect, I wish I would have started there as my introduction to this author rather than this standalone. THE BUTTERFLY ROOM is a fine (longish???) novel, but I think my problem was with its characters. They did things to each other, and kept things from each other, that felt false and unrelatable.
That said, I’d still like to get Riley’s marquee series one day. I also think that readers looking for a Suffolk-set multi-generational story with dual timelines (1940’s & 2006) may enjoy THE BUTTERFLY ROOM more than I did… all 672 (or 509?) pages of it.
My thanks to NetGalley and Blue Box Press for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Lucinda Riley is the writer of the wildly popular THE SEVEN SISTERS series, which I have not yet read. In retrospect, I wish I would have started there as my introduction to this author rather than this standalone. THE BUTTERFLY ROOM is a fine (longish???) novel, but I think my problem was with its characters. They did things to each other, and kept things from each other, that felt false and unrelatable.
That said, I’d still like to get Riley’s marquee series one day. I also think that readers looking for a Suffolk-set multi-generational story with dual timelines (1940’s & 2006) may enjoy THE BUTTERFLY ROOM more than I did… all 672 (or 509?) pages of it.
My thanks to NetGalley and Blue Box Press for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
October 6, 2020
Tikriausiai sunkiai berasčiau tokį žmogų, kuris nėra skaitęs Riley knygų. Ši airių rašytoja, tikrai yra puikiai žinoma bei mylima visame pasaulyje. Jos knygos išverstos į 37 kalbas, visame pasaulyje jų parduota daugiau nei 20 milijonų egzempliorių.
"Drugelių kambarys" - romanas apie vienos šeimos istoriją, kurioje gausu paslapčių.
Pouzė atrodo, jog nugyveno gražų bei ramų gyvenimą.. Ji tebegyvena savo vaikystės name, kuriame jau ir pati užaugino savo du sūnus. Moterį lydi gražūs prisiminimai apie prabėgusią vaikystę bei tėčio drugelių kolekciją. Moteriai darosi sunku išlaikyti tokį seną bei didelį namą..
Netikėtai į Pouzės gyvenimą sugrįžta jos jaunystės laikų meilė. Prieš penkiasdešimt metų Fredis staiga pasitraukė iš jos gyvenimo.. Nieko nepaaiškinęs. Tai moterį labai įskaudino.. Pouzė stengiasi išsiaiškinti, kas anuomet nutiko, jog mylimas vyras taip staiga pasitraukė? Pradeda aiškėti, jog senasis namas slepia didelę paslaptį, kuri pasirodo sieja ją bei jos mylimąjį..
Nesinorėjo viso šios istorijos gerumo Jums atskleisti, tad tik trumpai papasakojau, kas Jūsų joje laukia ❤️ O iš tiesų, šioje knygoje laukia visko daug daugiau. Tai pasakojimas, kuriame glaudžiai persipynusi praeitis bei dabartis.. Joje praeities klaidas bei paslaptys pasiveja, nors kartais to mažiausiai norėtųsi.. Lucindos knygos paprastos, bet tikrai neprastos. Tikiu, jog ir Jus ši istorija įtrauks bei sudomins. Tikrai nėra ko baimintis jos apimties, nes istorija labai lengvai skaitosi, tad ir puslapiai tirpsta nepastebimai ✨
Man asmeniškai ši knyga seserų serijos nepralenkė, bet tikrai maloniai praleidau laiką su šiuo pasakojimu. Rekomenduočiau ją tiems, kas pasiilgote jautrios bei šiltos istorijos. Ji tikrai sušildys šiais vėsiais rudens vakarais 🍁🍂📚❤️
"Drugelių kambarys" - romanas apie vienos šeimos istoriją, kurioje gausu paslapčių.
Pouzė atrodo, jog nugyveno gražų bei ramų gyvenimą.. Ji tebegyvena savo vaikystės name, kuriame jau ir pati užaugino savo du sūnus. Moterį lydi gražūs prisiminimai apie prabėgusią vaikystę bei tėčio drugelių kolekciją. Moteriai darosi sunku išlaikyti tokį seną bei didelį namą..
Netikėtai į Pouzės gyvenimą sugrįžta jos jaunystės laikų meilė. Prieš penkiasdešimt metų Fredis staiga pasitraukė iš jos gyvenimo.. Nieko nepaaiškinęs. Tai moterį labai įskaudino.. Pouzė stengiasi išsiaiškinti, kas anuomet nutiko, jog mylimas vyras taip staiga pasitraukė? Pradeda aiškėti, jog senasis namas slepia didelę paslaptį, kuri pasirodo sieja ją bei jos mylimąjį..
Nesinorėjo viso šios istorijos gerumo Jums atskleisti, tad tik trumpai papasakojau, kas Jūsų joje laukia ❤️ O iš tiesų, šioje knygoje laukia visko daug daugiau. Tai pasakojimas, kuriame glaudžiai persipynusi praeitis bei dabartis.. Joje praeities klaidas bei paslaptys pasiveja, nors kartais to mažiausiai norėtųsi.. Lucindos knygos paprastos, bet tikrai neprastos. Tikiu, jog ir Jus ši istorija įtrauks bei sudomins. Tikrai nėra ko baimintis jos apimties, nes istorija labai lengvai skaitosi, tad ir puslapiai tirpsta nepastebimai ✨
Man asmeniškai ši knyga seserų serijos nepralenkė, bet tikrai maloniai praleidau laiką su šiuo pasakojimu. Rekomenduočiau ją tiems, kas pasiilgote jautrios bei šiltos istorijos. Ji tikrai sušildys šiais vėsiais rudens vakarais 🍁🍂📚❤️
September 9, 2022
Also, nee, Lucinda Riley Bücher sind nicht meins. Ich mag die Dialoge nicht, finde die Männer teils echt übergriffig, die Beziehungen viel zu hoch stilisiert (alle sagen nach gefühlt 2 Wochen "Ich liebe dich"), das große Geheimnis hier hat mich nicht aus den Socken gehauen und warum zum Teufel saufen die so dermaßen viel?!
September 30, 2019
Another winner from Lucinda Riley!!! This boo was so very good just as I expected. Although some reviews didn’t rate it, it didn’t put me off I found it sad, and happy all at once.
I’ve enjoyed most of Lucinda’s books and this one was as good as I expected.
I’ve enjoyed most of Lucinda’s books and this one was as good as I expected.
July 3, 2023
Alternating time lines tell the story of Posy Montague's life. Now approaching her seventieth birthday the admiral house, her childhood home, is crumbling around her, and Posy knows the time has come to sell it. When a face appears from the past ; Freddie, her first love, who abandoned her and left her heartbroken fifty years ago. Already struggling with family issues, Posy is reluctant to trust in Freddie’s renewed affection. But unbeknown to Posy, Freddie - and Admiral House - have devastating secrets to reveal.
March 31, 2022
Moram priznati da sam iznenađena što je Lusinda ubacila neke prilično teške teme, a moje moralne vrednosti se definitivno ne poklapaju sa odlukama junaka pa sam pomalo time razočarana. Ipak, priča mi je bila baš dobra i plakala sam, tako da je ovo prva Lusindina knjiga van serijala na koju sam pustila suzu🥺
February 17, 2019
I would like to start by saying thank you to Pan Macmillan for giving me the opportunity to read this book. What to say I absolutely adore Lucinda Riley's books and this one did not disappoint I read it in two sittings I could not put it down. It has everything you need for a lovely Sunday read ,love death mystery and that lovely prose that Ms Riley is so good at. If you read nothing else this year read this lovely book perfect for fans of Rachel Hore and Judith Lennox.
August 18, 2021
No soy muy dada a historias corales, de ahí mi puntuación. es un libro muy correcto y con una buena estructura, pese a que después de leer el primer tercio todavía no tuviera muy claro de qué iba y qué me iba a encontrar. Para mí es la historia de esa mansión y de sus habitantes. Historias duras, historias felices, algunas demasiado increíbles... se lee bien y entretiene. Es el único libro que he leído de la autora, pero sí sé que no soy muy dada a estas historias. siempre he pensado que es más sencillo centrarse en menos personajes porque, al final, te cuenta poco de cada historia y te quedas con ganas de saber más de unas y con la sensación de que otras sobran
Una opinión muy personal.
Lo que sin duda me ha gustado es ese final feliz de Posy, creo que se lo merece pese a que su historia me haya parecido compleja
Una opinión muy personal.
Lo que sin duda me ha gustado es ese final feliz de Posy, creo que se lo merece pese a que su historia me haya parecido compleja
October 10, 2021
La habitación de las mariposas nos lleva por la vida de Posy y Admiral House, una casa con tanta historia como su protagonista.
Con una pluma muy amena y sencilla la autora nos lleva por la vida de la familia de Posy, sus idas y vueltas, ganancias y perdidas, conflictos y amores desde la segunda guerra hasta el 2016, contada como nos tiene acostumbrada Lucinda en dos tiempos, pasado y presente.
Entré al libro sin saber de qué iba y la realidad es que engancha, te mantiene así hasta el final y además sorprende. Como crítica personal tengo que decir que hay algunas cosas que no me terminaron de cerrar, sobre todo relacionado a la parte romántica de alguno de los personajes y la forma en que se desarrolla.
Más allá de esto, es un libro que disfrute de leer, que engancha, entretiene y te tiene pegada a sus páginas desde el inicio.
Con una pluma muy amena y sencilla la autora nos lleva por la vida de la familia de Posy, sus idas y vueltas, ganancias y perdidas, conflictos y amores desde la segunda guerra hasta el 2016, contada como nos tiene acostumbrada Lucinda en dos tiempos, pasado y presente.
Entré al libro sin saber de qué iba y la realidad es que engancha, te mantiene así hasta el final y además sorprende. Como crítica personal tengo que decir que hay algunas cosas que no me terminaron de cerrar, sobre todo relacionado a la parte romántica de alguno de los personajes y la forma en que se desarrolla.
Más allá de esto, es un libro que disfrute de leer, que engancha, entretiene y te tiene pegada a sus páginas desde el inicio.
June 16, 2020
3.5 stars
This is a sprawling family drama beginning with Posy in 1940's and then herself and her family 60 years later. I loved the build up of the story and meeting everyone - this author is such a great story teller.
My problem with the book lies within the toxic relationships (wth is Amy doing with Sam??) and the secrets that shouldn't have been secrets that drove me mad!!! And then solving problems with champagne and money...erm...no.
However, overall I did enjoy this and it did move me (I must confess I did skip a bit in the middle as I couldn't bear the pain of it when I knew what would happen) but probably in a superficial way; I was sucked in by all the tears, champagne and brandy and gorgeous houses :)
Spoilers! : Bad things happened but it was all okay in the end YAY!
The storytelling was great and I will read more from this author...perfect holiday read :)
This is a sprawling family drama beginning with Posy in 1940's and then herself and her family 60 years later. I loved the build up of the story and meeting everyone - this author is such a great story teller.
My problem with the book lies within the toxic relationships (wth is Amy doing with Sam??) and the secrets that shouldn't have been secrets that drove me mad!!! And then solving problems with champagne and money...erm...no.
However, overall I did enjoy this and it did move me (I must confess I did skip a bit in the middle as I couldn't bear the pain of it when I knew what would happen) but probably in a superficial way; I was sucked in by all the tears, champagne and brandy and gorgeous houses :)
Spoilers! : Bad things happened but it was all okay in the end YAY!
The storytelling was great and I will read more from this author...perfect holiday read :)
July 26, 2020
I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.
The Butterfly Room is a story that spans back to the 1930s in Britain and follows the life of Posy whom the story is initially about.
Posy lost the love of her life when she was almost 20 and never knew why he disappeared on her, but a chance encounter brings him back into her life 50 years later and she finally finds out why she lost him.
Alongside the book flicking back to the past and present, Posys family come into the story and all their lives become entwined one way or another. The book consists of love, hurt, betrayal, heartbreak, loss, shame, and secrets. Will each family member find their happy ending? Read to find out.
I love Lucinda Rileys books - She's a fantastic story teller and this book didn't lower my expectations either.
The Butterfly Room is a story that spans back to the 1930s in Britain and follows the life of Posy whom the story is initially about.
Posy lost the love of her life when she was almost 20 and never knew why he disappeared on her, but a chance encounter brings him back into her life 50 years later and she finally finds out why she lost him.
Alongside the book flicking back to the past and present, Posys family come into the story and all their lives become entwined one way or another. The book consists of love, hurt, betrayal, heartbreak, loss, shame, and secrets. Will each family member find their happy ending? Read to find out.
I love Lucinda Rileys books - She's a fantastic story teller and this book didn't lower my expectations either.
March 5, 2019
I absolutely loved this book. I picked it up and sped through the 624 pages which slipped by effortlessly as I became engrossed in the story of Posy and her family. It was everything that I love in a book ... great plot, characters that you feel you know, mystery and romance. Coupled with the wonderful settings of Southwold and Bodmin Moor, it was simply brilliant. I wish I could award it more than five stars.
October 30, 2023
Wow. This book is simply enchanting…
Lucinda Riley (May She Rest In Peace) is the Queen of storytelling. Every single one of her books I have read has been incredibly engaging; She could make the most mundane story a joy to read! Not that this story is at all mundane - far from it!
I absolutely adored this book from cover to cover. The chapters just flew by, it was so intriguing yet had such a lovely calm feel to it. The pacing of the story was spot on, as a reader I never felt the plot was rushed or skimmed over, yet the story was never stagnate or dull.
I went into this story completely blind - as is normal for me. I sometimes find reading the synopsis can be off putting or give away too much so I won’t spoil the book by giving too much away but I trusted in Lucinda as a talented writer and she most definitely delivered the most captivating, multi-layered and heartfelt story one could hope for.
Posy stood “amongst them was her beloved family - a new generation that she had given life to, their eyes full of hope for the future.”
Simply beautiful 🤲
Lucinda Riley (May She Rest In Peace) is the Queen of storytelling. Every single one of her books I have read has been incredibly engaging; She could make the most mundane story a joy to read! Not that this story is at all mundane - far from it!
I absolutely adored this book from cover to cover. The chapters just flew by, it was so intriguing yet had such a lovely calm feel to it. The pacing of the story was spot on, as a reader I never felt the plot was rushed or skimmed over, yet the story was never stagnate or dull.
I went into this story completely blind - as is normal for me. I sometimes find reading the synopsis can be off putting or give away too much so I won’t spoil the book by giving too much away but I trusted in Lucinda as a talented writer and she most definitely delivered the most captivating, multi-layered and heartfelt story one could hope for.
Posy stood “amongst them was her beloved family - a new generation that she had given life to, their eyes full of hope for the future.”
Simply beautiful 🤲
May 3, 2020
Wow wat een prachtig boek, de 7 zussen zijn geweldig maar deze is zeker niet minder. Heb intens genoten van dit verhaal. je leeft helemaal mee met de personages. Zelfs nog een traan gelaten op het einde. Een echte aanrader
January 8, 2023
Przecudowna. Uwielbiam powieści Lucindy Riley, jestem załamana, że jej już nie ma wśród nas i nie będzie mi dane zaznać więcej jej twórczości.
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