Nobody does posh ‘chick-lit’ like Catherine Alliott and her characters in The Pink House are almost painfully posh (and they live in a seemingly perfect world detached from most readers) but, even so, no family is perfect and their problems are universal and timeless so we can all relate to them at the end of the day. This is the joy of a new novel from Ms Alliott - a perfect mix of escapism, romance, scandal and humour.

Like with all Ms Alliott’s novels I was swept along with the narrative and came away well satisfied by the experience.

Many thanks to all concerned for allowing me to read an advance copy of this terrific novel.

Thank you so much for sending me a proof copy of Catherine Alliott’s latest book, The Pink House, which I have now finished reading. I thoroughly enjoyed it - it’s always such fun to dive into Catherine’s world of intricately connected characters and families living glamorous lives in fabulous locations, with myriad secrets and unspoken emotions bubbling like lava beneath the surface. The settings are beautiful and vividly described, and there are plenty of surprises along the way. Another winner from Catherine!

An absolute joy of a book. Full of deceit, lust, family dynamics, jealousy, love, romance, art and friendship - well, all the emotions really! The Pink House and its inhabitants take us on an exhilarating rollercoaster ride which had me reading late into the night. Perfect. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Find out if the grass is always greener in this tale of familial drama from Catherine Alliott. This author has a knack of creating perfectly credible characters and this tale is no exception as the reader becomes embroiled in this new group and their fluctuating dynamics. A mishmash of secrets and lies, differing emotions both high and low and, of course, the delightful Pink House providing a nigh on perfect setting. Delicious.

Catherine Alliott has to be one of my all time favourite authors, she does chick lit that manages to be fun while touching on the darker side of life and this book is no exception.

This book tells the story of love: lost and found. Not just romantic live but love between parents and children, siblings and friends. Some characters are quite unpleasant which makes the book more realistic I think. It should provoke considerable discussion at book groups.

I usually love all Catherines books and usually find them gripping and moving. But this one didn't work for me. It all felt a bit disjointed. I couldn't find a connection with the characters. I felt like it rambled in some places and I couldn't connect with the story. I'm sure others will love it.

This is a gentle read about families and lost loves told from the perspective of Emma who, along with her husband Hugh, has just bought her parents in law’s former home when they sold it due to divorce. There’s some interesting family dynamics here with Emma having a strained relationship with her mum and relationships with her in-laws altered since the divorce, then there’s the issue of her sister in law living in a cottage in the garden. Emma’s own differences with Hugh become more apparent after they move and then to add to that she meets a man from her past that she’s never managed to forget.

This is very much a case of how getting what you wish for isn’t always a good thing and as a character read this has a lot going for it with several of the characters turning out to be not what you expected. The setting sounds wonderful and the story certainly tells of how being older middle aged still offers its own challenges. I didn’t especially take to any of the characters but I found this to be a very thoughtful and emotional read.