The book was so good told in two different timelines present times a author living in the house of anne brandon and the other timeline is anne brandon ans her story

In this unique and fascinating dual-timeline historical fiction novel, readers follow Anne Brandon in the 1530s and Caroline Harvey in the twenty-first century as they deal with the dangers of family deaths and uncertain circumstances at the Tudor court and in the world of popular fiction. When her husband Lord Powis loses interest in Anne and Henry VIII is rumored to be looking for a new wife instead of Anne Boleyn, readers and Anne Brandon must gauge every word and conversation for danger and threats in this complex, immersive, and detailed narrative. In the modern world, Caroline Harvey has been helping her grandfather, reclusive and bestselling author Dexter Blake, hide from the paparazzi and fans in Pembrokeshire, but his death calls her inheritance and ownership of the home into question, leading to Caroline’s discovery of Anne Brandon’s ties to her family home. With two fantastic mysteries and threats plaguing these women, readers will love how their stories unfold in eerily similar ways, and Alexandra Walsh has done an incredible job bringing these two women to life. Excellently written, exciting, and emotional, these two narratives balance out perfectly in this brilliant and exciting new dual timeline historical fiction title that fans of the genre will love.

Do you want to spend your rainy day with nice no-brainer cosy mistery with some wonderfully done historical research incorporated in both storylines with few lesser known, but nevertheless interesting people from the Tudor court and medieval legends?

Then this is the one book that you should read on such a day!

Reading the blurb of this book , I have expected two much more darker stories than they actually are.
From the two stories and our heroines I have liked the Anne more. Maybe because this is the character that was mentioned in some other historical fiction I have read and I liked the fact that we have an somewhat objective observer of this historical period.
Caroline felt very flat for me with some illogical decisions that were not in line with the character.
She never striked me as ruthless through the book, more of a bookworm and a certain era history buff.
The twist and revelation was not unexpected because it is very obvious through the first few chapters . Caroline an Anne's story are conected to Caroline's the most in giving her the courage to finally do something. And Anne8s story ends up being the one of hope and change. Loved it.
For some people the historical side and legends might be too much, but for me that was one of the best parts of the novel, because you could see that the author did lot of research before writing this and we have all the additional info attached to the book.

All in all a great read and everything written here is only my own opinion.
Thank you to Netgalley and the author Alexandra Walch for providing me with the ARC of this lovely book.

Alexandra Walsh is an auto-read author me!

I absolutely love her Tudor mysteries, dual timelines and complex women.

She is an absolute master at giving a voice to the forgotten women of the sixteenth century and exploring the gaps in their stories to create intriguing mysteries.

Anne Brandon was at the heart of the Tudor court. As the daughter of Henry VIII’s best friend, The Duke of Suffolk, she was also step-daughter to a princess. She lived through one of the most notoriously turbulent periods of British histories. Loyalties were tested and families had to be clever and often pragmatic to maintain their power.

Walsh’s Anne is beautiful and charming. She is also clever and confident. While dutiful and obedient, she is willing to take incredible risks for her own happiness and to seek justice.

Her story highlights how women were used and often mistreated by men. Expected to marry men chosen for them and provide heirs, their happiness is disregarded. Henry VIII’S treatment of his wives sets a precedence at Court. Anne’s marriage is violent and abusive. Luckily for her Anne, her father has never played by the rules and she is offered a chance to escape with her honour intact and find love.

Running parallel to all of this is the story of Caro. Granddaughter to a world famous bestselling writer, she understands all about legacy, inheritance and duty. With lost love and secrets of her own, when she starts investigating the life of Anne, she sees the similarities in their stories.

Overall I was less engaged with Caroline’s story. Some of her secrets were easy to guess although a few did surprise me. While I did didn’t quite buy into all of that side of the book, I enjoyed the research she did and always love a trip to the archives at Marquess House – a series I always recommend to people.

This is a clever book. So much research has gone into the Tudor story and the planning gone into Caroline’s story is staggering! The geek in me I really enjoyed the notes at the end and finding out which parts of Anne’s story were true.

A brand-new dual-narrative historical-fiction, from a new-to-me author, that entwines the lives of two women: Caroline Harvey, granddaughter of a famous author in the present day, and Anne Brandon, daughter of the king's favourite back in the Tudor court. They both struggle with love, loss, rumours, and revenge; linked by a secret Pembrokeshire estate. A fast paced, interesting tale, but a tad on the melodramatic side for me.

I have already read several books by the author and can say that this book keeps the style and structure of her stories. I usually like the stories in combination of modern and historical, but this time it didn’t really catch me. It was a solid work and it has everything it has to have, but my imagination was only there and not that much involved. I can still recommend the book because I think other people will like it, but it was just 80 per cent my cup of tea.

The House of Echoes is a captivating novel that masterfully weaves together two storylines separated by time, yet bound by their shared themes of resilience, wit, and the power of true love.

At its core, the novel explores the lives of two women, Anne Brandon and Caroline Harvey, who refuse to be held back by the societal expectations that surround them. Anne, born into the lavish court of King Henry VIII, must navigate the treacherous waters of court politics, while Caroline, the granddaughter of a renowned author, has secrets that she must protect.

One of the novel's greatest strengths is its well-crafted dual timeline. However, I did find that the pacing suffered slightly from the switches between timelines, often leaving me feeling like I was starting the novel all over again. Nevertheless, the connections between the two storylines are expertly woven, and the character development is superb.

The novel is also full of fascinating elements, from the mythological references to the intricately crafted world of the Ether Heracles franchise. The mmcs, especially Randall Hanworth, are so well-written. Right from his first scene, his interactions with Anne had me blushing on her behalf.
Amongst all these, nothing beats my love for Anne's and Caroline's resilience and wit. These two women were ready to do whatever it took to protect their own and it was absolutely admirable.

Ultimately, The House of Echoes is a beautiful novel that will appeal to fans of historical fiction, romance, and strong female protagonists.

I really enjoy historical fiction, especially stories set in the Tudor court. Walsh does a wonderful job drawing the reader in and connecting the two timelines in this book, it made it quite powerful. Loved this!

One of the things that Alexandra Walsh does spectacularly well is develop two very distinct, but intertwined worlds. While it not be apparent right away how the timelines are linked, eventually the connection is made and it is usually quite well-planned and influential. The two stories can absolutely stand on their own as a full-fledged book, but having them interweave makes both even more interesting and adds layer to each character’s choices and predicaments. Each story is filled with immersive details, making them both come alive and it’s sometimes difficult to pull yourself out of the Tudor era and into the modern day (or vice versa).

If I’m being honest, I do love the story of Anne Brandon just a bit more than the modern-day story with Caroline. There’s so little known about Anne and Walsh does a wonderful job of bringing this obscure character from history to life and giving her a background, a voice, and a life of her own. You can see the difficult life that women in this time period lived – especially those that had minds of their own, had found love with a man they couldn’t have, and wanted more than just to be married off to a convenient suitor chosen by their more powerful fathers. It was probably a terrifying time to live in the royal court and the characters portray that sense of gameplay and fear well. To survive, and thrive, in such tumultuous times makes for a great read and I adored Anne as a character.

Another familiar aspect that runs through all of Walsh’s books are her strong, brilliant female characters. They don’t always make the right decisions, but they make the best decisions that they can in the situations they find themselves in, and that makes them all incredibly human and relatable.

I really loved the two main characters Anne and Caroline. They are worlds apart but also very similar and their circumstances remind us how people still react in the same basic human ways regardless of time. The surroundings may change, but our behaviours and reactions are still very basic.

Filled to the brim with a lush and detailed environment, the secondary characters are also well-developed and intriguing (there’s also a Canadian named Stephanie *ahem*) and the story-pacing zips along at a wonderful pace, keeping the reader turning pages as the mystery unravels before them with multiple twists and surprises. I loved every minute of it.

*** Thank you to the publisher, Boldwood Books, for providing me with an ebook via Netgalley for review purposes.

I am a huge fan of the Tudors and medieval/early modern history. It is one of my favourite time periods. I really liked the dual POVs between Anne Brandon and Caroline Harvey, I thought they suited the story well and their character developments were well written. I also found that the dual time lines were well written and not too confusing. I loved how Walsh wrote the historical setting, it was really immersive! I loved this book and I highly recommend it.

I was blown away reading this time slip novel
What a well written book. Typically, Tudor Court books focus on the royal family, but here we see the snowball effect of Henry viii decisions on how women were treated. In the modern timeline, we have a deception of different kind, with the Heracles series coming to an end.

Anne, Caroline, Gideon, and Randall were all fabulous characters. Their love stories went through a wringer, but was beautiful and worth fighting for every step of the way. Strong female protagonists, well researched history, and a clear linkage between the two timelines made this one of my best January reads.

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This was a super interesting book, and one I will remember for a long time!

I did not know much about the Tudor Court or the wives of Henry VIII. Alexandra Walsh brought these historical figures to life with her storytelling, basing everything on the snippets of truth that remain about Anne Brandon and using her knowledge and creativity to weave the story around true events.

I also thoroughly enjoyed the current day timeline, although I do wish that Caro’s secret had been revealed to the reader earlier in the book so that her actions to protect herself made sense sooner. I think her story could have been a lot less tiresome had we known what she was scared of the world discovering, and would have helped me connect to the character more.

Overall I would definitely recommend this book, and plan to read more by this author in the future.

4 stars out of 5 ⭐️

Intriguing, gripping, emotional, full of twists and turns, full of history, and so much more, "The House of Echoes" is a dual-timeline novel that kept me on the edge of my seat reading into the early hours of the morning to see what was going to happen next!

I have read a few of Ms. Walsh's novels, and they are so good! As soon as I heard about this newest book, I just knew I needed to read it! I also love novels set during the Tudor Era, and with one timeline set during that time period in history and one in modern times, I didn't think I could get more excited to read it than I already was, but, when I found this out, I most certainly did!

This novel focuses on two women, Anne Brandon in the past, and Caroline Harvey in the present. When Caroline begins researching the history of the house she has just inherited, she begins to learn more about Anne's life inside and outside of the court of King Henry VIII. As their stories unfold, the connection between the two women grows and becomes clearer and clearer, and there are elements to both stories that mirror each other in one way or another. With secrets, revenge, love, danger, legends, and so much more, this book truly has so much in it. I found myself not wanting to stop reading, and I couldn't wait to find out how the various puzzle pieces all fit together throughout. How does this house bring together two women from completely different times? You will just have to read to find out!

I highly recommend this novel, and can't wait to read what Ms. Walsh writes next!

Thank you so much to Rachel's Random Resources, Boldwood Books, NetGalley, and author Alexandra Walsh for the e-ARC of this novel, and to Rachel's Random Resources, Boldwood Books, and Alexandra Walsh for having me on the blog tour! All opinions expressed in this review are my own.

I love a dual timeline novel. It provides me with the perfect reading combination - historical fiction and contemporary. This book is set in the present day and in the 16th century.

The book moves seamlessly between the two time periods, and as I read I found myself excited to get back to the other. The writing was compelling to read and the story was fascinating. The author writes well and I look forward to reading some of her other novels.

If you enjoy books about strong women and appreciate novels which are set in both contemporary and historical periods, particularly during the time of the Tudors, then you will love this book as much as I did. I highly recommend it.

The House of Echoes is a masterclass in dual-time historical fiction, with two stories strong enough to stand alone. The legend of the tragic (and adulterous) romance between Tristan and Isolde provides threads of connections, woven through the dual narratives.

Alexandra Walsh takes the scant information about Charles Brandon’s first daughter, Anne, and develops a compelling and well researched story of what might have been. Her character, Caroline, says, “The women of the Tudor period are shadows in the biographies of men,” a line which foreshadows the great mystery of the present day story.

As well as the past and present narratives I bywas intrigued the future, science fiction story, which I could imagine as a fully developed novel - or even a Netflix series.

Fast paced and thought-provoking, I am happy to recommend The House of Echoes and award a deserved five out of five stars.

Decisions were made for her by her father and then her husband. She had no say.
Christine has lived her whole life keeping secrets. What would happen if the truth was told? She is on a mission to discover Anne's true story. In the meantime, her own true story is kept hidden.

I am so glad I read this book. It kept my attention and I enjoyed it immensely. Quite interesting. I love reading about the Tudor period but thankfully, I live in 2025.

*The House of Echoes* is a captivating dual-timeline novel that masterfully weaves the present with the past, taking readers from modern-day Pembrokeshire to the tumultuous Tudor era. Rich in historical detail, the story follows Caroline Harvey, who, after the death of her famous grandfather, uncovers a centuries-old connection to Anne Brandon—a woman who fled the court of Henry VIII with secrets of her own. As Caroline faces betrayal and challenges in the present, she begins to see eerie parallels between her life and Anne’s, both women struggling against the constraints of their time while fighting for love, truth, and justice.

With stunning atmospheric detail, gripping twists, and deeply compelling characters, *The House of Echoes* explores themes of resilience, revenge, and the enduring power of love. The historical thread is particularly immersive, showcasing the harsh realities women faced in Tudor England, while the modern timeline delivers intrigue and emotional depth. Both narratives converge in a way that highlights the strength of women across generations, making this novel a mesmerizing read that lingers long after the final page. A must-read for historical fiction lovers who enjoy rich storytelling, mystery, and a touch of romance.

The House of Echoes is an enthralling dual-timeline novel with the historical element exploring the reign of Henry V111 and focusing on Anne Brandon. The present-day story is equally engaging and features Caroline, the granddaughter of a famous, reclusive author. Both female protagonists are notable and follow their hearts even when it puts them at odds with others and society's expectations. The stories hold many secrets and a web of deceit, lies and family dramas. The historical story is rich in detail and sensory imagery, with fascinating examples of treachery and court intrigue. It's an emotional story with complex and flawed protagonists who immerse readers in their lives.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher.

Growing up in the shadow of the Tudor court was no easy place to be and with her step-mother being, not only Mary Tudor, Dowager Queen of France, but also Henry VIII’s beloved younger sister, Anne Brandon is more than familiar with court intrigue. Anne’s ill-fated arranged marriage to Edward Grey of Powis and the subsequent scandal of Anne living openly with another man forms part of the story and is the link to the modern day element of the book which features Caroline Harvey and her quest to discover more about the history of her Pembrokeshire house, and land on which she is living.

The dual time plot is complicated and whilst both heroines are very different there are connections which are revealed as the story moves along. I found both Anne and Caroline fascinating and not knowing much about Anne Brandon other than her scandalous relationship with a man who was not her husband, I looked to discover more about her, as women at this time had little choice in the way they lived their lives, so it was interesting to see how all the stands of her particular puzzle came together. I also really enjoyed the literary references in Caroline’s part of the story and in particular her association with a series of sci-fi novels written by her grandfather. I thought this was cleverly done and brought an interesting dynamic, especially when some big twists are revealed at the end of the book. Keeping everything together is the House of Echoes itself which gives up its secrets slowly.

The House of Echoes is an interesting dual time story about the lives of two strong women and the place which connects them both.

The House of Echoes is another Tudor dual time novel from Alexndra Walsh. This time the story follows Anne Brandon the eldest daughter of Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk and Henry VIII’s best friend.

Anne Brandon is the eldest daughter of Charles Brandon and step-daughter of Henry the VIII’s younger sister Princess Mary. Anne grows up during all the turbulent years of Henry’s court, knowing his wives and having a front row seat to all the drama that ensues. Married to Lord Powlis but unable to have children, her marriage is unhappy and prevents her from being with the man that she truly loves, then in defiance of the time she lives in, Anne leaves her husband and lives openly with her lover Randall Hanworth. After a falling out with her father and finding out after his death that she was written out of his will. Anne plots revenge to get what she feels is her due.

In the present is Caroline Harvey, the granddaughter of a famous science fiction writer whose series of books have captured the world’s imagination, with her grandfather Dexter Blake being a recluse, Caroline is the “face” of the series and it’s publicity. Caroline lives in the same area as Anne did when she lived with Randall and a shadowy company is trying to make her sell her private beach so they can build holiday lets. Then there are the rumors that Caroline murdered her grandfather making the rounds on social media, as he died prior to the release of the final book iin the series, Someone is trying very hard to destroy Caroline and all that she has achieved. With danger coming at her from all sides Caroline is swept up in the mystery of Anne Brandon’s life and why she was cut out of her father’s will and what her life was like in the court of the Tudors.

I enjoyed this book and learning about a real historical Tudor figure who lived on the periphery of the time period. I enjoyed most of the characters except Gideon. His behavior came across as childish at times and I did not like how he blew hot and cold. All in all this was another great Tudor novel from Alexandra Walsh.

Thanks to Netgalley, Boldwood Books and the author for the chance to read and review this ARC.