The House That Made Us
by Alice Cavanagh
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Pub Date 19 Apr 2023 | Archive Date 5 Jan 2023
Simon and Schuster UK | Simon & Schuster UK
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Description
When Mac and Marie marry and find a home of their own, Mac takes a snap of them outside their newbuild bungalow, the garden bare and the paint on the front door still wet. It becomes a tradition, this snap, and slowly the photographs build into an album of a fifty-year relationship.
Every year they take a photo and though things change around them – the garden matures, the fashions change, they grow older – the one constant is their love. Every year, come rain, come shine, from the Seventies through the decades, every photo tells the story of their love. But life never travels the path you expect it to, though they know that a life with love is a life lived to the full.
Now, in the present day, the photo album belongs to someone who doesn’t know the people in its pages. As they watch the lives from the past unfold, will the truth of their love story be told…?
A heart-breaking story about life and love for readers who love Holly Miller, Jojo Moyes and Hazel Prior.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781398510562 |
| PRICE | £8.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 384 |
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Featured Reviews
Sarah G, Reviewer
This is a really thoughtful read about a couple’s life together told over the years by their photograph book which features a picture from their anniversary every year. The book is in the possession of an older woman in a care home and every time she has a certain male visitor she insists on looking at one photo with him each time, these meetings form the start of the chapters that then look back on what happened to Mac and Marie that year.
This is just a beautiful character read which tells the story of a couple’s life together with plenty of life’s drama and ever changing family events. I really felt invested in their lives and the way life continually seemed to get in the way of their dreams but how they still made the most of what they had and their love for each other remained strong. It’s a very simple story but full of heart and is beautifully written and very heartwarming, 9/10
Aileen C, Reviewer
This book ❤️❤️❤️ Many thanks to the publishers and Netgalley for an early review in return for an honest review - I truly adored it! It's difficult to decide who is the star of the story, is it one of the characters or the house, Sunnyside? So very well written it left me in tears at numerous points - a fantastically written heartwarming emotional read, would HIGHLY recommend!
Aria H, Reviewer
A beautiful read that was well written with a compelling and heartfelt storyline and well developed characters that I loved and have taken to my heart. I didn't want this book to end.
Bharti C, Reviewer
The House that Made Us, wow this was such an engrossing read. The House, it's residents and their annual rituals, missed opportunities and their journey toward the end was a page flyer for me. I finished this in 1 sitting.
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