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Family drama and mystery hit the right spot. When Zoë came to know her friend had disappeared, she packed her bags and came to her family home in Devon to search for her while avoiding the mother who had abandoned her years ago.My first book by this author, I was transported to a new land with the rolling vibrant discussions. Told in multiple POV, I got to know the characters and their situations. It was quite a surprise and delightful read
What a wonderful trip to Devon I took in the midst of a pandemic. Seriously, no one paints pictures with words better than Ms. O'Neal, so I literally feel as if I just spent several weeks in the gorgeous (fictional) town of Axetowe, walking the moors and visiting Poppy in The Kitchen Witch. It's a tough book to talk about without giving away spoilers, so all I can say is that I felt the pain, love, and anxiety of all four women in this story--even the ones I wanted to strangle for most of it (lo...
I appear to be grossly in the minority here; however, The Lost Girls of Devon did not impress me. We are introduced to four generations of women, all who are highly unlikable and incredibly one dimensional. What bothered me most was Zoe (a now 40 year old mother of a teen) and her obsession with the "love of her life", her ex with who she parted ways her first semester of college. Some small plot hole here and there. The reactions to Isa's trauma when its finally exposed.Sadly, for me this lacke...
Another great book by Barbara O’Neal. It takes place mostly in Devon, UK with flashbacks to Santa Fe New Mexico. The story spans over many decades, but mostly in the present time.The main characters are mostly women of different generations of the same family. The exceptions are Sage who is the life long friend of Zoe’s, Diana, the girl that is missing.There is so much more to this novel than looking for the girls that are missing in Devon, it also is a second chance book of love and of relation...
Thanks to NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for an egalley in exchange for an honest review In her latest story, Barbara O' Neal introduces us to four generations of women struggling against family betrayals and long-buried secrets. A story of mothers and daughters on the path to redemption, forgiveness, and growing into the person that you are meant to be. At the head of the family is matriarch Lillian whose health is beginning to fail and becomes very upset when her caregiver goes missing
Perfection from the first page...Everything you want in a good book: an intriguing, well-written, thoughtful story with characters of real depth that you fall in love with. This book was charming, heart-warming and deeply satisfying. It was well written and the characters were believable with realistic responses instead of cliches. It was hard to put down and had some twists that I didn't see coming. Overall, I would read more from this author and I definitely recommend this book, as it was so c...
I enjoyed the writing style of "The Lost Girls of Devon." This was especially true with the imagery and some detailed descriptions of meals and architecture that dropped me right in the little British village of Axestowe in Devon. The stretches of writing that described the moor, the woods, the quaint and fairy-like charm of nature were definitely some of my favorite parts. This novel follows four generations of women (although we only get three of their perspectives, really) as they work to hea...
A wonderful novel set in a small village on the coast of England. The story is told from the point of view of four generations of women in the same family to find out what happened to a family friend who went missing.
5/5 Stars It's somewhat rare for me to give a book 5 stars. I usually save it for classics that I've loved, or the occasional book that just hits me the right way. Well this one did just that. For me it was a perfect blend of characters and mystery combined with a romance and family relationships that actually seemed real. One element that really got me was the setting, it seemed like it was a character all its own. I fell in love with the English seaside village. There were a few inconsistencie...
A story about family betrayals and long buried secrets that is beautifully written by none other than Barbara O'Neal who wrote the best-seller, When We Believed in Mermaids.In THE LOST GIRLS OF DEVON, O'Neal writes about four generations of the Fairchild clan who are reunited back again in not so happy circumstances. Their reunion reopens old wounds, and the ladies are faced to deal with a new issue as their childhood friend has gone missing. The story is centered on Zoe Fairchild who has been l...
Mothers and daughters. Betrayal and love. Secrets and truth. Four generations of women brought back together buy a missing woman. When Zoe‘s grandmother reaches out to let her know that her BFF Diana has gone missing Zoe knows it is time to return to England. It’s not always easy to go back home though. So she will need to face her past, a mother she has not yet been able to forgive and a past love she has not yet been able to forget. Meanwhile Zoe‘s teenage daughter Isabell is dealing with her
RR Rating: 3 off-balance starsFormat Ebook*, 351 pgs, pub. 7/14/2020RR Synopsis: Four generations of women reflect on their relationships to one another, past regrets, and current desires, all amidst a missing woman storyline. RR POV: This is my first read by O’Neal, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. I found two of the primary characters very compelling but didn’t enjoy the chapters centered around the other two. Ultimately it felt like the balance of the story was just off. The subplot mystery a...
