Antoinette Tyrrell – The Secrets Left Behind |@SpellBoundBks |@ZooloosBT | #TheSecretsLeftBehind

Today its a SpellBound Books tour. The Secrets We Left Behind by Antoinette Tyrrell. Thanks to ZooLoo’s Book Tours and Spellbound Books for my gifted copy of the book to take part today.

Hungry for scandal, the villagers of Rathmichael congregate in the grand Hatchwood House.
Before the night is over, the elusive Kate Millington will lie dead at the bottom of the Hatchwood stairs – her death opening a disturbing window into the past for three women.

Alice, Kate’s daughter, is faced with her grief for a mother who was forever distant. As the circumstances of Kate’s death, and her state of mind, are drawn into question, Alice struggles to understand the appalling truth about her mother’s past.

In New York, a death bed secret brings Faith Cranston to Ireland, where news of a shocking accident in a rural community leads her to a distressing discovery.

Nancy Canning has only seen Kate from afar. Ashamed of her past, an overwhelming fear of human relationships drives Nancy. As the news of Kate’s death spreads through the village, she is forced to overcome her fear of connection, and come to terms with the fact that the shame she feels may not be hers alone.

Over the course of a harsh Irish winter, the women battle misogyny and impediment as they struggle to reveal the secrets about Kate’s past.
But will they ever be able to make peace with the devastating truth they’re about to uncover?

Another new author on the blog today. I didn’t know what to expect as I picked up the kindle to start this book. I loved the cover and synopsis so could only hope that I would enjoy what was written in the pages. Happily I can say it was a really good read.

Four women with different lives and backgrounds are the focus of this compelling tale. We are given each point of view from each woman and this aids in the reader getting to know each woman, understand them and the lives they live. We also discover the ways in which they are connected. I always like to get to the heart of characters and know their positives and negatives. I also feel I get a fuller picture of the story this way, so the book becomes more of an immersive experience. The Secrets Left Behind was exactly that.

A multi layered novel that Antoinette Tyrrell has so cleverly defined characters that are so easy to connect with. All three women have had or are having issues in their back stories, but Nancy was the one who tore my heart out and stamped on it. I felt the pain of her past as I become more connected to her.

This was a fantastic read and it was an emotional one too, at certain points. Such an intriguing read that worked so well with the different characters in the book. The twists in the story were very well placed to make me second guess myself as I read this intriguing, clever and interesting book. If you love a multi layered story with characters to make you feel for them and twists that make you think this is a book for you.