Coming Home to Island House

Coming Home to Island House - Erica James

It’s the summer of 1939, and after touring an unsettled Europe to promote her latest book, Romily Temple returns home to Island House and the love of her life, the charismatic Jack Devereux.

But when Jack falls ill, his estranged family are called home and given seven days to find a way to bury their resentments and come together.

With war now declared, each member of the family is reluctantly forced to accept their new stepmother and confront their own shortcomings. But can the habits of a lifetime be changed in one week? And can Romily, a woman who thrives on adventure, cope with the life that has been so unexpectedly thrust upon her?

My Review

I really enjoyed this book, but Erica James is along one of my favourite authors.

I enjoyed the older aspect of this book, it didn’t have the past and present chapter things going on which I really liked. It was nice to have a historical novel from Erica that doesn’t jump.

The characters on this book were great, they all had their different aspects that you could love or hate. There are people in the village who look down on the family due to their unconventional relationships, being 1939. However, it shows that family is more important than anything else.

I really liked how when members of the family came home, old relationships were explored and explained. Trials and tribulations occurred and yet, family is best.

I thoroughly enjoyed this novel and with it having an aspect of WW2 starting, really drew me in. It was a just one more chapter book for me.

5 stars

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