Hunter's Moon is the ultimate 'forever' house. Nestled by a river in the Peasebrook valley, it has been the Willoughbys' home for over fifty years, and now estate agent Belinda Baxter is determined to find the perfect family to live there.
But the sale of the house unlocks decades of family secrets - and brings Belinda face to face with her own troubled past.
Belinda Baxter loves her job, she loves seeing a houses potential and being able to sell to the right person. But when she gets a call about a local home, one she knows that will be snatched up as soon as it goes onto the market, Belinda can't wait to see what the house holds inside.
Hunter's Moon as been in Sally and Alexanders life for as long as they can remember, but when Alex is diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease they both come to terms with the fact that they will have to sell their beloved home.
Sally and Alexander soon start to go back in time and relive the memories they have shared throughout the house and their past, all the parties Alexander's mother had thrown to the time when they inherited the house.
Belinda is lost for words when she finally steps inside the house, such a beautiful house and she feels a longing to do the Willoughby's proud as she tries to get the best offer but sometimes she can't always promise. As she is going through, she comes to terms with a few things herself and she starts to feel like she can enter into her old home and face the saddening truths that happened within the four walls of her beloved home.
As we follow both Sally and Belinda, we are transported back through both lives and how both houses can have such an effect on our lives. Though sometimes, buying a house or trying to sell has a lot more meaning when you are completely in love.
The Forever House by Veronica Henry is one of the most beautiful books I have ever read and I honestly mean that. I meant to do this book review last year and had it waiting, but I had completely forgot it was there.
The book flits between the past and present and through both out the main characters lives, being Belinda and Sally. For Belinda, we find that the past wasn't so great to her and what really happened with her old home and how she will get over her past.
Though with Sally, she reminisces on the times she met her now, ill husband Alexander. All the way back to when they we're young and the wild parties his mother used to host, to the time their got married and had their children.
Both characters pasts are well written and they flow perfectly. At first, I'll be honest I was a bit confused as to what was happening but once I realised, I couldn't put the book down. It was such a joy to read, the way Henry has set the scene and the background on each character is just purely beautiful.
I'm so happy that I picked this book up on a whim and I will be reading more of her stuff in the near future!
I will be giving this book a 10/10
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