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The Old House on the Corner

av Maureen Lee

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A moving contemporary novel set in Liverpool about the new residents of Victoria Square Victoria Macara lives in the old house on the corner. When the land is sold, she finds herself surrounded by new properties called Victoria Square. The newcomers include mismatched lovers, Kathleen and Steve; Rachel, who is attempting to forget a terrible tragedy; Sarah who is running away from an abusive husband, while Anna and Ernie are just after a quiet life. For Marie, Victoria Square is a refuge from the men who murdered her husband; for Judy, it means a fresh start after forty years of marriage to a man she'd thought she'd love for ever. But it is to Gareth - trapped in a hopeless marriage - that Victoria is particularly drawn . . .… (mer)
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I really enjoyed this book - I loved finding out about the different characters and their lives.

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Victoria Macara is twenty-seven and lives in the old house on the corner that was once the family business. Then the land is sold and a small development of houses is built.
The newcomers bring with them their own dramas: the mismatched lovers, Kathleen and Steve; Rachel, who is attempting to forget a terrible tragedy; upper-class Sarah and her children, on the run from an abusive husband. Whilst Anna and Ernie just want a quiet life, Marie needs a refuge from the men who murdered her husband; and Judy is making a fresh start after forty years of marriage to a man she thought she'd love for ever.
Victoria is soon drawn into the lives of her new neighbours - until rising tensions and long-held secrets reveal more than anyone anticipated..... ( )
  mazda502001 | Sep 24, 2011 |
** spoiler alert ** I really enjoyed this book as it is unlike anything I have read previously. The story is set in the present day and revolves around the lifes of those who live in a Close near to the Mystery Park in Wavertree Liverpool.

The story jumped back and forth during the novel to explain about the past lives of the characters. I especially loved reading about Anna and Ernie who are the older couple in the Close and I feel that a whole book could have been written about them, the same goes for Judy Moon who we didn't really get to know as she was a late comer to the Close. Infact Sarah's story and Marie's too could have been developed further, it just kept me wanting more from the characters. ( )
  LouiseLacy | Jul 2, 2011 |
newer book great
  denra | Feb 21, 2010 |
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A moving contemporary novel set in Liverpool about the new residents of Victoria Square Victoria Macara lives in the old house on the corner. When the land is sold, she finds herself surrounded by new properties called Victoria Square. The newcomers include mismatched lovers, Kathleen and Steve; Rachel, who is attempting to forget a terrible tragedy; Sarah who is running away from an abusive husband, while Anna and Ernie are just after a quiet life. For Marie, Victoria Square is a refuge from the men who murdered her husband; for Judy, it means a fresh start after forty years of marriage to a man she'd thought she'd love for ever. But it is to Gareth - trapped in a hopeless marriage - that Victoria is particularly drawn . . .

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