The Dream House

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From themillion-copySunday Timesbestsellercomes a gripping and moving story about one woman's move to the house of her dreams.

Everyone has a dream of their perfect house - in the heart of the countryside, or perhaps a stately residence in the middle of a wonderful city

For Kate Hutchinson, the move to Suffolk from the tiny, noisy London terrace she shares with her husband Simon and their two young children was almost enough to make her dreams come true.

Space, peace, a measured, rural pace of life have a far greater pull for Kate than the constantly overflowing in-tray on her desk at work. Moving in with her mother-in-law must surely be only a temporary measure before the estate agent's details of the perfect house fall through the letterbox.

But when Kate, out walking one evening, stumbles upon the house of her dreams, a beautiful place, full of memories, it is tantalizingly out of her reach. Its owner is the frail elderly Agnes, whose story - as it unravels - echoes so much of Kate's own. And Kate comes to realize how uncertain and unsettling even a life built on dreams can be - wherever you are, at whatever time you are living and whoever you are with.

Praise for Rachel Hore's novels:
A tour de force. Rachel's Paris is rich, romantic, exotic and mysterious JUDY FINNIGAN
An elegiac tale of wartime love and secrets Telegraph
A richly emotional story, suspenseful and romantic, but unflinching in its portrayal of the dreadful reality and legacy of war Book of the Week, Sunday Mirror
'Pitched perfectly for a holiday read' Guardian
'Engrossing, pleasantly surprising and throughly readable' SANTA MONTEFIORE
'A beautifully written and magical novel about life, love and family' CATHY KELLY

Reviews

Compelling, engrossing and moving; a perfect holiday indulgence -- Santa Montefiore on The Silent Tide
A tour de force. Rachels Paris is rich, romantic, exotic and mysterious -- Judy Finnigan on A Week in Paris
Engrossing and romantic, its a wonderful story of family secrets and the choices women make -- Jane Thynne on The Silent Tide
With a serious eye for exquisite detail, Hores latest, brilliantly crafted novel aptly follows a photographer, Lucy. She takes a journey to capture past, life-changing family secrets, embracing three generations along the way, across Cornwall, London East Anglia and Occupied France * Mirror on A Gathering Storm *
A fascinating, hugely readable book . . . Rachel Hores research and her mastery of the subject is deeply impressive -- Judy Finnigan on A Place of Secrets
Another of this years top offerings * Daily Mail on The Glass Painter's Daughter *
Pitched perfectly for a holiday read * Guardian on The Memory Garden *

Author Bio

Rachel Horeworked in London publishing for many years before moving with her family to Norwich, where she taught publishing and creative writing at the University of East Anglia until deciding to become a full-time writer.She is theSunday Times(London) bestselling author of ten novels, includingThe Love Child. She is married to the writer D.J. Taylor and they have three sons. Visit her atRachelHore.co.ukand connect with her on Twitter@RachelHore.