Songs of Love and War

Reviews

The booktrail

yes a curse, and its ghosts with their hidden secrets is wonderfully atmospheric. It’s told by three different women - two from the upper classes, the Deverill’s themselves and one, a maid at the castle. Love the book. At the end you do indeed have a historical tale which shines.

Z H

This is the first in a trilogy so don’t go into it expecting there to be lots of loose ends tied up, as they’re not. But this is drama that weaves and moves slowly as it draws you into the magic of a gothic castle with more cracks and tensions that you would care to shake a drawbridge at.

. The story of the castle, its curse.

I love sweeping sagas and especially ones set in old castles. The rich detail and sumptuous setting catch your eye on every page, but it’s the way that the story of Ireland, its history, its people and its political divides as well as class divides are woven together that really captured my attention.

The map on the booktrail. There’s so much to this novel.

com shows the amazing landscape in Ireland where this book is set I don’t mind paying a little extra but the book came with a £1 sticker tag in it. I’m now calling Santa the Rumpelstiltskin of the literature world for her weaving abilities.