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A review by lollmcc
The Two Houses by Fran Cooper
4.0
I read These Dividing Walls as a proof and absolutely loved it. I jumped at the chance to read and review Fran’s second book. These Dividing Walls is set during a searingly hot summer in Paris which fanned the fires of lust and political turmoil.
The Two Houses, in contrast, is set in the rain soaked and flooded Yorkshire Moors. The Two Houses are desolate and decrepit until Jay and Simon fall in love with them and set about making renovations for their new holiday home. Dark stories and feelings about the Two Houses soon come to light and as Jay investigates and Simon carries out his renovations, secrets and lies unfold. Jay and Simon are not wanted in the village. The locals want their dark history to remain forgotten and hidden. Will everyone survive the truth being revealed?
I love the way Fran writes, I love the way she uses the weather as a way to enhance the story and as a way to portray the emotions of the characters, from the burning sun of Paris to the waterlogged moors of Yorkshire. In some ways it reminds me of Wuthering Heights and the way Bronte used food and the weather symbolically. I can’t wait to see what she writes next!
The Two Houses, in contrast, is set in the rain soaked and flooded Yorkshire Moors. The Two Houses are desolate and decrepit until Jay and Simon fall in love with them and set about making renovations for their new holiday home. Dark stories and feelings about the Two Houses soon come to light and as Jay investigates and Simon carries out his renovations, secrets and lies unfold. Jay and Simon are not wanted in the village. The locals want their dark history to remain forgotten and hidden. Will everyone survive the truth being revealed?
I love the way Fran writes, I love the way she uses the weather as a way to enhance the story and as a way to portray the emotions of the characters, from the burning sun of Paris to the waterlogged moors of Yorkshire. In some ways it reminds me of Wuthering Heights and the way Bronte used food and the weather symbolically. I can’t wait to see what she writes next!