This book i really was not sure about, then all of a sudden your hooked well written and fantastic find will definitely be reading more from this author

I'm not sure about you, but sometimes when I'm away on holiday, I do enjoy reading a book that's set in the location I'm staying. I decided to read A Time for Silence by Thorne Moore when I was in Wales recently and was thrilled to find that the story mentioned a chapel quite close by at Beulah. The book starts with us discovering that Sarah has experienced a traumatic event but seems to be getting on with life and is engaged and soon to be married to Marcus. On impulse, while he's on a business trip, she buys a derelict cottage in Wales that once belonged to her grandparents. She begins a quest to find out more about them, especially when she discovers her grandfather was murdered at the property. The book skips back and to in a dual timeline between Sarah's present-day story and her grandmother Gwen's life when she was living in the cottage in 1933. I enjoyed how this story unravels, and it has some unexpected twists and turns and the impact of the events back in 1933 means that Sarah faces up to some things in her own life that she's been avoiding. Gwen's story and her life with John and her children are heartbreaking. It certainly broke me and had me in tears. I also loved how the cottage connects the two characters and provides a connection between the present and the past. I'll be reading more books by Thorne Moore and have already downloaded The Covenant, the prequel to this book. This was a real hidden gem, and I'm grateful that I found a recommendation for it via Carol Lovekin, another Welsh author I love.