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| Heyward Press 13 February 2025 Three Sister #3 My thanks to the author and Rachel’s Random Resources for my copy of the book and the invitation to the tour |
Suffolk, 1948
When Violet Hammond sees an advertisement for a manager to run a museum in a village outside Bury St Edmunds, she jumps at the chance of a job that sounds both different and a challenge.
For Dr Edward Russell, forced to resign from managing the museum owing to the increasing pressures on him as a doctor, the person to succeed him is obvious – the highly competent Gladys Wilson. After all, Gladys had worked at the museum for years and had run it on her own on many occasions.
But when Edward interviews Violet, he’s excited by her enthusiasm and ideas for modernising the museum and her vitality, and he finds himself offering her the position. With a smile on her face and the right words on her lips, Gladys assures Edward that she’ll support Violet as much as she can.
But Gladys has no intention of doing so. On the contrary, she wants Violet to be sacked as soon as possible. She has too much to lose if Violet stays.
📖 My Review..
What a lovely story this has been, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed spending time in the village of Harton, near Bury St Edmunds as Violet Hammond takes on her new role as curator at the village museum. There she meets Doctor Edward Russell who is delighted by Violet’s enthusiasm for history and the progression of the museum. Not so keen is Gladys Wilson who is disgruntled that she didn’t get the museum job instead of Violet.
The author brings everything to life quite beautifully, explaining Violet’s enthusiasm for history and her hopes for the museum and whilst she comes across as a bit naive at times that didn’t stop me from becoming quite attached to her. What makes the story all the more interesting are those characters who are out to make life difficult for Violet, I especially enjoyed observing how that would all work out. Everything moves along at a gentle pace which is entirely in keeping with the somewhat old fashioned nature of the story and the quiet appeal of life in the aftermath of WW2.
With a touch of cosy crime, a hint of heartwarming romance The Woven Lie is a lovely story about the value of truth, the strength of resilience and the joy of living your best life with those you love.
About the Author
Born in London, Liz Harris graduated from university with a Law degree, and then moved to California, where she led a varied life, from waitressing on Sunset Strip to working as secretary to the CEO of a large Japanese trading company.
Six years later, she returned to London and completed a degree in English, after which she taught secondary school pupils, first in Berkshire, then in Cheshire and finally in Oxfordshire.
In addition to the twenty-one novels she’s had published since her debut novel The Road Back, Liz has had several short stories in anthologies and magazines.
Liz lives in Windsor, Berkshire. An active member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association and the Historical Novel Society, her interests are travel, the theatre, reading and cryptic crosswords.
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Thank you so much for that really lovely review, JaffaReadsToo. I so enjoyed researching and writing the novel, which involved a stay in Bury St Edmunds, that it's a huge pleasure to hear that readers have enjoyed reading it. Thank you very much. xx
ReplyDeleteThank YOU for a lovely story. I really enjoyed reading it and being part of the blog tour.
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