The House Of Echoes by Alexandra Walsh, the book is about Caroline, who is the representative for her grandfather Dexter Blake, he is just released his last and final book of The Ether Heracles series. worldwide fans cannot wait, but when they announce his death soon after, fans are devastated and some even start rumors online about how he died. At the same time, Caroline is researching how her house is tied. to Henry the sixth court, more specifically Anne Brandon. Caroline also has reconnected with two of her best friends in college. Ben and Gideon, Ben is her ex but Gideon was the love of her life. Seeing them only opens up wounds and shows Caroline She’s not finished hiding her secrets just yet. In the other POV we follow Anne Brandon, who loves Randall Hanover, but is forced to marry someone else. Despite that she tries to make the best of it, her fruitless marriage is something her husband cannot take, and he soon starts sleeping with one of her ladies and waiting. this trouble is happening right at the same time Henry the sixth is declaring himself head of the church and divorcing queen Catherine for not giving him an air. his impending marriages or too similar to Annes, childless marriage, and she fears. This doesn’t bode well for her future safety. I really really enjoyed this book as I do all of Alexander Walsh‘s books, but I do want to say I didn’t like the whole thing with Gideon and Caroline after she tells him everything. I’m not going to say why because I would give serious plot points away, but I thought it just all seemed high schoolish especially after everything she had been through. despite that, I bet it’s hard to write books where the past and present intertwine and think Alexandra Walsh does it better than most this book included. I love her books and can’t wait for the next one. #NetGalley, #AlexandraWalsh, #TheHouseOfEchoes,#BoldWoodBooks,.

If you like dual timelines and historical novels with a bit of mystery, then this is the book for you. Set between the Tudor period and today, the author weaves a story of love and lies, intrigue and duplicity and all with strong historical facts which have a little poetic licence. Also if you have read this author's previous sagas of the Marquess House, there are some references to it in regards to Caroline seeking out Tudor land registers. I was blown away with that series as I am with this book too.

Thanks to Netgalley and Boldwood Books for the ARC to review

I very much enjoyed this dual time line story. Great for fans of Philippa Gregory. The story and characters were both engaging and I would recommend.

This book was more than I expected. It was actually a dual timeline novel with two women at the centre of each strand of story who happen to face similar challenges in wildly different circumstance. They are connected through historical research that confirmed that they lived in the same place at one time in their lives. The book emphasised the strength and resilience of women when people’s expectations of them are so much less. It highlights that in Tudor times there was a level of discrimination against women that so often limited their choice to the lesser of two evils. I found the book informative about court life in Henry VIII’s reign and uncovered a forgotten hero - Anne Brandon. And then, in the end, it was a love story! All in all a fabulous read.

I love historical fiction and the Tudor period is one of my favourite periods in British History and this book gave me everything that I love in historical fiction. I couldn't put it down and read it a day

I’ve always enjoyed Alexandra Walsh’s books and this one is no exception. Anne Brandon, daughter of the Duke of Suffolk and step-daughter of Princess Mary – sister of Henry VIII, is beginning her life at court. In the present day Caroline Harvey is the granddaughter and public face of the famous author, Dexter Blake. Both women have, or will have, secrets that could destroy their lives if they were discovered
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The story moves easily between the two timelines producing surprises, secrets and similarities between the two women and their lives. In particular I found the story of Anne Brandon and her life absolutely fascinating as she navigated life at court and managed to eventually live the life she wanted . Definitely recommended.

This book isn’t for me. The mood is too dark, and there are too many characters. (When a novel opens with a Dramatis Personae, that’s not a good sign.) The first scene with Caroline seemed unnecessary and confused me with all the character names, nothing happening, and nothing to ground me to the characters. DNF.

Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC.

I really enjoyed reading The House of Echoes by Alexandra Walsh. It was very easy to imagine ,as a reader, that you are there as part of the story.
Would definitely recommend this book.

I haven't read a book from this author until now, and it's definitely different. If you enjoy historical fiction you, specifically the Tudor period, then you may enjoy This follows dual timelines, one from the 1500s and the present, modern day. We follow Anne Brandon (Baroness Grey Powys) the daughter of Charles Brandon, daughter of Charles Brandon. Charles Brandon was the best friend of Henry VIII in Tudor England. We then follow Caroline Harvey; she is the granddaughter of the late Dexter Blake, who wrote best-selling novels. This book has so many parts to follow, and I think that's what intrigued me about it.

Tbh, it might not be for everyone, only because there are several parts to it. However, I wasn't disappointed at all. There was so much intrigue, lies, mysteries, and secrets! I appreciate that there was an extent of research that was done to write Anne's part. I was a bit surprised with the ending of this book. Not only that, but I didn't see the ending going the way that it did. Like I mentioned, a twist! I look forward to reading more books written by this author!

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. Thank you to Rachel's Random Resources + Boldwood Books for the opportunity!

This was another really good book by this author!
It’s well written and told through dual timelines.
There’s a lot of secrets being kept and a lot of surprises come out. I did find the story set in present day more interesting. By the end of the book I was wishing I could read the books that are mentioned within the story.
Definitely recommend

Loved it! I am a fan of both Philippa Gregory and Barbara Erskine so this was the perfect book for me. Great dual timeline storytelling and fascinating detail concerning the Tudor court - my favourite time in history. I found the book very well written, well researched and very engaging. I now have another author to add to my list of favourites and will be reading more of her work in future.

In this dual timeline story, there are two very different stories with a location linking them. In the mid 1500s, Anne Brandon lived in the turbulent Tudor times, her father Charles the best friend of King Henry VIII. Her own life was wrought with difficulties as her husband was horrid and it wasn’t a good time to be a woman. Present day timeline takes place in Pembrokeshire where Caroline Harvey, a writer, faces troubles of her own. Both timelines have strong women facing obstacles and secrets.

"The House of Echoes" is a complex dual timeline novel set in the present day and Tudor England. It's difficult to allocate a genre to it as there are psychological aspects in addition to the historical and romantic elements. There are a wealth of wonderful characters, details of folk-lore and a whole invented series of very popular sci-fi novels which have been made in to films. Alexandra Walsh must have used a vast spreadsheet similar to that described by Caroline (present day "heroine") to keep track of everything. She has certainly produced a tour de force.

Thanks to Net Galley and the publishers for the opportunity to read and review this book.

While this had a promise of mystery, it wasn’t quite interesting enough to really capture my attention. There was nothing really wrong with the story, it just wasn’t for me. There also were some glaring errors where words were just not in the sentence that should have been there.
The historical parts were well written, but the exposition was a bit clunky.

Thoroughly enjoyed this novel by Alexandra Walsh who is now one of my firm favourites when it comes to authors in this genre.

The intrigue and factual research of Anne Brandon’s story drew me in immediately. How Walsh brought the machinations of the Tudor court to life so well was magic. Characters and their links were explained well without taking away the human aspect, something that some historical fiction novels struggle with.

In contrast, the modern-day sections had their own intrigue and subplot and I was pleasantly surprised to see how the characters from both times mirrored one another and had a connection without it being too twee or obvious.

Fantastic writing style, great characters, and a rarity to find myself not preferring one timeline over another as is often the case with this style of novel for me. Overall, a brilliant read I will recommend.

Beautifully written dual timeline book that had me captured from the early pages. I found the many relationships a little difficult to keep up with but that is probably because I was reading an ebook which made it difficult to keep referring back to the character list at the opening of the book. That said I thoroughly enjoyed it an£ look forward to reading more from this author

Such a beautiful eye catching cover! I would highly recommend to family and friends. I love author’s that can describe a scene and you are immediately there, you close your eyes and you picture the scene. This author does that for me.

This was a very enjoyable read. It is dual timeline and I really loved both settings quite a bit. I also really loved the writing style in this book.

I fell right into the sixteenth century from the first pages of this book. The 16th century story in this dual timeline story is about Anne Brandon, a little know but pretty amazing person. Anne's father is close with Henry VIII; Anne herself was close friends with Anne Boleyn when they were both at the French court. In love with one man but married off to another, Anne lives the life of a noble woman of the times, but under the surface her life is more turbulent. Her initially benevolent and loving husband reveals are darker more malevolent side when she fails to give him a son. The love of her life is on the other side of the country. When Henry VIII starts casting off his wives because they can't provide a male heir, Anne finds herself in real danger. She becomes estranged from her father when he wants her to become one of the king's lovers; outraged, Anne turns to her true love for comfort. When Lord Powis, her husband, tries to murder her Anne flees to her lover, eventually moving in with him and raising several adopted children as a family. And all of this is just one part of the story!

In present day, writer and editor Caroline Harvey has just lost her very famous grandfather, writer of a series of famous and beloved books, and their associated movies. Caroline's grandfather has always been something of a recluse, with Caroline as his public face, but her life is in upheaval after his death. But Caroline has a secret; she has been much more involved in her grandfather's work than just typing and proofreading. To make things even more interesting, Caroline's ex shows up in her life demanding she give him her apartment in London, or he will tell all to the world. At the same time, Caroline's dear friend from years past, Gideon shows up in her life. It seems that Caroline has more secrets than just those she shared with her grandfather, and Gideon is in the process of a nasty divorce who's soon to be ex is also threatening to reveal secrets. And then there is the question of the real estate company that wants to acquire a portion of the ancient property that has belonged to Carolines family for generations.

The House of Echoes has secrets, lies, mysteries and more for everyone. It's a real page turner, one that will keep you up and reading to the very last page! One of my favorite reads of the year!

This is the story of two women. In the present Caroline Harvey lives in Pembrokeshire where she has been working as assistant to her reclusive grandfather, a bestselling author. But her grandfather has died and the final book in the series is to be released soon. In the 1530’s and until the death of Henry VIII we follow the life of Anne Brandon, daughter of a close friend of the King, who has led a privileged life, but for a woman at this time that is not often a happy life. The two threads are quite separate for much of the book and I almost felt like I was reading two books in tandem.

Briefly, Caroline is grieving but she isn’t going to be left in peace, her college boyfriend is back in her life, her former husband is causing ructions and there have been upsetting slurs aimed at her on social media. In Tudor times Anne is to be married to Lord Powis, against her wishes as she is in love with another man, but her wishes are not considered important. However, after having a number of miscarriages Powis starts to stray and her true love comes back into her life. Back in the present Caroline is researching her home and it appears that Anne Brandon once took refuge there.

The current day timeline is quite simple but with some excellent and very unexpected twists and turns and shocking reveals. The Tudor timeline is much more complex in that there are an awful lots of characters, and the Dramatis Personae was very welcomed. I thought I knew a lot about this period in history but there was a lot of new and fascinating information. There are clear similarities in the lives of the two women, two strong women who were at the mercy of the men in their lives and who both fought back! A story of love, revenge and determination this was a compelling and entertaining read. Very enjoyable.

4.5⭐️