This book was amazing. It is a multiple generation family saga of love, heartache, secrets all wrapped up with a perfect ending. The writing is beautiful and the story flows like a pristine river. This author has a wondrous way with words. Alice Jansen is turning sixteen when her world is turned upside down when her beloved father dies. In order to keep their home at the gate keepers house at Sevenstones an old manor house she agrees to help a local author with research for his latest book. That is until he makes a lecherous move on her and she feels she must flee to New York. Right before she leaves the telephone rings and even though it is not her phone she answers it. It a a young man from England named Tom Raven looking for a reclusive woman named Teddy who lives at Sevenstones. They have an interesting but brief conversation and this is the jumping off point where their stories combine. Thus begins a journey of several time lines and how Tom and Alice intertwine and connect over mystery, friendship, family and so much more. It really is a perfect book. I listened to the audio book version of this book and the narrator was excellent with her voice overs. Highly recommended. 5 stars.

Many thanks to Net Galley and HarperAudio Adult | HarperVia for a chance to listen/read an ARC audio version of this book.

The Treasures by Harriet Evans is a sweeping emotional saga that spans generations. I was captivated by the richly drawn characters and evocative storytelling—a powerful beginning to a promising new trilogy.

Let me begin by saying that I read ‘Not Without You’ by this author a long time ago. And, I loved it! And, it stayed with me for a long time!
So, when I saw to her name (and book) come up on a NetGalley page, I immediately requested it! And,I’m so glad I did!

His story spans multiple generations and a few families.

We begin with Alice and her parents.
It’s coming up on her 16th birthday and her Dad always has great surprises for her. They live in the gatehouse on an apple orchard in the Hudson Valley in NY, where her Dad works. They do not have a lot of money, but they do have love. ❤️

And then, in the blink of an eye, everything changes…

A couple of years go by and Alice is now turning 18. She’s still living at home, but life is not the same. When she’s in the position of almost being raped, well she decides she needs to get out! But, just before she leaves she gets a mysterious phone call… and the boy on the other end sounds lost, and sweet too… but she cannot help him.

At this point she decides to leave upstate NY. It’s the 60’s and Flower Power, Vietnam and Free Love are all around her…. She falls into a group that welcomes her. Her life is VERY different right now though…

Then, we meet Tom. We learn all about his family. He lives with his Dad, and his Mom died years ago. Again, they don’t have a lot of money… but they manage. And, there is love.❤️

One day his world is upended too! A woman claiming to be his aunt shows up and wants to take him away. She speaks with his Dad, and next thing he knows…they’re on a train, heading back to the UK. ?????
He’s just a kid. He has no idea what’s going on… but he promises to keep in touch with his Dad.

But the days, and weeks and months go on… time stops for no one…

Next thing you know, he’s all grown up. And he remembers speaking to a girl on the phone…all those years ago.

That’s it! 🛑🛑 Stopping right here!! 🛑🛑

Once again, this book had all the feels! So although I was originally thinking 4-4 1/2 stars, but I decided it is definitely worth the rounding up to 5!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

#TheTreasures by @HarrietEvans and narrated beautifully by @EmilyBarber.

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This moving multi generation family saga was a good novel. Harriet Evan’s did a beautiful job weaving the story together. Can’t wait to read more.

On the eve of her sixteenth birthday, Alice Jansen collects her treasures—the keepsakes, figurines, and mementos that help her make sense of her fragile family. But the next day her heart is broken, and the final treasure, a gift from her father, is lost. Two years later, Alice answers a phone call from a stranger and runs away to New York, trying to forget her last golden summer at the orchard on the banks of the Hudson.

Tom Raven can’t understand why he keeps losing so many of the things and people that really matter to him, but he knows for certain that something important is missing from his life. One day, he remembers a forgotten letter and makes a phone call, then leaves Sevenstones, the only place that feels like home, for a strange city

I got so hooked that I want to know how the rest of the series unfolds now! Great story that hooks you right away. Very entertaining plot and characters. Excited to see how it all unfolds