The House Armstrong House Series Book 1 edition by A O'Connor Literature Fiction eBooks
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Can a house keep secrets?
1840’s – When Lord Edward Armstrong builds the house for his bride, Anna, the family is at the climax of its power. But its world is threatened when no heir is born. Anna could restore their fortunes, but it would mean the ultimate betrayal. Then the Great Famine grips the country.
1910s – Clara finds life as lady of the manor is not what she expected when she married Pierce Armstrong. As the First World War rages, she finds solace in artist Johnny Seymour’s decadent circle. Then the War of Independence erupts and Clara is caught between two men, deceit and revenge.
Present Day – When Kate Fallon sees the house it is love at first sight. She and her tycoon husband Tony buy it and hire the last Armstrong owner, architect Nico, to oversee its restoration.
As Kate’s fascination with the house grows, she and Nico begin to uncover its history and the fates of its occupants in centuries past. But then, as her husband's business empire faces ruin, Kate realises that they are in danger of losing everything.
Betrayal, deceit, revenge, obsession – one house, one family, three generations
Editorial Reviews
“Skillful and original plotting kept me enthralled until the final page of the story”
Rosemary McLoughlin author of Tyringham Park
“Downton’ fans, you’ll love this big house,
Engrossing and imaginative” - Irish Independent
“An irresistible mix of history, drama and intrigue that entertained and enthralled me in equal measure!” - Bord Gáis Energy Book Club
The House Armstrong House Series Book 1 edition by A O'Connor Literature Fiction eBooks
This is a difficult book to review. Lots of promise, clearly a very intelligent writer conversant with a larger world, but into this mix would appear grammar that bordered on illiterate. Perhaps using Myself and my husband rather than My husband and I, etc. is an Irish manner of speaking with which I am not familiar, so not faulting the author for something that may be my ignorance. However, as others have mentioned, the jarring practice of having several people speak in the same paragraph is extremely distracting because you must read carefully to determine what is what (and many characters sound the same, so it is tricky). Time breaks/jumps are just paragraphed and not designated appropriately. Am wondering if the author dictated the book and that's why these errors appear. There's also a great deal of telling, not showing. On the plus side, there's good facility with plotting and some of my initial thoughts were eventually resolved satisfactorily. All that being said, I did like the book and the setting and did buy the Armstrong House book that follows, so the author is doing something right.Product details
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The House Armstrong House Series Book 1 edition by A O'Connor Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
It wasn't enough for me to stay with it. The characters were shallow and difficult to follow. I gave up on it. Sorry
This book sounded like one I would really like; historical fiction with a little romance thrown in. I really tried to like this book but had a difficult time wanting to finish. The writing was alright but I have to agree with other reviewers that it was a bit disjointed. There was a lot that went on and a lot of loose ends after each period of time that was told. The story would just end. Done. The next 'time period' would begin and I felt lost getting used to a slew of new characters and trying to figure out how and why they connect with Armstrong House. I'm assuming the loose ends are tied up in book two, but I'm not sure if I really care any longer.
The characters are another story. It was also difficult to warm up to any of them. I think this might be the first book I've read where I didn't like any of the characters. They were shallow and one dimensional; selfish and cold and down right mean and nasty. I don't think there was one with any redeeming qualities which is pretty sad considering the number of characters in this story.
I tried to like this book. I tried to like the characters. The only thing I liked about the book was the house.
Reads like a documentary, barely disguised research, predictable characters, repetitive (how many times can a house be described as "baronial") nohighs or lows it is like.listening to the drone of socialites uninspiring gossip ...a hodge podge introduction to a series of books that I will steer away from...
The idea for this book was good, but the execution was poor.
There were some glaring grammatical errors, and the editing was obviously lacking. There really is no excuse for not catching errors like the author writing that a tape was put into a DVD player.
The writing was simplistic and almost child-like at times. Characters often say things that are awkward and unnecessary.
**possible spoilers**
One character states she's been driving herself since her driver went to France and got killed. Weird, and an odd way to mention his death in WWI. Another time a man mentions to his wife that their backgrounds are the same and "we're self-made". If they're married, I think she'd be aware of those things. I should've known the writing was bad when, in the prologue, a man mentions to his wife what their jobs are. Dude, she's married to you. I think she knows.
I'm a little aggravated at myself for finishing this book, but the premise kept me hoping for better writing.
If you're looking for a story that follows a family through generations (John Jakes' Kent Family comes to mind), look elsewhere. You'll just be disappointed with this book.
The writing was not bad. But it seems like the author would get "tired" of the story and just move on to another one.The last story was very predictable. I started enjoying the story only to have the author get tired of writing that one and starting yet another. The only connection to the stories was the house.
The Secrets of Armstrong House is well-conceived, plotted and told. Sadly, poor editing and formatting often made me cringe. I resented having to figure out which character was speaking as dialogue lines ran into one another constantly. Too many plural nouns with singular verbs and failure to use subjunctive mood when it was warranted. There were repetitive words used from one sentence to the next... the types of careless mistakes that usually move me, as an editor by trade, to close the book unfinished. The story held me 'til the end, however, and I would give it high marks. The editing nearly ruined it.
Loved this storyline but the writing was very poor. Also the editing was appalling.
This is a difficult book to review. Lots of promise, clearly a very intelligent writer conversant with a larger world, but into this mix would appear grammar that bordered on illiterate. Perhaps using Myself and my husband rather than My husband and I, etc. is an Irish manner of speaking with which I am not familiar, so not faulting the author for something that may be my ignorance. However, as others have mentioned, the jarring practice of having several people speak in the same paragraph is extremely distracting because you must read carefully to determine what is what (and many characters sound the same, so it is tricky). Time breaks/jumps are just paragraphed and not designated appropriately. Am wondering if the author dictated the book and that's why these errors appear. There's also a great deal of telling, not showing. On the plus side, there's good facility with plotting and some of my initial thoughts were eventually resolved satisfactorily. All that being said, I did like the book and the setting and did buy the Armstrong House book that follows, so the author is doing something right.
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