You know the expression "Home is where the heart is" well
GOING HOME isn't so much about a family's house as it is
about the people that have lived in the house -- past,
present and future. The Walter's family and its' circle of
friends are probably the most outrageous, eclectic group of
people you will ever meet and yet they are probably no
different or weird or eccentric than those in our own lives.
Love, hate, love, hate and then love once again is the
central theme of this very exciting book--truly a roller
coaster of emotions. The Keeper House has been in Lizzy
Walters's family for generations and so too many of the
family seems to be the glue that keeps it together. Keeper
House is a member of their extended family. But the Walters
are going to find out that they are so much more than just
this old manor and with it or without it they have the
strength to overcome just about any obstacle that comes
their way. The Walters are an intelligent mass of
insecurities when it comes to their private lives and in the
beginning you think Lizzy has the most chaos to deal with.
However you quickly become enmeshed in the lives of the
entire wonderful Walters' and realize that Lizzy may just be
the sanest of the group--quite telling actually. Lizzy has a
lot on her plate what with her current split from David who
she thought was the one, to the pressure from her work at a
movie production company, to the difficulty with the
upcoming marriage of her rather caustic aunt and the list
goes on. Add to her dilemma the addition of several new men
or reacquainted men in her life and you can see her need to
come up for air. Returning home for the holidays seems to be
just what she needs but once she arrives she senses that
something is awry.
GOING HOME is a book you'll want to keep as a treasured
addition to your personal library as you will feel the urge
to revisit these wonderfully flawed people from Keeper
House. Lizzy Walters is my newest favorite character with
her unfailing ability to dust herself off and start all over
again. Her life is just chock-full of ups and downs but you
become her cheerleader as you empathize, groan and laugh
with her. Her relationship with her people is nothing short
of well -- normal -- but her reactions and humorous
reflections duly noted as inserted in her dialog can't help
but endear her and win a permanent place in your heart.
It's not shaping up to be the cosy family Christmas Lizzy
Walter had in mind. Leaving her tiny flat in London - and a
whole host of headaches - behind, Lizzy has returned home to
the much loved family home, Keeper House, for Christmas.
Like millions of others, all she wants is a break, to relax
and spend more time with her chaotic but big-hearted family.
But when she arrives, nothing is quite what it seems. Behind
the mistletoe and mince pies, family secrets and rivalries
lurk - and suddenly the very future of Keeper House looks in
jeopardy. And when David, the Love of her Life - or so she
thought - makes an unexpected reappearance, Lizzy is thrown
into even greater turmoil.
As winter slowly turns to spring, Lizzy realises she has to
take charge for once: of her family, her life and her heart.
And by the time summer finally arrives, she thinks
everything might be sorted out; and that she might be
falling in love again. But she's wrong. As the Walters come
together one last time for a wedding in the garden of Keeper
House, the stakes have never been higher.
Can Lizzy save the family home - and the family - or will it
be too late?
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