The Mill House [Import] [Mass Market Paperback]

Susan Lewis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 4, 2006

A powerful tale of passion and betrayal and a woman’s determination to find out the truth about her past, whatever it costs — from the bestselling author of The Hornbeam Tree.

JuliaThayne is a valued and loving wife, a successful mother and a beautiful woman. But beneath it all lies a terrible secret that threatens to tear her perfect world apart: her beloved father walked out when she was sixteen and never
contacted her again. Her mother refuses to speak of him, her sister seems to hate him, yet Julia can only remember the man who adored her, until something happened to drive him away.

Joshua is Julia’s husband — he is utterly devoted to his wife and children, but as the ghosts of Julia’s past begin to move into their marriage, he finds himself losing the struggle to keep them together.Then two telephone calls
change everything.

Julia moves from London to a remote mill house in Cornwall, determined to discover the truth about her father and to find a way to save her fractured relationship with Josh. But it is here that she makes her own fatal mistake, and once more her marriage is rocked to its very foundation.

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About the Author

Susan Lewis is the author of several bestsellers including Silent Truths; Wicked Beauty; Intimate Strangers; and most recently The Hornbeam Tree.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Arrow (July 4, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0099453282
• ISBN-13: 978-0099453284
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,561,601 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Anatomy of a marriage, October 13, 2011

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Susan Smith (A small rural village in the English Midlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Mill House (Paperback)

I have never read anything by Susan Lewis but will be looking out for other books by her. The Mill House is the story of a marriage in severe crisis. On the face of it, Julia and Josh have a marriage made in heaven. Everything in their lives seems, initially, to be perfect. They are rich, beautiful, have darling children, a fabulous house and boat, and are completely besotted with each other and have a terrific sex life. However, there is a worm in eden and it is eating away at Julia.

Julia's father, whom she adored and who adored her, vanished from her life when she was 15 without explanation. Despite trying to get information from her mother, unsuccessfully, Julia has been unable to understand what happened. This has eaten away at her and she is now moving into serious depression as a result.

I don't want to give spoilers so I will only repeat what is on the cover blurb: 2 phone calls turn life inside out and upside down for Julia and Josh. As a result, their lives completely change course and Julia must deal with death, depression, dislocation and complete humiliation. She makes some bad moves and suffers for them but then so does Josh. You wonder until nearly the last page if they will ever be able to be together again.

Susan Lewis writes with great insight into the fabric of a marriage in trouble. She creates well rounded characters who act out believeable scenarios. There is much pain in this book. It clearly demonstrates that marriage is a matter, sometimes, of hard work and perservance. There are some difficult issues covered: illness, death, betrayal, family breakdown, incest, paedophilia.

I enjoyed reading this very much and found it to be a real page turner. Well written, full of insight, painful at times but ultimately uplifting. Recommended for a great read.