The Mill House [Import] [Paperback]

Susan Lewis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 31, 2005

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

A successful editor with a gorgeous husband, two adorable children and a beautiful London home, Julia has everything. But somehow she’s still searching. Her beloved father walked out when she was sixteen and no one would tell her why. She’s spent all her life missing him but wondering if she has blocked a memory too terrible to even contemplate. Julia’s confusion over the past has come to dominate her present and is even threatening her idyllic marriage — she’s convinced Josh is having an affair.

Then one day Julia is informed that her father has died, and has left his house in Cornwall to her. Still reeling from the news, she calls on her best friend Sylvia only to confront her worst fear.

Devastated, Julia goes down to Cornwall to see if she can discover the truth about her father. Although feeling betrayed by the two men she loved most, she longs to break free from the past and save her relationship with Josh. But Julia makes her own fatal mistake and once more their 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

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: William Heinemann (October 31, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0434011312
• ISBN-13: 978-0434011315
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,167,640 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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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.