House on Sandstone' is a story of different life choices two old friends made the consequences, and what happens when they meet again.
Twentyfive years ago, Carly Griffin left Leland, Kentucky sure that it held nothing for her future, Now weary of living overseas for one consulting project after another, shes glad to have two months back in Leland to relax with her aging parents.
When she catches a glimpse of her high school friend Justine in the doorway of her elegant home, she is surprised by the warm, famiiar feelings stirred within.
Justine Hall made different choices, returning to Leland after college to marry and raise two children, Now divorced, she walks a fine line between sanity and hell, struggling to reconcile the sexuality she can no longer deny with the expectations of motherhood and mores in a small town.
needed another reread. Wonder if I noticed the head hopping in my previous reads, At first I thought it was because I was listening via texttospeech but that wasn't it, Still very enjoyable but, for some reason, the changing POVs really stood out to me this time around,
I've read the online version several times and finally bought the published version, This is, I think, the fourth time I've read the book, I'm not sure why this book touches me so much but I find myself drawn to read it at least once a year.
The final chapter of the published version is completely different from the online version, It's always nice to see something different or extra in a published version, But even without it, it's worth the price,
You can read my whole review at the CSpot site: sitelink cspot. net/archives/ This book is a great book, What I learned from it, is that if you worry so much about what other people think about you, you can't have fun and you can't live life.
The only approval that you need is your own, I definitely recommend this book, sitelink wordpress. com/ Another great read from KG MacGregor two wonderful women finally find love amp each other afteryears
Really enjoying a retrospective visit to all of her books When I heard that the new book called sitelinkThe Lucky Ones included characters from one of MacGregors older books, I decided to fallback almostyears with The House on Sandstone.
I hate reading books out of order and since this is one that was already in my collection I thought why not.
I hate to say it but this was a bit of a slog to get through,
Im a fan of MacGregor, she has written some books I loved like sitelinkTMinus Two and sitelinkWorth Every Step.
Not to mention plenty of other books I really enjoyed, I hate to say that this was a real struggle, When I start a book with an average number of pages, I almost always read it in one day.
However, this book took me three days to read instead, and considering Im swamped with books right now I was getting a little frustrated.
The biggest issue for me was the first half of the book, For one it felt dated, Yes, I know this book is almostyears old but I just finished a book that wasyears old, right before I read this one, and it didnt feel half as dated.
There is a difference between a book that feels dated and a book that just takes place in a certain time period that you have to adjust to while reading, unfortunately this was the former.
The second issue I had with the first half was that it was long and honestly boring.
It was a lot of everyday life stuff, with no conflict or anything to drive the story, One character almost came off a little stalkerish, but that wasnt meant to be exciting or thrilling, instead it was a little creepy.
This was just a real slog to get through and I kept kicking myself for choosing this book, I dont like to DNF unless I really have to and the ratings and reviews from people I trust on this book were decent so I kept going.
Finally after two days of reading I got about half way through,
Today I picked up the book promising myself to finally finish it and thank goodness the second half wastimes better than the first half.
It still had a few bumps but it was like two different books, Finally a few interesting things started to happen, and the whole book just took a better turn, I still cant give this more thandue to the boring first half but the second half saved the book for me.
Even with The Lucky Ones having some of the characters from this book, I dont think I can recommend this.
There are so many good books out there in lesfic romance and GREAT books out there by MacGregor, which makes this not as worth it in my honest opinion.
If you already own this book or get a great deal on it, thats another story and I say go for it, otherwise treat yourself to some of MacGregors other books instead.
Great read! insightful,lots of drama,well developed characters,a backstory of two women who's life,love and marriage got tested for more thanyears and survived through all these problems/issues.
. this storyline was even thought provoking and very well written paperback! My fall back Friday choice is The House On Sandstone by K.
G. MacGregor, first published in, I enjoyed it very much and the solid writing of this author one of the Grand Poobahs of lesfic reminds me I have to read more of her.
She has such an extensive back catalogue, its just criminal not to,
Lost daughter Carly returns to smallville Kentucky for a short stay between jobs that takes her all over the globe.
Her high school crush Justine has divorced her husband and is trying to build up her life again after a faux pas that had the whole city of Leland clutching their purls.
A drunken fumble, a love reawakened but with no future when a mother lives only for her children and is terrified that losing her heart also means losing them again.
A slow burn and a love that does not dare to speak its name, It could easily go the telenovela way, but MacGregor is too much of a pro to let that happen.
f/f
Themes: coming home, small town homophobia, a drunken fumble, what will the neighbors say, living for your kids, furniture shop, coffee shop, weight loss, difficult teens.
Stars Nicely done ! Another wellwritten story by KG MacGregor, . . Yes, it was a bit draggy initially but it got better, Story of lost love and love found, someyears later betweenhigh school friends, Carly amp Justine, Love lost due to fear to own ones sexuality and when you faced your fear headon, you found love.
. . Thats the story of Carly amp Justine with other issues put forth in this friendtolover, secondchance romance, As usual another sweet story by the writer but this time I find this slow paced in bringing me to embrace and love the characters.
I sincerely can't pin point the whys perhaps the maturity of the main characters or the depressingly realistic closeting in all.
. . I give this book astar mainly for good writing and less for my loving it as much as the many other books I have read by this author.
Picked this up at a used bookstore for a buck and then had it sitting around, Picked it up randomly last night atpm and stayed up until midnight finishing it, Just sucked me right in,
Carly returns to her Kentucky hometown between consulting jobs and reconnects with high school friend, Justine, Having never forgot each other, will it be
ships passing in the night or will they seize the chance to be happy together! The plot is fine but has been dragged too long.
. . Great story about tosomething women getting it right afteryrs Wonderful Second Chance
KG MacGregor really knows how to right the pain and emotional turmoil it can be for a person to accept themselves openly.
Another good read
As usual this author delivers a great story, good characters and a combination of humour and emotion.
Overall good read, not the best book she has ever written but well worth a read, .