


He's also left a severe shortage of funds. Their father was killed in WWII, leaving behind these two children, and their beautiful young mother, the grieving widow. The Wallaces live in a huge crumbling English country house, Milton Magna, their father's legacy to them. Set in 1950's England, it tells the story of Penelope Wallace and her rock'n'roll obsessed younger brother, Inigo.

I bookmooched this one from Ireland, so read it in this edition with the rather sweet UK cover (I prefer this one to the North American cover). This last week has been all about comfort reading for me, and here's a book I'd specifically saved - on Danielle's recommendation - for a comfort read. The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets / Eva Rice
