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I just finished The Distant Hours, my second within a couple of weeks by Kate Morton. I just find that I have so much admiration for this writer. The plots, the writing, the suspense, keeping the whole thing tied together while skipping from character to character, location to location, time period to time period. She achieves all of this so smoothly, and we all know how hard it can be to make sub-plots and characters all hang together. The Distant Hours was yet another by this author that I couldn't put down. Toward the end, the whole story was coming together, some new aspects of it being uncovered on every page. The book gripped me on every page and would not let go, right up to the very end, where, just when you think it's all been revealed, there is another extra little...satisfying tidbit.

After reading The House At Riverton (superlative story), I looked over the reviews of the other four from Kate Morton. There appeared to be a sort of pattern of a mystery from the past surfacing to be unraveled in the present. I thought I'd be disappointed if she got repetitious, but the first was so great that I wanted to read at least one more, and then if it looked as if she didn't have any new ideas, then I would stop reading her books. Well, I can now affirm, having read two of this writer's books, that they have not palled, and she is not a one-book-wonder who petered out. I loved The Distant Hours as much as I did The House At Riverton. My problem now is to choose which of her books I want to read next.


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The Distant Hours Kate Morton Books Reviews

I normally love Kate Morton's books, but Distant Hours was a little disappointing. As usual, the scene was laid out in beautiful, descriptive language, but I found the first half slow moving and at times a little boring. Several times I considered giving up on the book. I persevered and the second half was more entertaining and of a higher standard with the normal twists which are so part of Kate Morton's books.

I was puzzled by the characters, such weakness, as I saw, on the part of the younger sisters and such a controlling streak, in the name of love, on the part of Percy. The father was emotionally abusive and controlling, but he died while there was still time to change and steer a different course. The twins could have cast aside his influence, but seemed to be emotionally inept. Percy's family pride sentenced the youngest sister to a life of mental anguish. Perhaps I am being unduly harsh in my judgement, but being one of four sisters with an abusive father, I know that one can rise above the home background. The book, however, struck a cord and has left an impression
The plot was very different, and I got involved in it right away. I like the period, 1940s England, and the way Kate Morton relates and intertwines the present with the past to uncover the mysterious plot lines. This book and The Secret Keeper are my favorite books by this author. Imagery is well written but at times, too much for me--- just ready to get to the meat of the story!
This book did not disappoint in my expectations; interesting storyline, characters with depth, historical references and settings brought to life by the author. Enough twists and turns were woven in to keep one's interest. I particularly liked the ending which was not completely predictable and which contained a few new surprises.

I refrained from giving this book 5 stars as the abundance of in-depth explanations of every action, thought, and detail of the characters' daily lives and surroundings seemed excessive. While useful when describing the mania which shaped the personalities of the characters of Juniper and her father Raymond Blythe, further editing of repetitive or "wordy" descriptions would not have taken away from the substance of the book.
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I have read all but one of Kate Morton's Novels. This one kept me spell bound. The time period during the war was very note worthy. It is difficult to imagine life during that time period. Also, the characters and the roles they played made interesting reading.
Angeline
Honestly, this was my least favorite book that Morton has written. That aside, I’m so glad I read it. The story centers around the two elder Blythe sisters who care for the baby of the family, Juniper, 40 years after she suffers a mental collapse.
In typical Kate Morton style, the story is a multilayered mystery that keeps the reader hooked until the last page.
The MP3 disk format is great for listening in the car. One disk, now swapping.
This book was assigned for my book club, and I would never otherwise have read it. Morton is an excellent writer - her prose is fluent and even elegant, her descriptions are perceptive and even memorable at times. Unfortunately, the book is 80% descriptions, far too many repetitive at best, at the expense of both balance and reasonable length of narrative - this was a 200 page book inflated to 560.

It would be senseless to list the many specific shortcomings. The simple plot and sub-plot just aren't in any way worthy of this many pages of disorganization and repetition, even when written well.
I fell into this book and became engrossed. The characters are mesmerizing. This book held my interest from first word to last, so much so that as soon as I finished reading it I read it again. I've never done that before. The audio book was equally spellbinding. I like to listen as I'm falling asleep but it was difficult to do so. The narrator kept my interest and I didn't want to stop listening. Very good storytelling!!!
I just finished The Distant Hours, my second within a couple of weeks by Kate Morton. I just find that I have so much admiration for this writer. The plots, the writing, the suspense, keeping the whole thing tied together while skipping from character to character, location to location, time period to time period. She achieves all of this so smoothly, and we all know how hard it can be to make sub-plots and characters all hang together. The Distant Hours was yet another by this author that I couldn't put down. Toward the end, the whole story was coming together, some new aspects of it being uncovered on every page. The book gripped me on every page and would not let go, right up to the very end, where, just when you think it's all been revealed, there is another extra little...satisfying tidbit.

After reading The House At Riverton (superlative story), I looked over the reviews of the other four from Kate Morton. There appeared to be a sort of pattern of a mystery from the past surfacing to be unraveled in the present. I thought I'd be disappointed if she got repetitious, but the first was so great that I wanted to read at least one more, and then if it looked as if she didn't have any new ideas, then I would stop reading her books. Well, I can now affirm, having read two of this writer's books, that they have not palled, and she is not a one-book-wonder who petered out. I loved The Distant Hours as much as I did The House At Riverton. My problem now is to choose which of her books I want to read next.