The Distant Hours

By: Kate Morton

Narrated by: Caroline Lee

Edie Burchill and her mother have never been close, but when a long lost letter arrives one Sunday afternoon with the return address of Milderhurst Castle, Kent, printed on its envelope, Edie begins to suspect that her mother’s emotional distance masks an old secret.

Evacuated from London as a 12-year-old girl, Edie’s mother is chosen by the mysterious Juniper Blythe and taken to live at Milderhurst Castle with the Blythe family: Juniper, her twin sisters, and their father, Raymond.

Fifty years later, as Edie chases the answers to her mother’s riddle. She, too, is drawn to Milderhurst Castle and the eccentric sisters Blythe. Old ladies now, the three still live together, the twins nursing Juniper, whose abandonment by her fiancé in 1941 plunged her into madness.

Inside the decaying castle, Edie begins to unravel her mother’s past. But there are other secrets hidden in the stones of Milderhurst Castle, and Edie is about to learn more than she expected. For the truth of what happened in the distant hours has been waiting a long time for someone to find it....

©2010 Kate Morton (P)2010 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Perfect Narration

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book. The narrator performed superbly! Highly recommended.

Great combination of story & narrator!

This book had the great twists and turns and family secrets that Kate Morton has become known for I didn’t want to stop reading/listening to this one and was sad when I had to stop! I just want to gush like a fangirl about Kate Morton I can’t say enough about how much I enjoy all her books. I also can’t say enough about the audio versions Caroline Lee’s narration is so good and I highly recommend all Kate Morton’s books in audiobook format.

This story you never want to shut off

This ia a stiry full of family secrets. The deacriptions rhat transporr you there. The personal accounts that ket you witness the story deom the eye of every character. Even the first paragraph grabs you in a child's nightmare...

A great author, story and narrator.

Another captivating story and narration. Morton and Lee are a stellar combination to enjoy every time.

WW2 London and a castle!

The story was good, but I twice thought it was over when it wasn't. I like a little more intrigue, more plot twists.