By: Kimberley Freeman
THREE out of FIVE stars
my thoughts:
Lets start out with, this is the first Kimberley Freeman book that I have read and it wont be the last. I picked up 'Wildflower Hill' because her books were compared to Kate Morton. They are somewhat similar writers. granted this is the first Freeman book I have read.
There are two major stories going on in this book. Freeman does a beautiful job weaving the two together. In story one is Emma. In story two is Beattie. I gravitated towards Beattie's story. Emma has lead a life that she thinks is fulfilled until it comes to an abrupt halt. Beattie has lead a life that is full of love, hate and raw emotion.
I would definitely recommend this book to those that like duel-timelines with the warning that it doesn't follow that outline to the T.
the run down:
SPANNING THREE GENERATIONS AND HALF THE WORLD, WILDFLOWER HILL IS A SWEEPING, ROMANTIC, AND COMPELLING STORY OF TWO WOMEN WHO SHARE A LEGACY OF SECRETS, HEARTBREAK, COURAGE, AND LOVE. Emma, a prima ballerina in London, is at a crossroads after an injured knee ruins her career. Forced to rest and take stock of her life, she finds that she’s mistaken fame and achievement for love and fulfillment. Returning home to Australia, she learns of her grandmother Beattie’s death and a strange inheritance: a sheep station in isolated rural Australia. Certain she has been saddled with an irritating burden, Emma prepares to leave for Wildflower Hill to sell the estate.
Beattie also found herself at a crossroads as a young woman, but she was pregnant and unwed. She eventually found success—but only after following an unconventional path that was often dangerous and heartbreaking. Beattie knew the lessons she learned in life would be important to Emma one day, and she wanted to make sure Emma’s heart remained open to love, no matter what life brought. She knew the magic of the Australian wilderness would show Emma the way.
Wildflower Hill is a compelling, atmospheric, and romantic novel about taking risks, starting again, and believing in yourself. It’s about finding out what you really want and discovering that the answer might be not at all what you’d expect
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