A saga of immense charm and warmth, with three characters you won’t forget. Thea, Anna and Daisy forge an unbreakable friendship through adversity. Thea’s loathsome stepbrother is trying to trick her out of her inheritance of her parents’ beautiful house in the seaside town of Brighton by means of a Will which Thea believes to be forged. He gives her three months in which to leave. Afterwards she … three months in which to leave. Afterwards she will face destitution.
Anna is pregnant and grieving, her explorer fiancé lost at sea. Her violent father drives her from the family home in the back streets of London’s Bermondsey and her fiancé’s upper-class relatives cruelly reject her.
Daisy is in search of independence, running from a man she doesn’t want to marry.
Together the three girls set up Thea’s home as a guest house and embark on a mission to outwit her stepbrother by proving his fraud. In a race against time, nothing will turn out to be quite as it seems.
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From the moment I started this book I fell into the story and was not able to stop. I don’t normally read family sagas but this one got me hooked and look forward to reading the next one in the series; The Silver Ladies of London. I adore Lesley Eames writing and how quick-paced it is. You certainly get around very quickly once you immerse yourself in this story. I loved how the three girls came together, all from different paths of hardship and or in Daisy’s case, to grow up and seek some adventure outside of Pixfield.
Brighton is somewhere I know fairly well so it was a delight to read about Brighton in the 1920s and all the landmarks we know today. As I leave this review I have to say I’m nearing the end of the book as I eagerly await to see the outcome of Anna, James and Piers, Daisy and Daniel, and lastly Thea. Will she find happiness with Ralph? And more importantly will Thea outsmart that devious step brother of hers and remain at 18 Clarendon Place?
I highly recommend this gem. It’s very entertaining. It has everything.
I love Lesley Eames writing. I love her characters and her sense of history and place.
The Brighton Guest House Girls is Eames second book, although not a continuation of the first (Silver Ladies of London). Eames’s new characters, Thea, Anna and Daisy are united through difficult circumstances under the roof of Thea’s home, the only thing left to her after her mother’s death. Thea’s villainous step-brother is trying steal the Brighton house from under her by bullying and fraud, but the girls are determined to fight back. In the meantime, they plan to make the most of a bad situation and open Thea’s home as a guesthouse.
Eames is very gifted when it comes to character development and it was wonderful seeing the sisterhood that developed between these girls. Eames is also a master of happy-ever-after-some-heartbreak-and-tumult (as I like to call it). She keeps things twisty and interesting even though you know everyone is going to be ok in the end. Eames’s books are completely clean, I recommend them for anyone who loves stories of survival and friendship, girls beating the odds, and lovers of historical fiction. There’s always a little bit of mystery, a lot of sweet romance, and fierce friendship. Keep them coming!!
The Brighton Guest House Girls is a charming story. This historical drama drew me right in with its engaging characters, lovely seaside town, and diverse storylines. I thought the characters were developed. The three ladies come from different backgrounds, but each is struggling to get ahead. I like how they bond together. They end up becoming a family and support each other. The author has an engaging writing style and the book had lovely flow. I just wanted to keep reading to see how The Brighton Guest House Girls would end. The story does have its villains which just encouraged me to root more for our ladies. I like how the three women worked to overcome adversity and the hurdles put in front of them. We get to see Daisy, Anna and Thea grow from their challenges. They become stronger and more prepared to handle what life will throw at them in the future. The ending is gratifying and uplifting. The Brighton Guest House Girls is a heartwarming story that will give you the warm fuzzies.
The Brighton Guest House Girls is the 1st book I have read by Lesley Eames and won’t be the last. Thea, Anna and Daisy are similar in age, live near London in the 1920’s, come from different backgrounds, and currently need help. Thea has a cunning step-brother waving around a falsified will to kick her out her home and claim the estate for himself. Anna’s father has kicked her out of the family home and bid her to never contact them again because she is pregnant and unwed; her finance is a journalist and currently missing. Daisy is the youngest and not interested in love, especially from neighbor Daniel. She loves horses, wants to work with her cousin Max in the business, not spend her days taking care of Daniel’s children.
Anna and Daisy needs a place to stay and Thea needs help turning her home into a bed and breakfast while trying to prove her step-brother’s deceit. Striking a 3-way friendship and partnership, each of these women is strong, smart and endearing. Ms. Eames structured the story in that one woman’s POV is presented per chapter, which keeps the pace and the drama of 3 different plights now interwoven flowing smoothly. With interesting secondary characters to help or hinder problems and build up romance, I was caught up in each story and cheering all three ladies. Interesting and never a dull moment, with just the right amount of subtle touches to remind you of the decade, I thoroughly enjoyed this story and am on to another one by Ms. Eames.