A lovely book which I've read many times and will never get tired of. A wonderful cast of characters, headed by the matriarch of the family, Lucilla, who always gets her way, but somehow still commands the love and obedience of her adult children and grandchildren. Wonderful descriptions of the family house of Damerosehay and the surrounding countryside, a lovely historical backstory, a ghost or two. a love story. What's not to love?