The Daughters of Foxcote Manor” is the third stand alone novel and was released in 2020. Outside an isolated manor house in an idyllic wood, one baby girl is discovered. A remarkable journey to Cornwall and to the lives of a family that has to relearn to trust and forgive each other, The Birdcage is a thoroughly engrossing read. This is a story full of complicated relationships. During the visit, secrets are brought out in the open, true emotions are revealed and the family confronts the trauma that occurred on the night of the eclipse. A birdcage has long been a metaphor for something pretty trapped behind bars. In British author Eve Chase’s latest novel The Birdcage, three pretty things are trapped together, and the result isn’t… pretty. Unfriendly Emmet” the name the Cornish use for tourists, “Ugly Humphrey” the dusty old stuffed fish that is beloved by Lauren, Kat and Flora. The idea that an outdoor swim can possess the power to rinse away a feeling of disquiet in a person, “The Blonde” a distinctive yellow Porsche owned by the new love interest…the latest in a long line of their father’s girlfriends and wives, and lastly, Lauren’s laugh…” wonderful and large, bigger than one would expect from a woman of such slender frame…”

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I adored this beautifully written, riveting mystery. Chase is peerless in her ability to stitch together dark secrets and tantalising twists with unforgettable characters and enthralling imagery. I am a die-hard fan! -- Rosie Walsh, bestselling author of The Man Who Didn't Call It feels strange to describe a thriller about reconciling past sins as being heartwarming, but The Birdcagesomehow manages to be suspenseful while at the same time remaining sensitive toward and generous to its troubled, flawed characters.. . The psychology and family dynamics are spot on, with Eve Chase sidestepping obvious cliches in the design of her engrossing tale.. . The twists and turns were above average, and the ending deeply satisfying. This is one of those thrillers that doesn’t rely on depravity to propel the plot, but turns its canny eye on how our all-too-human weaknesses can set off terrible consequences, and how love and compassion can heal and help us all become better people.” Criminal Element, US But Walter Harrington had warned Rita if she did not report to him about his wife’s mental and physical wellbeing, he would fire her and have someone else replace her. For a morally upright Rita, she’d probably have quit her job instead of getting bullied into doing what she knew was against her morals, but she was close to the two children and knew that Jeannie was never in a good position to look after them. Jeanie was still recuperating from the loss of her baby months earlier, and her mental health wasn’t at its best. Eve Chase is a supremo of this genre ... an intricately woven novel of suspense and secrets * Red *Wildly glamorous and utterly intoxicating, The Birdcage is Eve Chase at her very best: taut, intriguing and evocative. Du Maurier with a modern twist.”—Veronica Henry, author of How to Find Love in a Book Shop

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Because life's grown-up lesson-always, by its nature, learned too late- is about consequences, mostly the unforseen ones." This is not a thriller. I would say that it is in the contemporary genre which I am not a big fan of this genre unless I love at least one of the characters. An enticing, chilling plot, captivating characters and prose beautiful enough to totally lose yourself in Heat In a striking metaphor, the sisters are ‘mismatching dolls, from different sets’. Kat is a high-flying successful entrepreneur (on the surface at least) and Flora is a wife and mother trying hard to live up to the expectations of her husband, Scott. Close to each other in age, Kat and Flora had a close bond when younger. Lauren, on the other hand, has always felt like the outsider right from the first moment she was introduced to her two half-sisters. ‘In the archipelago of the sisters, she’s still an island on her own.’ One other notable character is Bertha the parrot whose often ill-timed mimicry of snippets of overheard conversations proves key to what unfolds. ‘We all knew Bertha didn’t invent things, just repeated them.’ But when they arrive, it’s clear they’re not alone. Someone is lurking in the shadows, watching their every move. Someone who remembers exactly what they did…

The Birdcage is a show-stopping novel - beautifully written and atmospheric, with a cast of fascinating, brilliantly realised characters whose story kept me absolutely gripped....one of the only writers I would drop anything for.' Rosie Walsh, author of The Love of My Life, Ghosted When threatening notes are found at the house and tires are slashed, the family wonders who might also know their precious secrets. The story rotates through the points of view of the three sisters, who are all well-developed characters, each with her own "voice" and outlook, which adds a nice depth to the tale.

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However Jesse finds herself at odds with her fifteen year old stepdaughter, being increasingly isolated in their sprawling new home, and haunted by the odd rumors which surround this manor. Similarly, there’s a wealth disparity between the sisters that impacts them, with Kat and Flora both enjoying a high standard of living, and Lauren living a less privileged life with her mother. As children, this leads Lauren into befriending Gemma, the daughter of the house cleaner, and the imbalance plays out in that relationship as well. Chase uses a subtle hand with these conflicts, but they pay off in the end. I loved it . . . engrossing, gripping and layered' Gillian McAllister, bestselling author of That NightThank you to G.P. Putnam's Sons for the free electronic copy of this novel and for giving me the opportunity to provide an honest review. As the daughter of a librarian Jen's love of books started from a very early age. Her reading obsession continued throughout her teenage years when she studied both English Language and English Literature at college. Almost a lifetime now, or as we hear Kat musing, “A different millennium, a time when everything was remarkably undocumented…” It feels strange to describe a thriller about reconciling past sins as being heartwarming, but The Birdcage somehow manages to be suspenseful while at the same time remaining sensitive toward and generous to its troubled, flawed characters. Here’s Flora reflecting on the summer of 1999, and how it changed the trajectory of her once seemingly limitless life:

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She reads all the time, hopping happily between genres and authors. Her ever changing list of favorite writers includes Barbara Vine, Liane Moriarty, Lisa Jewell, Maggie O’Farrell, Kate Atkinson, Jane Austen, Raymond Carver, Kate Morton, Elizabeth Strout, Hilary Mantel, Diane Athill, and Donna Tart.Just like Delia Owens gives vivid descriptions of the forest such that it almost becomes a character in her novel Where the Crawdads Sing, Eve Chase does give vivid descriptions of the sights, sounds, animals, and textures making the forest come alive in its own right. The paintings depicted in this novel are ones that I would love to view. They would tell the story in a visual and evocative way. Margot, age fifteen, and her three sisters show up at Applecote Manor in June of 1959, they are only expecting a quiet English country summer. But instead, they find their uncle and aunt who are still reeling from Audrey’s disappearance from five years previous. While the sisters get divided by some new added tensions when these two handsome neighbors come by, Margot finds herself drawn into the life that Audrey left behind. When the summer takes a lethal turn, the girls have to unite behind one unthinkable decision or find themselves ripped apart forever. Lorna soon gets involved with the woman in charge of the house and the housekeeper. She promises to bring more clients by publishing an article revolving around the house’s history and the family legacy. Little did Lorna know that her vague memories of the old Cornwell house link her directly to the house’s past and could possibly alter her future. Atmosphericandbeautifully written. I absolutelyloved it.”—Jane Fallon, author of Getting Rid of Matthew