“The farmer is dead. He is dead, and all anyone wants to know is who killed him.” This is probably the best opening line of a book I have ever read! It grabbed me from page one and kept me totally enraptured until the very last page.

This novel is such a perfect genre mashup and explores so many different themes, the power of first love, grief and loss, a love triangle, a mystery with courtroom drama. The story weaves perfectly from the present day in the 60's to the past timeline which sets up the events that take place in the current time. These characters were so richly drawn and I felt such empathy for all of them. I was brought to tears more than once and felt so emotional throughout. The setting of the English farm was so rich as well, you felt as though you were there with them.

I was completely swept away by this story and devoured it in two days. The writing is just beautiful and I didn't want it to end. I am so glad to see that @reesesbookclub picked this for the March read, this author deserves all of the attention and accolades this will bring. I've also heard rumors that this has been optioned by Reese also, and I think this would be amazing brought to life on the screen. I can't wait to read more from this author, she has such a way with storytelling. Thank you to @netgalley and @simonandschuster for this gifted copy. I can't recommend this one enough, go pick it up now and thank me later! Beth, Frank and Gabriel are not characters I will soon forget. This book will definitely be in my top 10 of the year.