A house filled with history and secrets is more than mere bricks and mortar; not only a mirror on the past, it can also be a window to the future. " Ian Gouge has written a delightful novel that reminded me of the writing style of Virginia Woolf and Ernest Hemingway. In my opinion this novel deserves to be up there with these literary greats. " - Laura-Louise Acock " masterful..soul-searching. I would have liked to live next door to Owen and Maddie; I feel we would have been friends " - Siobhan Gifford " a dextrously woven story of how the complexities of any given life remain with us, and remain too within the bricks and mortar that bore witness " - Jonty Pennington-Twist " a beautifully crafted story " - Janet Burl