Title: The Glittering Hour

Author: Iona Grey

Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books 2019

Genre: Historical Fiction

Pages: 480

Rating: 5/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Ebook

Selina Lennox is a Bright Young Thing. Her life is a whirl of parties and drinking, pursued by the press and staying on just the right side of scandal, all while running from the life her parents would choose for her.

Lawrence Weston is a penniless painter who stumbles into Selina's orbit one night and can never let her go even while knowing someone of her stature could never end up with someone of his. Except Selina falls hard for Lawrence, envisioning a life of true happiness. But when tragedy strikes, Selina finds herself choosing what's safe over what's right.

Spanning two decades and a seismic shift in British history as World War II approaches, Iona Grey's The Glittering Hour is an epic novel of passion, heartache and loss.

This was our book club selection for January and I didn’t quite know what to think of it. I ended up absolutely loving this book. I actually ended this book in sobbing tears. It was just so good with an amazing emotional connection to the characters. I thoroughly enjoyed the part o the story focused on Selina’s life during the 1920s. I don’t read many book set during the 1920s and it was really a fascinating time period to highlight. I feel like I need to read more books set during the 1920s. I really wanted a bit more focused on Alice and her life, but overall I was still very engaged in this book.

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