Idyllwilde
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  • Parts 11
  • Time 52m
accidental_roses
Ongoing, First published Feb 21, 2016
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An old, crumbling house stands on the English moors. Half a millennium old, and empty... yet it is not forgotten. 

Only one family has ever owned Idyllwilde House, but they are quite the family, spanning five centuries and somehow making it through the turbulent gales of history- but not without their scratches.
Cecily unravels an Elizabethan mystery that threatens her life. Nicolas tries to keep his engagement in place during the English Civil War. As the Jacobite rebellions flourish, Mairi's beliefs are challenged in an English home. The American Revolution reaches into the family and shakes it to the core. Jonathan finds a chance at joy- but will his family let him take it? Tessa tries to find home in a family that is not her own. And finally, two cousins are tasked with seven child refugees during the London Blitz.
The family will see more than their fair share of life. But that is life- to be to the fullest, and even the ordinaries can be extraordinary.

Highest Ranking: #295 in Historical Fiction 

Rather than one novel, this is made up of several short stories, which span a few chapters each. The stories can be read in any order and will always be posted together. All characters- unless explicitly mentioned- are of my own invention.
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