A wonderful powerful story that kept me gripped right to the end. The writer teases the reader into thinking she is about to reveal all and ten backs away leaving the reader wanting more! I was impressed with the way she brought to life the uncertainty and deprivations of the war years and how they changed people's characters A highly recommended read.

This book is set across two timelines with odd chapters also referring to the night of the murder. I enjoyed the start of the book and the many unknowns. The only character I liked in the modern timeliness was Vera, the main character Nancy isn't very likable and hard to feel sorry for.

I really enjoyed the wartime era, I never ready books from this time period but I found it very interesting and the characters had far more about them.

The second half of the book started to dry up for me, and the parts with Martin were very dramatic and felt unrealistic. The ending was ok and the twist with Claire was an interesting addition.

I wouldn't read the book again or necessarily recommend it but it was a good enough read.

This is a very fast paced novel with plenty of suspense. Normally, I am not keen on novels with flash backs but in this novel the two stories work very well. The book centres around a house in Sidmouth and its secrets.
Nancy was present when her mum and stepdad were killed. Her stepbrother is accused of murder and sent to prison but we learn early on that there is more to this story.
In order to try to avoid the media, Nancy goes to Sidmouth to the house where her grandmother lived and which she visited as a child. Nancy’s backstory is revealed as the book goes on.
The other story is set during the Second World War and tells the story of Nancy’s grandmother and her friend Elizabeth. Wartime makes you do things you would not normally do . Life in a place like Sidmouth during the war is well depicted.
There are secrets in both stories which are slowly revealed. There is not a great deal of depth to the characters but it’s an easy read with lots of moral issues to think about and plenty of suspense. Thank you Netgalley for giving me the chance to read this book.

Coming To Find You is an exceptional psychological thriller. Set it two separate time zones the present day and during World War 2. It centres around the house Tall Chimneys and the people who live there past and present.
Nancy used to love visiting Tall Chimneys as a child holidaying with her Mum and Dad also with her best friend Claire in tow. But after her father's death and her Mum remarried to Duncan and his son Martin always there in the holidays it sort of took the fun out of being there.
When something happens to Nancy of the summer of her fifteenth birthday so vows never to return. And has kept her secret to herself apart from telling her Mother but unfortunately she didn't believe her and over the years they have drifted apart.
Years later Nancy is due to marry Alex and he said it would be a good time to bury the hatchet with her Mother's birthday coming up.
When the day arrives for her Mothers birthday party Alex is stuck in Paris but Nancy still goes to her family's farmhouse but 9n arrival she discovers that it is only her Mum Duncan and Stepbrother Martin there.
Things get heated and Nancy tells everyone what happened that summer and in a jealous rage Martin murders both parents.
After being convicted Martin vows that he will return for Nancy. Nancy escapes London and the press going back to Tall Chimneys and to get 9ver her past but once she is there she meets the elderly nextdoor neighbour Vera and she starts to reveal the house's past.
The past:
Elizabeth owns Tall Chimneys and lives there with her husband Henry and there seventeen year old son Philip. She also opens up the house for paying guests and has regular guests that stay there.
After war was declared and her son signed up to join the war effort Elizabeth is distraught and blamed Henry for pushing their son to sign up early. In an attempt to see her son one last time Elizabeth travels to London but unfortunately she didn't see him there but did meet Mr Smith and two evacuees that later come to stay at Tall Chimneys.

The book has intrigue, mystery, murder and secrets which I thoroughly enjoyed.
The only downside was that I felt the ending was far to rushed in the last chapters.
If this can be corrected before release date then I wouldn't hesitate giving it 5*. Instead of 4.5

A story set across two timelines, a family saga with a difference.

After a slow start I really got into this book and read in one go.

At times it was a little complex and convoluted, but the threads did separate and became a good plot.

Good characters, though I did want to shake Nancy at times! The baddies were truly awful, but did manage to get their just desserts.

The stepbrother relationship was odd, not sure that came across as well as the author would have hoped, but nevertheless it was still a tense read.

A good story told from a different stance, would certainly recommend.

3.5*

Thank you NetGalley.

I expected this book to be a drama set in present day only, but it was lovely to realise that two story/timelines were occurring simultaneously!

This is the first book that I have read by Jane Corry and I really enjoyed her writing style. I found the setting and characters endearing and the mysteries came together well.

I think Nancy, the main character, was a refreshing change. She shows that it's ok not to have everything together even when you're a little older. I thoroughly enjoyed following her journey.

Thank you so much Penguin General UK for allowing me to read this book in advance of its release.

Wow this book was brilliant, such a good read , I could not leave it down, absolutely loved it. The story was so good and so many twists and turns and such a brilliant intriguing physiological thriller I wanted to read it in one go. Up to the very last page was still shocks. Would really highly recommend this book to everybody. A must read.

This is hard to review, the writing is great with an interesting plot and complex characters. However I found this almost too complex and convoluted with a mix of timelines and the story jumping straight in I felt quite confused at times and didn't really know what was happening or how things added up. Saying that, the twists were good and there was a feeling of suspense but I don't think it was fully the book for me.

I found this a complex story over several time zones, examining guilt as felt by several key characters. I enjoyed that war time story looking at the impact of the war on a small coastal town.
As the family history is unravelled the relationships develop and the small down becomes home for the characters in the different times, in spite of the small problem of a murder!
A good read from a somewhat different perspective.
Recommended

Coming to find you is a psychological thriller set in the present day and during the Second World War. Nancy runs from London to the family seaside home after a traumatic court case, but her past comes after her. While events unfold for her, we also learn about the residents of the home during the Second World War and their heartbreaking experiences.
This is a rollercoaster of a novel and I was unsure of the direction it was taking several times. It was a little bit over the top for my taste but fans of the genre will enjoy it.

This book is such a mishmash of genres, it’s hard to tell where it fits in. It’s essentially about a double murder, and what happened’ ‘that night’.
I have read to 65% but I’m not sure I care enough to finish it. I’m completely bogged down in the detail of the internal musings of both central characters. The plot lines are full of holes, it’s so implausible and contrived in places, and neither of the two main characters, Nancy or Elizabeth are particularly well-drawn. They both make some really bad choices, then react feebly when their choice goes disastrously wrong. The story line jumps back and forward from WW2 to ‘The night of the Murder’ with sometimes only half a page of the alternating story in between. It was not confusing, just very irritating.
I have read many dual timeline novels, but rarely one as poorly executed as this one. The two stories simply do not hang together at all.
I may skim-read to the end, just to find out the why, and what happened to whom. Disappointing.
My thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for my advance copy of this book.

A twisting page turner, murder, mystery, secrets and a beautiful home. As Nancy is laying low in her grandmothers beautiful old home, someone knows her secrets. This is a brilliant page turner and sure to be a best seller. One of the best books of this year so far.

A well executed dual narrative where the plots weave nicely together.

As always the author describes characters and setting in great detail.

Lots of tension and suspense. I enjoyed it.

Not my usual type of book, but I enjoyed this thought provoking read. It has three story lines from different decades centre around a large house in Sidmouth. The three are intermixed throughout the book and this is not a technique I usually like, preferring straight timelines, but in this case it certainly works.
A number of very strong female characters are featured in this well written book.
The description of the Sidmouth area are detailed, so much so that they made me want to visit.

Wow this is a dark and twisted story about a young woman whose life is thrown into a nightmare when her stepbrother is sent down for killing her mother and step father. As she escapes to her families holiday home it appears the past just won’t leave her alone and people are still trying to find out if she really is an innocent as she claims and why won’t her step brother leave her alone even from jail. As she tries to start again a mystery from her families past is also being uncovered and Nancy may not have the happy ending she has dreamed of.

I’m a big fan of Jane Corry and this book did not disappoint! Kept me on the edge of my seat and could not put it down. I really enjoyed the story going between the past and present and the different characters involved. Would recommend! 4 stars ****

The story begins with Nancy being told to get away from the press after the conviction of her step-brother for the murder of her mother and his father. She goes to Tall Chimneys, a family property on the coast to lie low. There is clearly more to the events of her parent’s deaths than she has admitted. Alongside this, we have Elizabeth’s story of living in Tall Chimneys during WWII. She has an unpleasant husband, two evacuated children and their teacher and a friend who is in a secret group preparing to defend the country in case of invasion. The two stories eventually link up, of course. I found myself gripped to begin with but the second half didn’t quite live up to my expectations. I found the second part with her step-brother a bit over the top although I had sympathy for Nancy’s feelings of betrayal. Thanks to Netgalley for an ARC.

So excited to get this book as I have loved all her previous books. This one doesn't disappoint. Dual timeline- WWII and present day. I loved both. No confusion. One wasn't better than another. Nancy did try my patience and I felt like shaking her at times. This wasn't knit one, purl one, this was a full on Arran jumper with multiple colours. Tall Chimneys links both threads with Elizabeth in WWII and Nancy in the present day. Reminded me a little of David Olusoga's History of a House. The house was a character in its own right. Well paced, great writing, believable characters all lead to a very satisfying conclusion Top notch and Jane Corry has now become an author I will buy without even knowing the blurb

The story switches between the present day tale of Nancy whose step-brother is convicted of killing his father and her mother and the tale of Elizabeth during the Second World War. Both tales are set in Sidmouth. At first I wasn’t sure that the switching between the periods was going to work but in the end I thought it worked well. There’s parallels between both sets of events and similarities between the characters of Nancy and Elizabeth.
The book captures the atmosphere of war-time with the fear of a German invasion and there’s plenty of dramatic incidents, mystery and twists in both time periods.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher Penguin for an ARC in return for an honest review.

I have mixed feelings about this one. It was well written, but the two plot lines made it feel as if I was reading two separate books. I enjoyed the WW2 mystery set in Devon, but I felt the present day crime story was much too contrived and implausible. I couldn’t gel with Nancy at all, and the ‘horrible thing’ that happened to her when she was 15 wasn’t very nice but I think her feelings about it were a bit over the top. For me, this book started off really well but then suddenly went downhill and I lost interest. Not as gripping as I’d hoped, sorry, but thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the electronic copy.