The Pen and Inkpot

I have been left with quite mixed feelings about Black Rabbit Hall after reading it. I began the story expecting a cunning mystery but it ended up being more of a teenage love story. That is a little bit of an exaggeration, but I will explain after a short summary of the book. Amber lives a happy life spending the Autumn and Spring at Black Rabbit Hall with her family. They love that place. No one seems to mind the ivy crawling up the outside walls and  the fact that none of the clocks work. Black Rabbit Hall has always been a happy place for Amber. One ordinary afternoon, that changes and her life takes a dozen twists and turns that she could never have predicted.  30 years later, Lorna and her husband are driving through the Cornish countryside trying to find the perfect venue for their wedding.  After getting lost, running over a deer and being soaked in rain, the couple arrives at Pencraw Hall, or what the locals call Black Rabbit Hall. She immediately falls in love