Book Review: The Outer Banks House & The Return to the Outer Banks House

It is 1868 when the once wealthy and prominent Sinclair family moves from their plantation to Nags Head in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Beautiful 17-year-old Abigail Sinclair is struggling to adjust to life after the Civil War, and learning to cope with the loss of a beloved uncle who was like a father to her, unlike her distant and cold parents. Despite their change in fortune, Abigail is still expected to marry the boorish Hector Newman, who intends to follow in his father’s footsteps to become a physician.

Though she feels obligated to please her parents, she feels herself being drawn to local fisherman, Benjamin Whimble. To her surprise, her father asks her to teach the local man to read and write to fill her time. As she teaches Ben, she finds that he is teaching her as well, and she begins to recognize the hypocrisy of her parents’ (and her own) beliefs about slavery. But when Ben becomes wrapped up in a dangerous situation orchestrated by Abigail’s father, will it change their budding relationship forever?

Beautifully written, Diann Ducharme’s debut novel is one you won’t soon forget. Filled with rich and vivid imagery, I felt as if I was sitting on the beaches of the Outer Banks watching these scenes unfold. Set in post Civil War America,The Outer Banks House is a moving tale about life, love and freedom.

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Review copies of these books were provided by Luxury Reading.  I received no compensation in exchange for this review, and all opinions expressed here are my own.