'Rich in charm and surprises' GUARDIAN'A transporting and entertaining read' THE TIMES'A triumph. Funny, mysterious, moving and ingenious - a Shakespearian knot of happiness all round' PHILIP PULLMAN
One night in a remote hunting lodge with a Hollywood director causes an international scandal that wrecks Astrid's glittering stage career, and her marriage. Her ex-husband, the charismatic Scottish actor Magnus Fellowes, goes on to find global fame, while Astrid retreats to a disintegrating Sussex windmill.
Now 82, she lives there still, with a troupe of dachshunds and her long-suffering friend, Mrs Baker, who came to clean twenty years ago and never left. But the past is catching up with them. There has been an 'Awful Incident' at the windmill; the women are in shock. Then Astrid hears that Magnus, now on his death bed, is writing a tell-all memoir. Outraged, she sets off for Scotland, determined to stop him.
Windmill Hill is the story of two very different women, both with painful pasts, and their eccentric friendship - deep, enduring, and loyal to the last. Praise for Lucy Atkins: 'Brilliantly observed. I loved it'
CLAIRE FULLER'A truly memorable story, I loved it'
JOANNA CANNON'An intriguing, brilliantly told story'
NINA STIBBE'Charming and shocking . . . Never fails to delight'
MICK HERRON'A deft display of Lucy Atkins's talents as a delicate observer of human nature'
ARIFA AKBAR'Compulsive and skilfully woven'
CLARE CHAMBERS'Intelligent and gripping'
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING'Mesmerising . . . beautifully written'
LITERARY REVIEW'Cleverly constructed'
WOMAN & HOME'It was an utter joy to relish Atkins's wonderfully skilled and unobtrusive writing'
SARAH PERRY 'Sly, witty and gripping . . . I loved it'
NAOMI ALDERMAN 'A sinewy, supple and gorgeously satisfying triumph'
LUCY MANGAN Industry Reviews
Windmill Hill is
a compulsive and skilfully woven story of loyal female friendship, memories, regrets and secrets that will not stay buried. Lucy Atkins keeps the reader turning the pages hungrily - Clare Chambers
What a fabulous character Lucy Atkins has created in Astrid! 82 with a wandering mind, she is eccentric, determined, loyal, and wholly believable. This novel, ultimately about female friendship is
playful, brilliantly observed, and with a plot that leaps and skips and surprises in the best possible ways. I loved it - Claire Fuller
A
fascinating exploration of the resilience of the aged and the determination to confront the ghosts of the past. The book
keeps you in suspense until the final page - Michael Billington
A triumph. Funny, mysterious, moving and ingenious - a Shakespearian knot of happiness all round - Philip Pullman
Lucy Atkins,
a one-of-a-kind writer, has reached new heights. Packed with story, character, sadness, friendship and joy,
Windmill Hill is
charming and shocking by turns, and
never fails to delight - Mick Herron
Lucy Atkins is such a skilled storyteller, creating
compelling, interesting characters who remain with the reader long after the last word is read. I loved the story of friendship at the heart of
Windmill Hill and
I was entranced by this exquisitely written novel. It's a novel I will be giving to all my friends. Beautifully written, it has stayed with me a long time - Clover Stroud
I loved
Windmill Hill.
Glorious characters in an intriguing, brilliantly told story. And so funny! - Nina Stibbe
I'm a big Lucy Atkins fan and
Windmill Hill is
a brilliantly structured tale of complicated lives which moves cleverly between several timelines. The protagonists are
fascinating and the windmill almost a character in its own right. A really
absorbing read - Adele Geras
