![]() ![]() ![]() It was supposed to be a home where they could raise their three-year-old daughter and grow old together. And when she loses her heart to a fellow volunteer, Ellie discovers the frightening true nature of the people living in Round Hill.Īrchitect Kayla Carter and her husband designed a beautiful house for themselves in Round Hill’s new development, Shadow Ridge Estates. But as Ellie follows her ideals fighting for the civil rights of the marginalized, her scandalized parents scorn her efforts, and her neighbors reveal their prejudices. She’s chosen to spend her summer break as a volunteer helping to register black voters. Enrolled in college and all but engaged to a bank manager, Ellie isn’t as committed to her expected future as her family believes. Growing up in the well-to-do town of Round Hill, North Carolina, Ellie Hockley was raised to be a certain type of proper Southern lady. The Last House on the Street is considered historical fiction. The Last House on the Street is her latest book and it’s our Book Club book for May with discussion to happen today June 1st. She’s written some awesome books that I’ve been super excited about and have written reviews for here on the blog. ![]() I have been singing the praises of author Diane Chamberlain. ![]()
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