This was a book where for about 60% of it I liked the idea more than the execution. The last 1/3 was compelling and moved along at a brisk pace. The theme of the book is basically “people/things aren’t always as they seem” and each what-if section cleverly reveals more and more about each of the characters.But the beginning of the book sets up 3 possible tenants for Ms Agnes’s Humphries and instantly pushes one of them as unlikeable. You then jump into her story for the first 40% of the book and...

Jenni Keer presents for your reading entertainment a cosy read with a charming spinster in charge: Agnes.Agnes is a collector of all sorts of people, things, and even moments - tangibles and intangibles. She has a home and makes a living by renting out rooms. . .and one of her roomers has passed on, and after properly mourning Agnes needs to get that room rented out again. So begins the search, a thoughtful one.A gentle read, with plenty of opportunities to ponder on the three candidates and joi...

Didn’t finish. Yet another book with gay themes. No thanks. Had a promising start. Just not something I want to read.

This was a wonderful historical fiction audiobook! I’d seen it in the blogosphere quite a bit, but it was Eva’s review that tempted me. I’m so glad I didn’t resist as it’s one of my favourite books this year and it gave me a book hangover!I loved being in the company of Agnes and the lodgers of No 23 Burlington Square. I loved getting to know each character as they came to live at the house, slowly revealing their shocking secrets!I loved Agnes and her funny ways, and really enjoyed learning abo...

I couldn’t possibly tell you what made me take a second look at this book. The cover, pretty as it may be, isn’t normally something that catches my eye since it’s distinctly not crime fiction-ish. However, for some reason, I decided to read the book description and immediately felt so incredibly intrigued that I just knew I couldn’t let this one go.The idea that three different choices could lead to three different paths fascinated me from the get-go. Alternate timelines seem rather science-fict...

In a Nutshell: An unusual ‘sliding doors’ historical fiction, focussing on characters either residing or wanting to reside at the titular location. Imaginative in concept, somewhat slow in progress, interesting in plot development, okay in character development. Will work when you want a feel-good story with limited romance.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Story Synopsis:1927. With the death of one tenant, there’s a vacant room to let in No. 23 Burlington Square. The owner, an old lady named Agnes Hu...

A fun and engrossing read.
A novel that employs the 'Sliding Doors' premise, involving a vacant room in a lodging. Does the owner, Agnes Humphries, allow her Niece Clara, the sensible and agreeable Stephen, or a Widow named Mercy to take up the room?
After the opening chapters, the book then splits into 3, allowing the reader to see how each scenario plays out.
The reader is treated to many twists and turns as the story progresses, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

I loved this book!!! It's a bit different to what I normally read and I'm so glad I read it. Agnes Humphries is a spinster who's life was taken over caring for her sister, when her mother died and then her father as his health deteriorates. She meets James who wishes to marry her but she can't bring herself to abandon her family. When she ends up alone in Burlington Square, which she loves, she decides to take in lodgers. When one of her lodgers dies, she advertises for someone new and gets thre...

The premise of this is ‘What If?’ Who hasn’t looked at their life and pondered this question, wondering what a different decision may have led to? It’s 1927 and No 23 Burlington Square is the cluttered establishment of Miss Agnes Humphries. She loves the house bequeathed to her by her beloved father and it’s chock full of items that are wonderful reminders. The house is large and expensive to run in these tricky between war times and so she has become a landlady. She has permanent residents in e...

Magnifico! What to say about this book…Ok soooooo No.23 is the home of Agnes Humphries who takes boarders in to pay for the upkeep of this magnificent Kensington home….she has ( through unfortunate circumstances ) a room to let and has 3 folk to interview, she likes all 3, ( I too was intrigued by all 3 ) and so decides on who to rent the room to…and the book in 3 parts then tells the ‘sliding doors’ story of what happens when she chooses each one, more than cleverly introducing the other remain...