Castles In The Air

Oct 2, 2024 6:30 AM

Author:Judy Corbett

Castles In The Air

Castles in the Air is a beautifully written, autobiographical story of rescuing an ancient mansion. Gwydir Castle was inhabited by ravers and rats until Judy Corbett and her husband Peter Welford found and acquired this 500-year-old house mouldering in the foothills of Snowdonia. Despite the toads, strange smells and squatters, they decided to mortgage themselves to the hilt to bring the castle back to life.

This is an evocatively written and genuinely moving book and is infused with an extraordinary sense of place. The couple's adventures in a gothic wonderland lead them through plots both supernatural and historical. In a museum storeroom in a Bronx warehouse they find a missing room, in the castle's Solar Tower the ghost of a young woman appears and from the far edges of the woods a silent man called Sven emerges to befriend the couple and their beloved castle.

For everyone who has ever wanted to live in a glorious house or escape from the mundanity of life - Castles in the Air is pure magic.

Reviews

Hugely enjoyable ... Corbett writes with great style and energy

—— Daily Mail

Funny and intensely romantic

—— Sunday Telegraph

A fascinating account of leaving London for the wilds of North Wales to restore a crumbling castle

—— Good Housekeeping

Beautifully descriptive, this is a tale that reverberates with romance, suspense and great humour

—— Good Book Guide

Doing for household chores what Marie Kondo did for tidying. A step-by-step guide to achieving a spotless and immaculately tidy home

—— Daily Mirror

Mrs Hinch offers a reassuring structure for the day, a vision of domestic order

—— Guardian

If you're not aware of the Mrs Hinch phenomenon, this woman is making waves in the world of Instagram with snaps of her immaculately clean and perfectly decorated hom - now she's written a book on the art of cleaning for us to enjoy

—— Living North

We're mad about Mrs Hinch

—— Vogue

Discover how to transform your home

—— Easy Parenting

Sophie has collated her top tips and shows you how to create not only a cleaner house, but also a relaxed and more calmer you

—— HomeStyle

Stay on top of your cleaning routine with Mrs Hinch . . . Hinch Yourself Happy shares how cleaning can soothe anxiety and stress, plus step-by-step guides to hinching your home.

—— Prima

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