Description
Sent to the brooding Cornish estate of Mellyn, Martha Leigh becomes governess to the young daughter of Connan TreMellyn, a widower whose household is shadowed by grief and silence. As she settles into the castle’s misty rhythms, Martha uncovers unsettling stories surrounding Connan’s late wife—an apparent tragedy entangled with scandal, betrayal, and a man notorious for his affairs—while the warmth of a devoted companion hints that not all is as it seems. In a landscape of dramatic cliffs and haunted rooms, Martha’s careful composure is tested by secrets that refuse to stay buried and by a growing, dangerous pull toward forbidden love. With Victoria Holt’s signature blend of Gothic atmosphere and romantic suspense, this Victorian tale explores inheritance, devotion, and the cost of truth when the past still holds the keys to the present.
Available Editions
paperback
St. Martin's Griffin
Published Dec 23, 2008
338 pages
ISBN: 9781429994163
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First Published
1960
Language
eng
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