Description
In the brooding English countryside, a woman arrives at an old manor house with a determination to uncover what has been quietly buried in its rooms, records, and silences. As she traces the threads of family history and long-guarded secrets, her search draws her into a web of inheritance, reputation, and moral compromise—where the past is never truly past. Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s Victorian storytelling blends suspense with psychological insight, using the manor’s decaying grandeur as a mirror for the characters’ desires and fears. Rich in themes of hidden truth, social pressure, and the cost of ambition, this novel delivers a compelling mystery that feels both intimate and ominously atmospheric.
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paperback
Forgotten Books
Published Nov 1, 2016
358 pages
ISBN: 9781334125669
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First Published
1868
Language
eng
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