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May 18, 2014
"As in the recently published and equally atmospheric Secrets of the Sea House by Elizabeth Gifford, this character-driven tale features parallel narratives -- one historical, and one contemporary. Like other Gothic novels (Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca, Diane Setterfield's The Thirteenth Tale, or Poppy Adams' The Behaviour of Moths), it also features a crumbling castle nestled in the English countryside, slowly uncovered family secrets, and compelling, mysterious characters. As a child, Meredith Baker was sent to Milderhurst to avoid the Blitz; years later, her grown daughter Edie's curiosity is piqued by Meredith's tears over a letter lost for 50 years. Soon, Edie becomes acquainted with the castle's inhabitants and begins uncovering the mysterious, haunting past they share with her mother. "Enthralling," says Publishers Weekly." Fiction A to Z May 2014 newsletter http://www.libraryaware.com/996/NewsletterIssues/ViewIssue/96117fb3-f773-4ebe-a30e-0933ee1fb11f?postId=88caf547-9d7c-4692-932a-8cbe7ef5fe90