England, 1911. When a free-spirited young woman arrives in a sleepy Berkshire village to work as a maid in the household of The Reverend and Mrs Canning, she sets in motion a chain of events which changes all their lives. For Cat has a past - a past her new mistress is willing to overlook, but will never understand ...This is not all Hester Canning has to cope with. When her husband invites a young man into their home, he brings with him a dangerous obsession...During the long, oppressive summer, the rectory becomes charged with ambition, love and jealousy - with the most devastating consequences.
| ISBN | 1409117170 | | Pages | 464 | | ISBN13 | 9781409117179
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 315 | | Publisher | Orion Publishing Co | | Published in | London | | Imprint | Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) | | Height (mm) | 201 | | Format | Paperback | | Width (mm) | 129 | | Publication date | 24 Nov 2011 | | Spine width (mm) | 30 | | DEWEY | 823.92 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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Really, truly outstanding CHICKLITREVIEWS BLOG 20111201 An atmospheric page-turner -- Fanny Blake WOMAN & HOME 20120101 This is an engrossing and totally convincing piece of storytelling, a perfect curl-up-by-the-fire read. -- John Koski YOU MAGAZINE 20111211 'A mixture of the occult, mysterious beings in the water meadows, love, ambition, jealousy - and murder - make this an exciting, engrossing book. OXFORD TIMES 20111222
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