A lost child: On the eve of the First World War, a little girl is found abandoned on a ship to Australia. A mysterious woman called the Authoress had promised to look after her - but has disappeared without a trace. A terrible secret: On the night of her twenty-first birthday, Nell Andrews learns a secret that will change her life forever. Decades later, she embarks upon a search for the truth that leads her to the windswept Cornish coast and the strange and beautiful Blackhurst Manor, once owned by the aristocratic Mountrachet family.A mysterious inheritance: On Nell's death, her granddaughter, Cassandra, comes into an unexpected inheritance. Cliff Cottage and its forgotten garden are notorious amongst the Cornish locals for the secrets they hold - secrets about the doomed Mountrachet family and their ward Eliza Makepeace, a writer of dark Victorian fairytales. It is here that Cassandra will finally uncover the truth about the family, and solve the century-old mystery of a little girl lost.
This is the second book written by Kate Morton and it was as exciting as the first. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this, she is a very good author. i hope its not long till she releases her third novel.
Thank you Barb for passing this one on to me, its now ready to travel to its new home if anyone would like it.
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Funnily enough I spotted this one in the Hospice book shop on Friday & brought it home with me! LOL :0)
You'll love it Karan, i saw it in our charity shop too, in fact there were 2 copies of it LOL
Edited - this one is off to Karen to try and get her back in the reading mood :-)
I have this in my to read pile, I really enjoyed the House at Riverton by the same author
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