The House at Riverton by Kate Morton
Discover Kate Morton's multi-million copy bestselling debut novel, The House at Riverton, a mesmerising story of tragedy and buried secrets. This special tenth anniversary edition features a special foreword from the author. Winner of the Richard and Judy Book Club Best Read of the Year Summer, 1924. On the eve of a glittering society party, by the lake of a grand English country house, a young poet takes his life. The only witnesses, sisters Hannah and Emmeline Hartford, will never speak to each other again. Winter, 1999. Grace Bradley, ninety-eight, one-time housemaid at Riverton Manor, is visited by a young director making a film about the poet's suicide. Ghosts awaken, and memories, long-consigned to the dark reaches of Grace's mind, begin to sneak back through the cracks. A shocking secret threatens to emerge; something history has forgotten, but Grace never could . . .
A rollicking good yarn of the sort you might devour in a single weekend * Vogue *
An extraordinary debut. . Told with a lovely turn of phrase by someone who knows how to eke out tantalising secrets and drama . . . A fascinating time in history, and Morton brings it to life with obvious attention to detail and thorough research * Sunday Telegraph *
An extremely accomplished mystery story . . . haunting and enthralling . . . exquisite not only in the writing but also in the structure * Good Reading *
An extraordinary debut. . Told with a lovely turn of phrase by someone who knows how to eke out tantalising secrets and drama . . . A fascinating time in history, and Morton brings it to life with obvious attention to detail and thorough research * Sunday Telegraph *
An extremely accomplished mystery story . . . haunting and enthralling . . . exquisite not only in the writing but also in the structure * Good Reading *
Kate Morton grew up in the mountains of south-east Queensland and now lives with her family in Australia. She has degrees in dramatic art and English literature, specializing in nineteenth-century tragedy and contemporary gothic novels. Kate has sold over ten million copies of her novels in thirty-two languages, across thirty-nine countries. The House at Riverton, The Forgotten Garden, The Distant Hours, The Secret Keeper and The Lake House have all been number one bestsellers around the world.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781509841417 |
| ISBN 10 | 1509841415 |
| Title | The House at Riverton |
| Author | Kate Morton |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2017-06-15 |
| Number of pages | 624 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for National Book Awards Popular Fiction Book of the Year 2008 (UK) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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