The House at Riverton Book

A rich and compelling story of love loss and a long-buried family secret ; ; 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 98 one-time housemaid of 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 thrilling mystery and a compelling love story The House at Riverton will appeal to readers of Ian McEwan's Atonement L.P. Hartley's The Go-Between and lovers of the film Gosford Park. ; ; "Judy Finnegan says It's a corker ..." whilst Jo Whiley Says "I was really moved and really gripped . . . I was crying in the car park".

Within its four walls lay a secret that would last a lifetime 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...