Linda Newbery
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Linda Newbery
Greg's casual interest in the history of a ruined mansion becomes more personal as he slowly discovers the tragic events that overwhelmed its last inhabitants. Set against a background of the modern day and the First World War, Greg's contemporary beliefs become intertwined with those of Edmund, a foot soldier whose confusion about his sexuality and identity mirrors Greg's own feelings of insecurity.
Linda Newbery
When naive and impressionable artist Samuel Godwin accepts the position of tutor to the daughters of wealthy Ernest Farrow, he does not suspect that he's walking into a web of deception. He is drawn to the lives of the three young women who live at Fourwinds: Charlotte Agnew, the governess; demure Julianna, the elder daughter; and younger sister, Marianne, passionate, wilful and erratic. Yet it is not only the people who entrance Samuel. The house, Fourwinds, is an inspiring piece of architecture that looms large in the lives of those who encounter it. It is not long before Samuel and Charlotte uncover secrets that are both horrifying and dangerous to all...
Linda Newbery
Hilly's grandmother contracts Alzheimer's disease, and her family is turned upside down by revelations that emerge from her memories of life during the Second World War.
