House of Shadows

By Nicola Cornick

Book Overview

The wooded hills of Oxfordshire conceal the remains of the aptly named Ashdown House--a wasted pile of cinders and regret. Once home to the daughter of a king, Ashdown and its secrets will unite three women across four centuries in a tangle of intrigue, deceit and destiny...

In the winter of 1662, Elizabeth Stuart, the Winter Queen, is on her deathbed. She entrusts an ancient pearl, rumored to have magic power, to her faithful cavalier William Craven for safekeeping. In his grief, William orders the construction of Ashdown Estate in her memory and places the pearl at its center.

One hundred and fifty years later, notorious courtesan Lavinia Flyte hears the maids at Ashdown House whisper of a hidden treasure, and bears witness as her protector Lord Evershot--desperate to find it--burns the building to the ground.

Now, a battered mirror and the diary of a Regency courtesan are the only clues Holly Ansell has to finding her brother, who has gone missing researching the mystery of Elizabeth Stuart and her alleged affair with Lord Craven. As she retraces his footsteps, Holly's quest will soon reveal the truth about Lavinia and compel her to confront the stunning revelation about the legacy of the Winter Queen.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 152581138X
• ISBN13: 9781525811388
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Graydon House
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.1" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Incredible story and writing!!!

This was such a great story of history and the bonds of soul mates and true love....with historical places and people tied to modern day people.There was so much historical detail and she writes a note at the end explaining who were the true historical people.This author's writing I would say is much like Kate Morton or Rachel Hauck such intense and indepth writing from the present day and going back to centuries ago to a time that connects to those in the present. Can't say enough great things about her writing style and her characters. It was a little slow to start but once she started to follow the history of the magical crystal mirror and pearl and what transpired when anyone used them, it was off to a wonderful start. Highly recommend.