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Laura's marriage is at a crossroads. When she discovers Villa Luna Rossa, a crumbling villa in the Italian countryside, she convinces her husband Nick to embark on a new life there. But as the intense summer heat rises, Laura quickly realises that her issues with Nick haven't been left behind. So it's a relief when their first guests arrive - a glamorous American couple. Laura can't help but be drawn to these strangers. As she gets closer to the couple, though, she realises that everyone at Villa Luna Rossa is hiding something. And as the summer draws to a close, no secret will be safe...

Elodie was beautiful. Elodie was smart. Elodie was manipulative. Elodie is dead. When Sylvie receives a letter calling her back to her crumbling family home in Provence, she knows she has to go. In the middle of a sweltering summer marked by unusual fires across the countryside, she returns to La Reverie with her youngest daughter Emma in tow. In every corner of the house, Sylvie can't escape the spectre of Elodie, her first child. Elodie with the golden hair. Elodie, who knew exactly how to get what she wanted. Elodie, whose death the villagers still whisper about. As the fires creep even closer towards the villa, it's clear to Sylvie that something isn't right at La Reverie. Because there's something that Sylvie hasn't admitted about what happened to Elodie ten summers ago . . .

Tri romány, ktoré vznikli v rôznych obdobiach, dva posledné sú nedokončené. Autorka aj v nich vykresľuje neľahké osudy ženských hrdiniek v Anglicku v 18. a 19. storočí, hoci román Watsonovci sa z tohto rámca trochu vymyká, opäť nechýbajú detailné opisy charakterov i prostredia, a aj tentoraz čitateľom ponúka množstvo postáv. Od jej predchádzajúcich próz sa však odlišujú Austenovej pohľadom na svet. Najmä román Lady Susan je dôkazom, že naň nehľadí cez ružové okuliare. Sanditon je jej posledné dielo a román Watsonovci sa ako jediný zachoval v rukopise...

Dark, atmospheric and crackling with period intrigue. The perfect summer read Rachel Rhys, author of Richard & Judy Book Club pick Dangerous Crossing

England, 1878: Harriet Jenner ist einundzwanzig Jahre alt, als sie durch die Tore von Fenix House tritt. Nach einer persönlichen Tragödie glaubt sie nicht daran, dass ihr neues Leben als Hauslehrerin einfach wird. Knapp fünfzig Jahre später tritt Harriets Enkelin Grace Fairford in ihre Fußstapfen. Für Grace, die mit den faszinierenden Geschichten ihrer Großmutter aufwuchs, ist Fenix House wie aus einem Märchen, ein magischer Ort, an dem die Zeit stehen geblieben ist. Doch der verblichene Glanz der Villa entlarvt Harriets Geschichten bald als Lügen, und Grace findet sich in einem Dickicht aus tragischen Geheimnissen wieder ....

It's the summer of 1933 and Alice Eveleigh has arrived at Fiercombe Manor in disgrace. Hiding her shame in this isolated house concealed within a Gloucestershire valley in the care of housekeeper, Mrs Jelphs, Alice soon begins to sense that something isn't quite right within the walls of this beautiful manor - for one thing she is being watched. There are secrets at Fiercombe that those who remain there are determined to keep. Tragedy haunts the empty rooms and foreboding hangs heavy in the stifling heat. Traces of the previous occupant, Elizabeth Stanton, are everywhere, and Alice discovers Elizabeth's life eerily mirrors the path she herself is on. The past is set to repeat its sorrows, and with devastating consequences.