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".
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Diane Rendalls
Reviewed on Dec 2, 2008 12:53:29 AM
I have not finished the book yet, but just wanted to say I am loving it so far. What a great...
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Louise Alexander
Reviewed on Sep 10, 2008 12:22:06 PM
Wow, what an amazing book. It incorporated so many different characters and stories but all the...
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