A Heritage of Shadows - Couverture rigide

Brent, Madeleine

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0385190417 ISBN 13 : 9780385190411

Editeur : Doubleday, 1984

Synopsis

Book by Brent Madeleine

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

It is 1890 and Hannah McLeod, an 18 year-old English girl, is living in Paris, where she works at a small restaurant. Only her neighbour, Toby Kent, a struggling artist, knows the strange and horrifying secret that makes her afraid to return to England. Then one night, rescuing a stranger, Andrew Doyle, from attach by Montmarte apaches, Hannah unwittingly becomes entangled in circumstances that force her to flee from France to England and take up the mysterious offer she had received to become French tutor in the household of a Mr. Sebastian Ryder. But why should Mr. Ryder want to employ her? Does he know something about her of which she is unaware? Are there still more secrets in her past? A Heritage of Shadows is the haunting story of a girl, ignorant of her true identity and convinced that she is forever denied love on account of her shameful past, who is plunged into a world of nightmarish intrigue. As the tale unfolds, carrying her from England to Mexico and back again to Paris, Hannah finds herself caught up in a vicious struggle between two men of great wealth and power - a struggle which threatens her life - before the final discovery of where her happiness lies. Madeleine Brent, the bestselling author, has once again written a story packed with drama and suspense. It vividly recreates the atmosphere of the 1890s, exposing the darker and more sinister elements that lurked below that outwardly respectable era.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

It is 1890 and Hannah McLeod, an 18 year - old English girl, is living in Paris where she works at a small restaurant. Only her neighbour, Toby Kent, a struggling artist, knows the strange and horrifying secret that means she cannot return to England. One night, while rescuing a stranger from attack, Hannah becomes entangled in circumstances that force her to flee from France to England to take up the mysterious offer she had received from Sebastian Ryder. But why should Mr Ryder want to employ her? Does he know something of which she is unaware? What are the secrets of her past? Hannah is ignorant of her true identity and convinced that she will be forever denied love because of her shameful past, and now finds herself plunged into a world of nightmarish intrigue. As her adventure unfolds, carrying her from England to Mexico and back again to Paris, Hannah finds herself caught up in a struggle between two men of great wealth and power - a struggle which threatens her life. Vividly recreating the atmosphere of the 1890s, exposing the dark and sinister elements that lurked below that outwardly respectable era, Madeleine Brent crafts another story of drama and suspense.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Doubleday
• Date d'édition: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0385190417
• ISBN 13: 9780385190411
• Reliure: Relié