The Legacy of Eden - Couverture souple

Davy, Nelle

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0778329550 ISBN 13 : 9780778329558

Editeur : MIRA, 2012

Synopsis

If only I had never opened that letter...and let the devil in Meredith Hathaway has spent the last seventeen years pretending to forget. Until she gets a letter and her world is shattered in an instant. She must finally confront the rise and fall of the Hathaway dynasty...and her own part in their devastating history. 1946 Iowa. One woman is determined to change her fate. With unwavering ambition Lavinia Hathaway will stop at nothing to ensure that her family succeeds at all costs. Now Lavinia's legacy Aurelia, the once magnificent family home, lies empty, a husk of its former self, a gaping wound of the Hathaways. Unable to resist the lure of buried secrets and bitter memories, Meredith must now face the truth or be destroyed by it. The door is open...dare she walk into the past? 'a novel with a gothic feel that is full of fascinating detail and a great sense of place and one that I can't recommend highly enough. It is wonderfully plotted and paced and a complete pleasure to read.' - The Daily Mail

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

To understand what it meant to be a Hathaway you d first have to see Aurelia. For generations, a grand estate house was the crowning glory of over three thousand acres of Iowa farm land and golden corn fields. Named Aurelia, it was a monument to matriarch Lavinia Hathaway s dream to elevate the family name no matter what relative or stranger she had to destroy in the process. It was a desperation that wrought the downfall of the Hathaways and the once prosperous farm. Now the last inhabitant of the decaying old home has died alone. None of the surviving members of the Hathaway dynasty want anything to do with the house, the land or the memories. Especially Meredith Pincetti. Now living in New York City, for seventeen years Lavinia s youngest grandchild has tried to forget everything about her family and her past. But with the receipt of a pleading letter, Meredith is again thrust into conflict with the legacy which destroyed her family s once-great name. Back at Aurelia, Meredith must confront the rise and fall of the Hathaway family...and her own part in their mottled history. IF YOU LIKE LONG SONG BY ANDREA LEVY YOU'LL LOVE THE LEGACY OF EDEN.

Revue de presse

It would be fallacy as much as cliché to describe Ms Davy as a star of the future as The Legacy of Eden shows, she is a talent who is already very much here. We Love This Book

A haunting tale, beautifully written. An impressive debut Sarah Winman, bestselling author of When God Was a Rabbit

Totally gripping this is a seriously impressive debut Lindsay Frankel, Red Magazine

Combine Daphne DuMaurier with Jane Smiley, and you'll get The Legacy of Eden. This dark tale of a golden farm family is a wonderfully Gothic read. --Jenna Blum, bestselling author of Those Who Save Us and The Stormchasers

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: MIRA
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0778329550
• ISBN 13: 9780778329558
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 384