A Place of Secrets - Couverture souple

Hore, Rachel

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0805094490 ISBN 13 : 9780805094497

Editeur : Holt Paperbacks, 2012

Synopsis

Book by Hore Rachel

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

‘Romance is not dead’ Interview by Danuta Kean, Independent on Sunday 15/9
‘An atmospheric yet breezy page-turner that’s full of intrigue’
Sainsbury’s magazine, October issue
 
‘Rachel Hore’s intriguing Richard and Judy recommended read, which is layered with a series of mysteries, some more supernatural than others’
Independent 17/9
 
‘Lizzie knew exactly what she wanted – and Ben was devoted to giving it to her.  So why wasn’t that enough? Find out in this exclusive short story by Rachel Hore’
The Colour of Love, Sunday Express ‘S’ Magazine 12/9
 
‘Anyone who likes well written fiction will love this...I will with absolute certainty be getting myself the rest of Rachel’s books, and I can’t wait to get stuck into them all. Hopefully they’ll all be as fantastic as A Place of Secrets.’
 http://chicklitreviews.com/2010/09/15/book-review-a-place-of-secrets-by-rachel-hore/
ChickLitReviews.com 15/9
‘Writing excites Hore. Her craft is something to feel passionate about. We have met to discuss her fourth novel, A Place of Secrets. Like the others, it is an upmarket romance split between interlinked stories set in the present day and the past – in this case, the 18th century’ Interview, Independent on Sunday 15/9
‘Sumptuous prose, deft plotting, lush settings, troubling personal histories, tragedy, heady romance and even a smattering of 18th century scientific wonderment mark Hore’s fourth novel as her most accomplished and enthralling yet’ Daily Mirror 3-9 September 2010
‘Jude is an appealing heroine and Hore’s writing draws the reader beguilingly into her world. An atmospheric, beautifully written romance, with an intriguing historical mystery woven through its pages’ Living North September 2010
‘Hore once again shows her gift for bringing the past to life: her understanding of memory, stories and craft is as strong here as in The Memory Garden' Books Quarterly (Waterstones) July 2010
‘Judy’s verdict: “A fascinating, hugely readable book... Rachel Hore’s research and her mastery of the subject is deeply impressive”. Richard’s verdict: “Clever and haunting – I really enjoyed it”’
Woman’s Own 27/9
‘A Place of Secrets is all about stars and their symbolism – about finding your way back when you’re lost.  I got the inspiration as I stood on a beach in North Norfolk searching for flickers of light from a meteor shower.  It makes you realise how small you are compared of the universe.  It’s this experience that links the two women in my novel’
Rachel Hore in Women’s Own 4/10
‘Which fictional character most resembles you? “I suppose I would go for Jo March, in ‘Little Women’, in the sense that I’ve got a scribbling suit like her woolly pinafore dress and hat with a red bow.  In my case, I’ve got mis-matching track-suit top and bottoms”’
One minute with... Rachel Hore, Novelist, Independent 8/10

Présentation de l'éditeur

The night before it all begins, Jude has the dream again . . .
Can dreams be passed down through families? As a child Jude suffered a recurrent nightmare: running through a dark forest, crying for her mother. Now her six-year-old niece, Summer, is having the same dream, and Jude is frightened for her.
A successful auctioneer, Jude is struggling to come to terms with the death of her husband. When she's asked to value a collection of scientific instruments and manuscripts belonging to Anthony Wickham, a lonely 18th century astronomer, she leaps at the chance to escape London for the untamed beauty of Norfolk, where she grew up.
As Jude untangles Wickham's tragic story, she discovers threatening links to the present. What have Summer's nightmares to do with Starbrough folly, the eerie crumbling tower in the forest from which Wickham and his adopted daughter Esther once viewed the night sky? With the help of Euan, a local naturalist, Jude searches for answers in the wild, haunting splendour of the Norfolk woods. Dare she leave behind the sadness in her own life, and learn to love again?

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Holt Paperbacks
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0805094490
• ISBN 13: 9780805094497
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 400