Fiercombe Manor by Kate Riordan Published by Harper on February 17th 2015
Pages: 352
Genres: Historical Fiction, Mystery
Format: Hardcover
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In this haunting and richly imagined dual-narrative tale that echoes the eerie mystery of Rebecca and The Little Stranger, two women of very different eras are united by the secrets hidden within the walls of an English manor house
In 1933, naive twenty-two year-old Alice—pregnant and unmarried—is in disgrace. Her mother banishes her from London to secluded Fiercombe Manor in rural Gloucestershire, where she can hide under the watchful eye of her mother’s old friend, the housekeeper Mrs. Jelphs. The manor’s owners, the Stantons, live abroad, and with her cover story of a recently-deceased husband Alice can have her baby there before giving it up for adoption and returning home. But as Alice endures the long, hot summer at Fiercombe awaiting the baby’s birth, she senses that something is amiss with the house and its absentee owners.
Thirty years earlier, pregnant Lady Elizabeth Stanton desperately hopes for the heir her husband desires. Tormented by the memory of what happened after the birth of her first child, a daughter, she grows increasingly terrified that history will repeat itself, with devastating consequences.
After meeting Tom, the young scion of the Stanton family, Alice becomes determined to uncover the clan’s tragic past and exorcise the ghosts of this idyllic, isolated house. But nothing can prepare Alice for what she uncovers. Soon it is her turn to fear: can she escape the tragic fate of the other women who have lived in the Fiercombe valley . . .
About Kate Riordan
Kate Riordan is a British writer and journalist who worked for the Guardian and Time Out London. She is also the author of Birdcage Walk and is already at work on her third novel. Born in London, she now lives in the Gloucestershire countryside.
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Oooh, this sounds like something I need to put on my TBR! I love stories set in old creepy English manors;-) Thanks for sharing!
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This sounds right up my alley! Thanks for sharing, I had not heard of it before now 🙂
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Ooh, I’d read this! Spooky manors are the best!
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This sounds great. Now I’m waiting on Fiercombe Manor also!
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Ooh while I don’t read historical often, the one time I will is when it involves creepy mysteries or ghosts etc. This sounds like one of them!
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Haven’t heard of this one before, but I’m always up spook manors and historical fictions! Thanks for sharing!
I love the sound of this one! I love creepy historical fiction, and definitely need to make more time to read things like it. 🙂 Great pick Bonnie!