The Ghost Orchid - Softcover

Goodman, Carol

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099468131 ISBN 13: 9780099468134

Publisher: Arrow, 2007

Synopsis

Bosco: once a beautiful, stately home, now a tranquil artists' retreat. Ellis Brooks has come here for the peace and quiet - and for the opportunity to write a novel inspired by the scandalous events that took place in the mansion's early days, a scandal involving a medium of dubious repute, three dead children and a séance that ended in tragedy.

As Ellis delves into Bosco's sinister history, she starts to uncover unnerving connections between the living and the dead. The past is forcing its way into the present, and - as the members of the artistic community come under greater and greater threat - Ellis must untangle the truth caught up in the house's murky past, before it ensnares them all...

About this title

Product Description:

Bosco: once a beautiful, stately home, is now a tranquil artists' retreat. Ellis Brooks has come here for the opportunity to write a novel inspired by the scandalous events that took place in the mansion's early days. As Ellis delves into Bosco's sinister history, she starts to uncover unnerving connections between the living and the dead.

Review:

"Embrace your inner Goth with this atmospheric shiver fest" (Elle)

" The strength of The Lake of Dead Languages is a silken prose that lures the reader into Goodman's . . . story of murder, suicide . . . revenge, and madness" (Washington Post Book World)

"Like Donna Tartt's A Secret History or a good film noir . . . [The Lake of Dead Languages] keep readers hooked." (People)

"A highly charged novel of suspense that will have you riveted to your chair" (Woman & Home)

About this edition

• Publisher: Arrow
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0099468131
• ISBN 13: 9780099468134
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 464