The Butterfly Cabinet - Hardcover

Mcgill, Bernie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1451611595 ISBN 13: 9781451611595

Publisher: Free Pr, 2011

Synopsis

Hardcover. Pub Date: 07 2011 Pages: 240 Publisher: Free Press When former nanny Maddie McGlade. receives a Letter from the last of her CHARGES she realizes the time has Come to unburden herself of a secret she has kept for more than seventy years: the truth behind the death of Charlotte Ormond. the four-year-old daughter of the wealthy household where Maddie was employed as a young woman. Based on chilling events that actually took place in the north of Ireland in 1892. The Butterfly Cabinet is a sterling example of dark. emotionally complex fiction.

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Review:

'Beautifully done and thoroughly absorbing' ( Daily Mail )

'An absorbing story of marriage, motherhood and murder' ( Woman & Home )

'... intricately layered... McGill's assured debut is an intense exploration of maternal love and guilt. What also distinguishes it is its delicate portrait of a society that, within one lifetime, would face unimaginable change.' ( Financial Times )

'An utterly compelling tale of hidden secrets and culture clashes played out against the backdrop of a large country house in Northern Ireland... it's a haunted tale, eerie with recrimination, illicit passion and frustrated motherhood. Pitch-perfect in tone, McGill captures, in counterpoint, the voices of two women as they declaim a melancholy murder ballad.' ( Marie Claire )

Book Description:

A secret shared.  Two lives entwined.  Finally the past must come to light.

About this edition

• Publisher: Free Pr
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1451611595
• ISBN 13: 9781451611595
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 227