A Place of Secrets
Language: English
Published by Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2010
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: En 'Un lugar de secretos', Jude Gower, una subastadora londinense, es enviada a Wickham Hall, cerca de la costa de North Norfolk, para tasar una colección de instrumentos astronómicos y manuscritos del siglo XVIII. Además del archivo, la casa en sí intriga a Jude: su bisabuelo fue guardabosques en la finca de Wickham entre las guerras. En el camino, Jude se detiene a visitar a su abuela, quien la alerta sobre un misterio que involucra una locura en la finca y a alguien a quien se refiere solo como 'la chica salvaje'. En medio de la fría belleza clásica de Wickham Hall, Jude es recibida por la anciana Chantal Wickham. El esposo de Chantal murió hace un año. Jude es profundamente comprensiva porque ella también ha perdido a su esposo. El hijo de Chantal está vendiendo la colección para pagar los impuestos de sucesión. Desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial, las tierras de cultivo se han vendido y el esposo de Chantal tuvo que vender el bosque, incluido el terreno donde se encuentra la locura. Ahora un desarrollador tiene planes que implicarán derribarlo. Aunque abandonada, la locura tiene un fuerte significado histórico y sentimental para la familia Wickham, por lo que están particularmente molestos. A medida que Jude cataloga los manuscritos e instrumentos científicos, comienza a acumular una imagen de Anthony Wickham, el solitario astrónomo aficionado que poseía el Salón a finales del siglo XVIII, y su hija Esther. Se entera de que la locura fue construida como un observatorio: se encuentra en un claro en el bosque, su parte superior apenas visible por encima de los árboles. Desde aquí, Anthony y Esther hicieron sus importantes descubrimientos. Y es aquí donde Jude conoce a Euan, un escritor de naturaleza local que vive en una caravana gitana. A medida que Jude descubre la trágica historia de Anthony y Esther, Euan le revela los poderes curativos de la naturaleza y las estrellas eternas. Gradualmente, Jude aprende a dejar atrás la tragedia en su propia vida y a amar de nuevo. EAN: 9781847391421 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Romance|Literatura y Ficción Título: A Place of Secrets Autor: Rachel Hore Editorial: Simon & Schuster Ltd Idioma: en Páginas: 456 Formato: tapa blanda. …
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- Title
- A Place of Secrets
- Author
- Rachel Hore
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Publication year
- 2010
- Condition
- Fair
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1847391427
- ISBN 13
- 9781847391421
A RICHARD & JUDY BOOKCLUB PICK
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?
Praise for Rachel Hore's novels:
‘A tour de force. Rachel's Paris is rich, romantic, exotic and mysterious’ JUDY FINNIGAN
‘An elegiac tale of wartime love and secrets’ Telegraph
‘A richly emotional story, suspenseful and romantic, but unflinching in its portrayal of the dreadful reality and legacy of war’ Book of the Week, Sunday Mirror
'Pitched perfectly for a holiday read' Guardian
'Engrossing, pleasantly surprising and throughly readable' SANTA MONTEFIORE
'A beautifully written and magical novel about life, love and family' CATHY KELLY
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