The Secret Rooms: A True Story of a Haunted Castle, a Plotting Duchess, and a Family Secret

Bailey, Catherine

ISBN 10: 0143124730 / ISBN 13: 9780143124733

Published by Penguin Books, 2013

Seller Inventory # 0143124730-4-29820784

Synopsis:

For fans of Downton Abbey, this New York Times bestseller is the enthralling true story of family secrets and aristocratic intrigue in the days before WWI

After the Ninth Duke of Rutland, one of the wealthiest men in Britain, died alone in a cramped room in the servants' quarters of Belvoir Castle on April 21, 1940, his son and heir ordered the room, which contained the Rutland family archives, sealed. Sixty years later, Catherine Bailey became the first historian given access. What she discovered was a mystery: The Duke had painstakingly erased three periods of his life from all family records--but why? As Bailey uncovers the answers, she also provides an intimate portrait of the very top of British society in the turbulent days leading up to World War I.

About the Author: Catherine Bailey read history at Oxford University and is an award-winning television producer and director, making a range of critically acclaimed documentary films inspired by her interest in twentieth century history. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Secret Rooms and Black Diamonds. She lives in West London.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Secret Rooms: A True Story of a Haunted ...
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication Date: 2013
Binding: paperback
Condition: Fair