House Of Shadows

<p> <strong>For fans of Barbara Erskine and Kate Morton comes an unforgettable novel about three women and the power one lie can have over history.</strong> </p> <p> <strong>London 1662:</strong> <br/> <em>There was something the Winter Queen needed to tell him. She fought for the strength to speak.<br/>‘The crystal mirror is a danger. It must be destroyed – ‘<br/>He replied instantly. ‘It will’.</em> </p> <p><strong>Ashdown Oxfordshire present day:</strong> Ben Ansell is researching his family tree when he disappears. As his sister Holly begins a desperate search she finds herself inexplicably drawn to an ornate antique mirror and to the diary of Lavinia a 19th century courtesan who was living at Ashdown House when it burned to the ground over 200 years ago.</p> <p>Intrigued and determined to find out more about the tragedy at Ashdown Holly’s only hope is that uncovering the truth about the past will lead her to Ben.</p> <p>*************************************************************</p> <p> <strong>Readers love Nicola Cornick:</strong> </p> <p>‘Alluring and hypnotising… I was hooked from page one.’</p> <p>‘A haunting and mesmerising story.’</p> <p>‘Atmospheric and filled with tension and danger.’</p> <p>‘Full of dark twists and spooky turns. Brilliantly written unguessable and page-turning.’</p> <p>‘Spellbinding with a narrative that left me bewitched. Not to be missed!’</p> <p>‘A fabulous read. I was completely enthralled and kept guessing throughout.’</p>