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Grace Bradley went to work at Riverton House as a servant when she was just a girl, before the First World War. For years her life was inextricably tied up with the Hartford family, most particularly the two daughters, Hannah and Emmeline. In the summer of 1924, at a glittering society party held at the house, a young poet shot himself. The only witnesses were Hannah and Emmeline and only they--and Grace--know the truth. In 1999, when Grace is ninety-eight years old and living out her last days in a nursing home, she is visited by a young director who is making a film about the events of that summer. She takes Grace back to Riverton House and reawakens her memories--From publisher description., Kate Morton's debut novel is a rich and riveting literary mystery. As a teenager, Grace Reeves came to work as a maid at the grand Riverton House, where she became a backstage witness into the lives of Lord Ashbury and his aristocratic and haughty niece Hannah. Now nearly 100 years old, Grace finds her memories reawakened by a filmmaker researching the death--a supposed suicide--of a young poet at Riverton.
| Size | | Length: | 473 pages | | Height: | 8.0 in | | Width: | 5.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.2 in | | Weight: | 15.2 oz |
Industry Reviews
"Morton triumphs with a riveting plot, a touching but tense love story, and a haunting ending." (starred review)
(12/03/2007)
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