by KateMorton (Author)
Summer 1924: On the eve of a glittering Society party, by the lake of a grand English country house, a young poet takes his life. The only witnesses, sisters Hannah and Emmeline Hartford, will never speak to each other again. Winter 1999: Grace Bradley, 98, one-time housemaid of Riverton Manor, is visited by a young director making a film about the poet's suicide. Ghosts awaken and memories, long-consigned to the dark reaches of Grace's mind, begin to sneak back through the cracks. A shocking secret threatens to emerge; something history has forgotten but Grace never could. A thrilling mystery and a compelling love story, "The House at Riverton" will appeal to readers of Ian McEwan's "Atonement", L.P. Hartley's "The Go-Between", and lovers of the film "Gosford Park".
Format: Paperback
Pages: 600
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Pan
Published: 15 Jun 2007
ISBN 10: 0330448447
ISBN 13: 9780330448444
Prizes: Winner of Richard & Judy Book Club: Summer Read 2007. Shortlisted for British Book Awards: Sainsbury's Popular Fiction Award 2008.