Book description
An American woman and her son unearth the buried secrets and past lives of an English manor house in this masterful and riveting novel from New York Times bestselling author Lauren Belfer.
“Infused with the brooding, gothic atmosphere of Jane Eyre or Rebecca . . . a novel that must…
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Ashton Hall, though not marketed as historical fiction, reads as such as it investigates a period of Elizabethan England. And for that reason, as a fan of this genre, I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
There are several contemporary subplots, including the protagonist's experiences as an American living in the UK, her failing marriage to a bi-sexual, and her spectrum-syndrome son whose detective-like curiosity leads to the story's main action, all of which provide very surprising plot twists!
But it was the exploration of Elizabethan England through the discovery of the 16th-century remains of a young woman's body within the walls…
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