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The Girl in the Photograph
The Girl in the Photograph | Kate Riordan
For fans of Kate Mosse and Kate Morton comes a haunting novel about two women separated by decades but entwined by fate.When Alice Eveleigh arrives at Fiercombe Manor during the long, languid summer of 1933, she finds a house steeped in mystery and brimming with secrets. Sadness permeates its empty rooms and the isolated valley seems crowded with ghosts, none more alluring than Elizabeth Stanton whose only traces remain in a few tantalisingly blurred photographs. Why will no one speak of her? What happened a generation ago to make her vanish?As the sun beats down relentlessly, Alice becomes ever more determined to unearth the truth about the girl in the photograph - and stop her own life from becoming an eerie echo of Elizabeth's . . . Lifelong fans of Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca will adore Kate Riordan's exquisite novel, The Girl in the Photograph.Praise for The Girl in the Photograph:'Full of slow-burning tension' Essentials'A sweeping saga of secrets and ghosts' Good Housekeeping'A well executed, brooding, creepy atmosphere' Sunday Mirror'A prickly story full of tension' Sunday ExpressKate Riordan is a writer and journalist. She started out as an editorial assistant at the Guardian, followed by a stint as deputy editor for the lifestyle section of Time Out. She now works freelance and lives in the Cotswolds, where she is currently working on her next novel.
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melissa.drake
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Another romantic historical fiction set at a crumbling manor with a secretive past haunting those in the present (in this case post-WWII). Not particularly memorable, but an enjoyable read if that's your kind of thing.

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Jaimelire
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Finished this one on the car ride home. I enjoyed the slow pace, descriptive scenery and character development. It moves back and forth in time between the 1890s and 1930s. The descriptions of the secluded English countryside are beautiful. I enjoyed both of the main characters and there was just enough suspense to keep it moving along; although at a fairly slow pace, which I enjoy.

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Jaimelire @Lcsmcat thanks! 7y
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Jaimelire
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It just keeps getting prettier! ♥️⛰

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Jaimelire
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View from our cabin in Banff. Eating dinner while watching the sun set over the mountains. Next, a little reading by the fireplace. I am blessed to have such a wonderful life.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful ❤️ 7y
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Jaimelire
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Well, I did have plans to get some chores done around the house today. Looks like that isn‘t going to happen! 😜

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Jaimelire
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Penne with marinara and vegetarian zucchini “meatballs”. And my new book. 🍷

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erista
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MysticRaven03
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I'm not having any luck recently! This book was beautifully written but completely dragged. It wasn't what I was expecting and not the type of book I was needing to read right now if that makes sense. Overall I just felt bored reading about this home and the two women who had lived there decades apart from each other.

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PatriciaU
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Usually I don't enjoy books where each chapter is a separate story because often those stories are not woven together skillfully into one tale. Not so with Fiercombe Manor, where we meet Alice and Elizabeth, both of whom struggle through pregnancies in the same house, 40 years apart. There is mystery and heartbreak here, but also a poignant and heartrending look at postpartum depression. Think this is same book as Girl in the Photograph.

Godmotherx5 This sounds interesting. Thanks for posting it. 8y
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BookBabe
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#Day10 of the #SpookyOctober #HalloweenCountdown #FrightFest #BookPhotoChallenge! Today's pick is "The Girl in the Photograph" by Kate Riordan. Old manor house? ☑️ Hidden journal? ☑️ A secret room? ☑️ Ghosts? ☑️ So much to love about this haunting, richly atmospheric novel set in the 1890s and 1930s! ?

Let's see yours! Don't forget to tag me so I can see it! ?????☠️⚰️??

Peddler410 I think I have this book floating around in my trunk... 8y
LeahBergen You had me at "hidden journal". ? 8y
TrishB Great pic 😀 8y
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erzascarletbookgasm I have this on my TBR. 8y
Donna_sBookMinute I agree with @leahbergen. Yes to "hidden journal." 8y
KimM Stacked it 👍🏻 8y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Oooooo!! Added!! 8y
MrBook 😎👌🏻 8y
PatriciaU Is this the same book as Fiercombe Manor? 8y
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grumpygirlbooks
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None of the ladies liked this book today at the book club I lead at work. It wasn't bad! The writing was quite good. It just tried to do too much, I think - be too many things. I gave it four stars on good reads because I enjoyed the writing and the potential, but it wasn't a pick here bc I didn't live it. I wanted a more gothic style creepier mystery type story. And! Here are some creepy dolls on s book I discarded while weeding. Appropriate... V

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pageturnersnook
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Absolutely adored this book. What a stunning read. I do enjoy a novel where two lives from two different centuries collide and merge. Beautiful, beautiful read.

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Oh!!

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Ready to start this. Anyone read it?

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