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Winterwood
Winterwood | Dorothy Eden
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Dorothy Eden’s masterpiece of Gothic romance sweeps readers from nineteenth-century Venice to a magnificent English manor and into a dazzling story of desire, deception, and fatal greed that the New York Times has hailed as “a treasure . . . to the Holt-Stewart audience” Haunted by her scandalous past, Lavinia Hurst accepts a position as companion to young invalid Flora Meryon. But something is very wrong at Winterwood, the Meryons’ isolated estate by the sea. And when Flora suddenly becomes heiress to a large fortune, Lavinia realizes that her charge is in mortal danger. It becomes clear that someone is determined not to let Flora live to see her inheritance. Then letters begin arriving from a dead relative. Do ghosts haunt Winterwood? Or is this the specter of living greed? Determined to thwart the deadly plan, Lavinia risks her own life to protect Flora’s, while fighting her powerful desire for Flora’s father, Daniel, a man tormented by his own demons. Rich in atmosphere and mystery, Winterwood is Dorothy Eden at her Gothic best.
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shanaqui
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Well! That ending came all of a sudden. Parts of it I expected, but some of it surprised me. It's a fun Gothic-ish mystery, with less sense of place than Mary Stewart's work, but some similarities in tone. It's not a huge favourite of mine or something I'm likely to reread, but it was fun.

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shanaqui
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This is really reminding me of another book, but I can't place it. Maybe Nine Coaches Waiting?

Also, have Breakfast hiding under his dinner. #BunniesofLitsy

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shanaqui
Winterwood | Dorothy Eden

Gothic romance/mystery time! Though I'm 30% in so far and not sure what will happen. I don't see how the love story can work out unless the wife is going to act significantly more evil soon.

It as at least confirming Dorothy Eden as a good replacement for Mary Stewart for me. Or rather, supplement, since I am steadily rereading Stewart's romances too.