England 1880s, Dr Simeon Lee arrives at the house of his cousin, Parson Oliver Hawes. Oliver is ill but believes he is being poisoned & there doesn't seem to be any shortage of suspects: is it the two servants, or is it one of the townsfolk in the neighbouring village, or is it Florence Hawes? Once married to Oliver's brother, James, Florence killed him in a rage over another woman & she now lives behind a glass wall in Turnglass House. (Cont'd)
There are several references to the second half of the story which is set in 1930s California & involves the death of Oliver Tooke & the appearance of a book about a young doctor named Simeon Lee. This book is written as a tête-bêche novel - two intertwined stories where you can read one then the other or read alternate chapters. I didn't realise it when requesting, but this was only one of the 7mo
My thanks to #NetGalley & publishers, Simon & Schuster UK, for the opportunity to read an ARC. 7mo
Read 1st-2nd Nov 2023 7mo