Foxglove Country (Catlett, VA)

Foxglove Country

Local pick-up preferred but will ship at the buyer s expense.Kingston Books 15 IMG_7171Amazon price - 35.50Author Linden HowardPublisher St. Martins PressA superb new story-teller in the compelling Gothic tradition that has enriched England s literatureFor two hundred years Linden Howard has triumphed in this novel about a sixteen year old girl abruptly torn from 19th century London and sent to the great Tremannion House in the desolate Welsh Beacons.Sara Pryce s mother has died and her new life with her wealthy grandfather is at once clouded with ominous warnings and sinister accidents.. Her companion-maid dies in a mysterious mishap a sealed envelope left by Saeah s mother disappears she hears rumors that her grandfather is hated and feared as a murderer and then attempts on he own life begins.Linden Howard s tale is vibrant with the classic ingredients of the historical novel of love and menace all cunningly prepared and served up for the reader s terror and delight.Hardcover with jacket 234 pages ISBN 0-312-30205-3