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When naïve and impressionable artist, Samuel Godwin, accepts the position of tutor to the daughters of wealthy Ernest Farrow, he does not suspect that he’s walking into a web of deception. He is drawn into the lives of the three young women who live at Fourwinds: Charlotte Agnew, the governess; demure Juliana, the elder daughter; and her passionate and wilful younger sister, Marianne, who intrigues Samuel to the point of obsession.
And it is not just the people who entrance Samuel. The house, Fourwinds, holds mysteries of its own. What lies behind the disappearance of the West Wind carving and the gifted sculptor who created it? Soon Samuel and Charlotte start to uncover horrifying and dangerous secrets . . .
This thrilling novel, set in the late nineteenth century, will hold you in its grip until the very last page.
‘Wonderful descriptions . . . Newbery writes with grace and immediacy’ Daily Telegraph
Biografía del autor:
Linda lives in an Oxfordshire village and enjoys yoga, gardening, walking and the cinema.
Linda Iris Newbery (nacida el 12 de agosto de 1952) es una escritora británica mejor conocida por la ficción para adultos jóvenes , donde entró en el mercado, aunque ha ampliado su rango para abarcar todas las edades. Publicó su primera novela Run with the Hare en 1988, mientras aún trabajaba como profesora de inglés en una escuela integral . Su novela Catcall de 2006 ganó el premio de plata del premio Nestlé Children’s Book Prize .
Newbery es tutor regular de la Fundación Arvon y es miembro de la Sociedad de Autores y la Sociedad de Autores Dispersos.
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