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Name of Book: The Peacock Summer Author: Hannah Richell ISBN: 9780062899347 Publisher: Harper Year it was published: 2019 Summary: From internationally bestselling author Hannah Richell comes this compelling story of hidden secrets, forbidden love, and a mysterious old house. Two summers, decades apart. . . Two women whose lives are forever entwined. . . And a house that holds the dark secrets that could free them both. 1955: At twenty-six-years old, Lillian Oberon is young, beautiful, and married to the wealthy and handsome Charles Oberon. She is also the mistress of Cloudesley, a lavish estate. But not long after her nuptials, she begins to feel her marriage is a sham. Like the exquisite objets d'art, curiosities, and treasures her husband collects, she is just another possession captured within the walls of the grand countryside manor. With a sister and young stepson in her care, Lillian has made peace with her unfulfilling marriage and fate--until a cha...