G928 Book Review of House of shadows by Nicola Cornick
Name of Book: House of Shadows Author: Nicola Cornick ISBN: 978-1-525-81138-8 Publisher: Graydon House Type of book: 1596, 1631-1662, 1801, modern times, mystery, disappearance, diary, younger male/older woman pairings, unrequited love, Ashdown Estate, love, forbidden romance, second chances, United Kingdom, Elizabeth Stuart the Winter Queen, William Craven, destiny, prostitution, scandalous diary, friendships, betrayal, magical realism Year it was published: 2017 Summary: The wooded hills of Oxfordshire conceal the remains of the aptly named Ashdown House--a wasted pile of cinders and regret. Once home to the daughter of a king, its secrets will unite three women across four centuries in a tangle of romance, deceit and destiny... 1662--A queen Bound by sex and birth to live for everyone but herself--and to love always in secret--Elizabeth Stuart entrusts a pair of arcane artifacts to her faithful cavalier to keep safe for her rightful heir. But fate will not be ge...