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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Delta
Publication date
April 25, 2006
Pages
435
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780385339216
ISBN-10
0385339216
Dimensions
1 by 6.25 by 9 in.
Weight
1 lbs.
Original list price
$12.00
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Fifty years after Tristram Abberley's death in the Spanish Civil War, his sister, Beatrix, is murdered and their niece, Charlotte, inherits the legendary Abberley estate and its long-hidden secrets of deception and passion. Reprint. 22,500 first printing.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: In her seaside cottage, Beatrix Abberley bravely confronts an intruder moments before her life is brutally taken. The crime stuns the elderly spinsterâs familyâespecially Beatrixâs niece, Charlotte Ladram. But Charlotte has little time to mourn the loss of her beloved aunt and little patience when police quickly arrest a man Charlotte believes is innocent. For Charlotte, a harrowing quest for answers beginsâone that will take her into the shadows of the pastâ¦and into the life and secrets of the dead womanâs brother, famed poet and casualty of the Spanish Civil War, Tristram Abberley.
Now, amid shattering revelations about her family, and in the aftermath of a second savage crime, Charlotte finds herself at the center of a widening storm. And for Charlotte, something extraordinary is beginning to happen. As fifty years of secrets begin to unravel, shy, cautious Charlotte is coming alive in the shadow of a mysteryâuncovering a shocking tale of wartime greed and treachery, and a vendetta of violence seemingly without endâ¦.
Now, amid shattering revelations about her family, and in the aftermath of a second savage crime, Charlotte finds herself at the center of a widening storm. And for Charlotte, something extraordinary is beginning to happen. As fifty years of secrets begin to unravel, shy, cautious Charlotte is coming alive in the shadow of a mysteryâuncovering a shocking tale of wartime greed and treachery, and a vendetta of violence seemingly without endâ¦.
Editions
Hardcover
from Transworld Pub (October 1, 1995)
9780593024898 | details & prices | List price $28.50
About: Fifty years after Tristram Abberley's death in the Spanish Civil War, his sister, Beatrix, is murdered and their niece, Charlotte, inherits the legendary Abberley estate and its long-hidden secrets of deception and passion
About: Fifty years after Tristram Abberley's death in the Spanish Civil War, his sister, Beatrix, is murdered and their niece, Charlotte, inherits the legendary Abberley estate and its long-hidden secrets of deception and passion
Large print edition from Ulverscroft Large Print Books (July 1, 1994)
9780708987735 | details & prices | 6.00 × 9.25 × 1.50 in. | 1.95 lbs | List price $29.99
About: 'His narrative power, strength of characterization and superb plots.
About: 'His narrative power, strength of characterization and superb plots.
from Poseidon Pr (January 1, 1993)
9780671750701 | details & prices | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.50 in. | 1.80 lbs | List price $22.00
About: Fifty years after Tristram Abberley's death in the Spanish Civil War, his sister, Beatrix, is murdered and their niece, Charlotte, inherits the legendary Abberley estate and its long-hidden secrets of deception and passion
About: Fifty years after Tristram Abberley's death in the Spanish Civil War, his sister, Beatrix, is murdered and their niece, Charlotte, inherits the legendary Abberley estate and its long-hidden secrets of deception and passion
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Delta (April 25, 2006)
9780385339216 | details & prices | 435 pages | 6.25 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $12.00
About: Fifty years after Tristram Abberley's death in the Spanish Civil War, his sister, Beatrix, is murdered and their niece, Charlotte, inherits the legendary Abberley estate and its long-hidden secrets of deception and passion.
About: Fifty years after Tristram Abberley's death in the Spanish Civil War, his sister, Beatrix, is murdered and their niece, Charlotte, inherits the legendary Abberley estate and its long-hidden secrets of deception and passion.
Reprint edition from Washington Square Pr (October 1, 1994)
9780671890377 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.25 × 1.25 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $12.00
Cassette/Spoken Word
With Paul Shelley (other contributor) |
from Chivers North Amer (December 1, 1994)
9780745143620 | details & prices | 7.00 × 9.25 × 2.25 in. | 1.65 lbs | List price $104.95
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