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The most spellbinding RICHARD AND JUDY BOOKCLUB PICK about a mysterious old house, a lost love and a long-buried family secret . . .. 'Wonderful storytelling. I loved it' Rachel Hore. 'A mystery spanning generations, evocative and beautifully written' Tracy Rees. 'A mesmerising debut novel, lush and gorgeous, with a rich family tale to tell' Richard and Judy Book Club. . People disappear. Secrets remain . . .. 1940: In south-west Ireland, the young and beautiful Lady Charlotte Rathmore is pronounced dead after she mysteriously disappears by the lake of Blackwater Hall.. In London, on the brink of the Blitz, Nancy Rathmore is grieving Charlotte's death when a letter arrives containing a secret that she is sworn to keep - one that will change her life for ever.
About the Author
Welcome to my author page!The inspiration for The Midnight House appeared in the rafters of our home, a two-hundred-year-old stone building perched on fingers of purple sandstone that reach into the ferocious and beautiful Atlantic Ocean. Hidden up there was a message, scratched into wood: 'When this comes down, pray for me'. As I held that piece of timber in my hands, dust clinging to my paint-stained clothes, I was humbled that a person's fingerprint could, in a thousand ways, transcend time, and I wanted nothing more than to capture that feeling of discovery on the page. I have always loved multiple-timeline novels, where stories from the past weave with the trials and tribulations of the present day. I want to write books that transport you to another time and place, where hidden secrets lie just beneath the surface if only the characters know where to look. Before all this, I was a geologist exploring the world's remote places. Luckily for me, writing novels provides a similar sense of wonder and discovery; only the dry office, fresh food and a shower in the evening make the conditions rather more comfortable!The wild weather of County Kerry, where I live with my family, gives me the perfect excuse to regularly curl up in front of a fire with a great novel. I treasure my reading time, and I know you do too, so thank you so much for taking a chance on my books. My second novel, The Moon Gate, releases in summer 2023 and I'm so excited for it to tumble into the hands of readers! It, too, is a triple timeline novel (plenty complexity again) set between Tasmania, London and - for those of you who loved The Midnight House - a certain village on the edge of the Atlantic. Come over to Instagram (@amandageard) and Twitter (@amandageard) where I share plenty of photos and updates. You can also find me on Facebook (@amandageardauthor) .I LOVE hearing from readers, so please get in touch xx
