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Living on her family’s idyllic lakeside estate in Cornwall, England, Alice Edevane is a bright, inquisitive and precociously talented 16-year-old who loves to write stories. One midsummer’s eve, after a beautiful party drawing hundreds of guests to the estate has ended, the Edevanes discover that their youngest child, 11-month-old Theo, has vanished without a trace. He is never found, and the family is torn apart and the house abandoned.

Thirty-eight year old Cassandra is lost, alone, and grieving. Her much loved grandmother, Nell, has just died and Cassandra, her life already shaken by a tragic accident 10 years ago, feels like she has lost everything known and dear to her.

1961. On a sweltering summer’s day, while her family picnics by the stream on their Suffolk farm, 16-year-old Laurel hides out in her childhood tree house, dreaming of the bright future she can’t wait to seize. But before the idyllic afternoon is over, Laurel will have witnessed a shocking crime that changes everything. 2011. Now a much-loved actress, Laurel finds herself overwhelmed by shades of the past. Haunted by memories and the mystery of what she saw that day, she returns to her family home and begins to piece together a tale of three strangers from vastly different worlds.

A lost child: On the eve of the first world war, a little girl is found abandoned on a ship to Australia. A mysterious woman called the Authoress had promised to look after her – but the Authoress has disappeared without a trace. A terrible secret: On the night of her 21st birthday, Nell O'Connor learns a secret that will change her life forever. Decades later, she embarks upon a search for the truth that leads her to the windswept Cornish coast and the strange and beautiful Blackhurst Manor, once owned by the aristocratic Mountrachet family.

England, 1959: Laurel Nicolson is 16 years old, dreaming alone in her childhood tree house during a family celebration at their home, Green Acres Farm. She spies a stranger coming up the long road to the farm and then observes her mother, Dorothy, speaking to him. And then she witnesses a crime.

As a 13-year-old World War Two evacuee, Edie’s mother was chosen by the mysterious Juniper Blythe and taken to live at Milderhurst Castle with the Blythe family. In the grand and glorious Milderhurst Castle, a new world opened up for Edie’s mother. She discovered the joys of books and fantasy and writing, but also, ultimately, their dangers. Fifty years later, as Edie chases the answers to her mother’s riddle, she too is drawn to Milderhurst Castle and the eccentric Blythe sisters. Inside the decaying castle, Edie begins to unravel her mother’s past.

Summer 1924: On the eve of a glittering society party, by the lake of a grand English country house, a young poet takes his life. The only witnesses, sisters Hannah and Emmeline Hartford, will never speak to each other again. Winter 1999: Grace Bradley, 98, one-time housemaid of Riverton Manor, is visited by a young director making a film about the poet's suicide. Ghosts awaken and memories, long consigned to the dark reaches of Grace's mind, begin to sneak back through the cracks.

Verano de 1924. Durante una rutilante fiesta de la alta sociedad en Riverton Manor, una preciosa mansión a orillas de un lago, un joven y prometedor poeta se quita la vida. Las únicas testigos de ese dramático hecho, las hermanas Hannah y Emmeline Hartford, no se volverán a hablar nunca más. Invierno de 1999. Grace Bradley, una anciana de noventa y ocho años que otrora fuera doncella en Riverton Manor recibe la visita de una joven directora de cine que está rodando una película sobre el suicidio del poeta.

En vísperas de la Primera Guerra Mundial una niña es abandonada en un barco con destino a Australia. Una misteriosa mujer llamada La Autora ha prometido cuidar de ella, pero desaparece sin dejar rastro...

Den australske stjerneforfatter Kate Morton er efter tre år tilbage med "Urmagerens datter" - en stor roman om forbrydelse, kunst og kærlighed, om jalousi, bedrag og tab. Mit rigtige navn er der ingen, der husker. Sandheden om, hvad der skete den sommer, er der ingen andre, der kender. I sommeren 1862 slår en flok unge kunstnere sig ned i maleren Edward Radcliffes idylliske hus ude på landet på bredden af floden Themsen. Deres plan er at tilbringe en måned sammen og lade kreativiteten flyde frit i hinandens gode selskab og langt væk fra verdens larm.

Nochebuena de 1959, Altos de Adelaida, Australia. Al final de un día caluroso, en los alrededores de la mansión de la familia Turner, un repartidor realiza un descubrimiento espeluznante. Comienza una investigación policial y el pequeño pueblo de Tambilla se ve sacudido por uno de los casos de asesinato más desconcertantes y dolorosos de la historia de Australia del Sur.

Was geschah vor 150 Jahren im Haus am Fluss? Birchwood Manor 1862: Der talentierte Edward Radcliffe lädt Künstlerfreunde in sein Landhaus an der Themse ein. Doch der verheißungsvolle Sommer endet in einer Tragödie - eine Frau verschwindet, eine andere stirbt, und Radcliffes Leben ist ruiniert. Hundertfünfzig Jahre später entdeckt Elodie Winslow, eine junge Archivarin aus London, die Sepiafotografie einer atemberaubend schönen Frau und die Zeichnung eines Hauses mit zwei Giebeln an einem Fluss. Warum kommt Elodie das Haus so bekannt vor?

Una nave scivola silenziosa nel porto di Brisbane, in Australia. Sulla banchina c'è una bambina di quattro anni. Molti anni dopo, Nell scopre una verità sconvolgente sul proprio passato e inizia la ricerca delle proprie origini. Tra le scogliere della Cornovaglia trova una villa dimenticata e un giardino avvolto da un'antica magia. Ma sarà Cassandra, sua nipote, a raccogliere il filo di una storia che lega tre donne, tre epoche e un segreto nascosto per decenni.

Over de kracht van moederschap, het desastreuze effect van geheimen en de helende kracht van de waarheid Australië, kerstavond 1959. Aan het einde van een bloedhete dag wordt een verschrikkelijke ontdekking gedaan. Het stadje Tumbilla wordt het middelpunt van een van de schrikbarendste en raadselachtigste moordzaken uit de geschiedenis van Zuid-Australië. Londen, 2018. Journalist Jess krijgt een telefoontje uit Sydney, omdat haar oma Nora onverwachts in het ziekenhuis ligt. Haar oma heeft altijd een levendige en sterke persoonlijkheid gehad, maar nu ligt ze er heel kwetsbaar en verward bij.

Adelaide Hills, 1959: På en brændende varm dag støder Percy på nabofamilien Turner, da han er ude at ride. Ved første øjekast ser det ud til, at de ligger og hviler sig i skyggen efter en picnic, men ved nærmere eftersyn indser han, at der er noget helt galt, og pludselig er Percy og lokalsamfundet involveret i en yderst vanskelig politiefterforskning. London, 2018: Jess har netop mistet sit job som journalist, da et telefonopkald tvinger hende tilbage til Sydney. Hendes elskede bedstemor, Nora, som hun er vokset op hos, ligger på hospitalet efter en alvorlig faldulykke.

Adelaide Hills, Australien, 1959: Nahe ihrem Landsitz feiert eine Familie Heiligabend mit einem Picknick am Fluss. Wenig später findet ein vorbeikommender Händler die Familie tot auf. Die Polizei beginnt zu ermitteln, doch der Fall bleibt ein Mysterium. Sechzig Jahre später wird die Journalistin Jess aus England zurück nach Australien an das Sterbebett ihrer Großmutter gerufen.

Take a trip through the imaginations of 18 visionary writers as they explore the future of trucking in this new science fiction anthology! There's something for every genre fiction fan in this follow-up to the hit 18 Wheels of Horror: A Trailer Full of Trucking Terrors. The highways of the universe will never be the same!

1933, Cornouailles. Un soir de fête chez les Edevane, le petit Théo, adorable poupon de onze mois, disparaît. Les enquêteurs remuent ciel et terre, mais l'enfant demeure introuvable. Pour les parents comme pour la famille Edevane, la vie ne sera plus jamais la même après ce drame. La maison du lac, la propriété tant aimée, est fermée et laissée à l'abandon. Soixante-dix ans plus tard, Sadie Sparrow, jeune inspectrice londonienne en vacances dans la région, s'intéresse à cette mystérieuse disparition.

En el verano de 1862, un grupo de jóvenes artistas, guiados por el apasionado y brillante Edward Radcliffe, viaja a Birchwood Manor, una casa de campo en Berkshire. Tienen un plan: vivir los siguientes meses recluidos y dejarse llevar por su inspiración y creatividad.Sin embargo, cuando el verano toca a su fin, una mujer ha muerto de un disparo y otra ha desaparecido, se ha extraviado una joya de valor incalculable y la vida de Edward Radcliffe se ha desmoronado.

Forfatteren til "Den glemte have" er tilbage med en stor roman om familiehemmeligheder, der elegant bevæger sig frem og tilbage mellem tiden omkring 2. verdenskrig, starten af 1960'erne og nutiden. På en varm sommerdag i begyndelsen af 1960'erne har den 16-årige Laurel gemt sig fra familien og drømmer om fremtiden, der ligger og venter på hende. Men drømmerierne får en brat afslutning, da Laurel oppe fra sit skjul bliver vidne til en alvorlig forbrydelse.