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The House at Riverton

By: Kate Morton
Narrated by: Emilia Fox
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Summer 1924: on the night of a glittering society party by the lake of a grand English country house, a young poet takes his life. The only witnesses are sisters Hannah and Emmeline Hartford, and they 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. A shocking secret threatens to emerge – something history has forgotten but Grace never could.

Set as the Edwardian summer finally surrenders to the decadent twenties, The House at Riverton is a multi-million-copy bestselling novel and one of the most successful debuts of all time.

2007, Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA) General Fiction Book of the Year, Winner

2008, Galaxy National Book Awards, Short-listed

2007, The Richard & Judy Best Read of the Year, Winner

2010, Nielsen Gold Book Award, Winner

Golden Pan Award, UK 1,000,000 copies sold, Winner

2009, Indie Next Outstanding Debut, Winner

©2006 Kate Morton (P)2023 Bolinda Publishing 20th Century Historical Mystery Romance Fiction Exciting Suspense
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Critic reviews

"Combines a rich historical setting with a powerful emotional drama – and a gripping mystery." (The Australian Women's Weekly)

"An extraordinary debut." (The Sunday Telegraph)

"A rollicking good yarn of the sort you might devour in a single weekend." (Vogue)
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I enjoyed this book, especially the last couple of hours when things were revealed. If you like a book that ambles along with secrets and the hierarchy of the family and their staff, then this is for you. It's not a fast paced edge-of-your-seat story, but is still a good listen that kept me interested. I did keep speeding it up though, and listened to the last half at speed x1.7!

Downton Abbey for the ears

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A wonderful story and beautifully written. There is a lot of detail that didn't technically need to be included, but I personally enjoyed all the embellishment. I was very invested in the characters and their tragic tales.

Loved it

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It was a long book and slow to get into story. However, once the story unfolded a little it was a lovely book. It was interesting to get more understanding of the dullness of many women’s life in early 1900. Loved the twist at the end

A lovely book too relax and enjoy

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Once again this author an alchemist turns a book into a golden experience. Beautifully spoken by Amelia Fox. The characters become for a time like my family. What a family! I have just finished listening and already miss Grace.

Duty

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Not my usual genre but loved this book. Highly recommend. Wi definitely be reading more by Kate Morton. *****

Outstanding

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