Black Rabbit Hall: The enchanting mystery from the author of The Glass House

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Beautifully, poetically written and reminiscent of everything from I Capture The Castle to Hansel And Gretel' Daily Mail

The mystery of what became of the family is told in alternate chapters, while Mrs. Alton shares her memories with Lorna in the present. Aglorious, beautifully written fairy tale for grownups.”–Lisa Jewell, bestselling author of The Girls in the Garden The basic set up here is that you have the Altons: owners of a rambly pile in Cornwall, the traditionally English father fell in love with a warm-hearted American heiress, because don’t they always. Anyway, they had four kids (two twins, Amber and Toby, then Barney, then Kitty) who had a pretty much idyllic childhood with their stupidly-in-love parents and their country house to spend their summers in. But then Nancy dies in a horse-riding accent and everything unravels from there. There are two storylines which weave and connect throughout the novel. The author, Eve Chase, did a fantastic job of keeping my attention piqued within each storyline throughout the book. I had a hard time putting this down.An enthralling and deeply moving novel about family secrets, loss, and love.”—Margaret Leroy, author of The Soldier’s Wife Lots to love here, though. Gorgeous descriptions of Cornwall. Complicated characters—even the ones taking antagonistic roles, felt if not sympathetic at least consistently understandable. And, of course, lashings of sex, violence, melodrama and tragedy. For the four Alton children, it's the perfect summer escape where not much ever happens - until one stormy evening their idyllic world is shattered. And while I don’t inherently consider inspiring ANY sort of human feeling as evidence of merit, I think in this case it sort of was. I felt stuff because I discovered I cared. And in another time, place, world I would have been moved and appreciated the bittersweetness of it all and any shifty tears I might have shed.

A twisting gothic of family secrets, forbidden lust, and an extraordinary family.”–Miranda Beverly-Whittemore,author of Bittersweet How gloriously gothic! There are hundreds more beguiling passages like these, but I don’t want to give anything away! You’ll have to read it for yourself. Equal parts romance, mystery, and historical fiction. For readers who are interested in complex period drama such as Daisy Goodwin’s The American Heiress, or who enjoy a touch of the gothic such as in Daphne du Maurier’s Rebeccaor Diane Setterfield’s The Thirteenth Tale.”– Library Journal(starred review)

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Decades later, Lorna is drawn to a crumbling Cornish manor house she hazily remembers from childhood - feels a bond she does not understand.