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Esther Charters is heading to Irtonwood Manor to celebrate Christmas with friends, but she soon finds herself entangled in mysteries that tie the estate to her late husband‚s family history. What secrets does the manor hold, and how are they linked to the haunting specter that seems to linger? As she grapples with a recurring dream that haunts her since her arrival, Esther embarks on an intriguing journey of discovery and reflection. - Summary by Newgatenovelist

Elinor Sutherland was born on the 17th October 1864 in Saint Helier, Jersey, in the Channel Islands. Her literary style was very successful and, although by modern standards would be called ‘romance’, in those days it was considered racy and erotic fiction. She coined the first use of the word the ‘It girl’. In the 1920’s Glyn went to Hollywood, for the filming of her novel ‘The Great Moment’. Thereafter she was engaged to write stories and screenplays and became one of the most famous and successful women screenwriters of the era.

http://www.adfreebooks.com - 1000+ audiobooks, all ad free!Esther Charters is travelling to Irtonwood Manor to stay over Christmas with friends. But what connection could Irtonwood – and its ghost – possibly have with her late husband’s family history? And what is the meaning of the recurring dream she has had since arriving at Irtonwood?

Nicholas Thormonde är förbittrad över livet. Första världskriget är i sitt slutskede, men efter att ha skadats vid fronten och mist ett av sina ben samt ett öga kan han inte längre strida för sitt land. För att ha något att göra blir han övertalad att skriva en bok och det är så han möter Alathea Sharp, som blir hans sekreterare. Till en början är Nicholas tankar endast fyllda av självhat och bitterhet. Men ju mer tid som går så börjar han se världen som en plats med mer än bara elände igen.