Fiercombe Manor (Thorndike Press Large Print Core Series), by Kate Riordan
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In this haunting and richly imagined dual-narrative tale that echoes the eerie mystery of Rebecca and The Little Stranger, two women of very different eras are united by the secrets hidden within the walls of an English manor house.
In 1933, naive twenty-two year-old Alice--pregnant and unmarried--is in disgrace. Her mother banishes her from London to secluded Fiercombe Manor in rural Gloucestershire, where she can hide under the watchful eye of her mother's old friend, the housekeeper Mrs. Jelphs. The manor's owners, the Stantons, live abroad, and with her cover story of a recently-deceased husband Alice can have her baby there before giving it up for adoption and returning home. But as Alice endures the long, hot summer at Fiercombe awaiting the baby's birth, she senses that something is amiss with the house and its absentee owners.
Thirty years earlier, pregnant Lady Elizabeth Stanton desperately hopes for the heir her husband desires. Tormented by the memory of what happened after the birth of her first child, a daughter, she grows increasingly terrified that history will repeat itself, with devastating consequences.
After meeting Tom, the young scion of the Stanton family, Alice becomes determined to uncover the clan's tragic past and exorcise the ghosts of this idyllic, isolated house. But nothing can prepare Alice for what she uncovers. Soon it is her turn to fear: can she escape the tragic fate of the other women who have lived in the Fiercombe valley . . .
Fiercombe Manor (Thorndike Press Large Print Core Series), by Kate Riordan - Amazon Sales Rank: #4382149 in Books
- Brand: Riordan, Kate
- Published on: 2015-06-03
- Format: Large Print
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.60" h x 1.30" w x 5.70" l,
- Binding: Hardcover
- 596 pages
Fiercombe Manor (Thorndike Press Large Print Core Series), by Kate Riordan Review “Riordan’s bewitching blend of tainted aristocrats, secretive domestics, and manipulative quacks amid a crumbling English country home is atmospheric and entertaining.” (Publishers Weekly)“Mrs. Jelphs has a touch of Mrs. Danvers about her, and the old driver, Ruck, is truly creepy. This is a good match with fans of…Diane Setterfield and Kate Morton.” (Booklist)“A prickly story full of tension.” (Sunday Express (London))“A well executed, brooding, creepy atmosphere.” (Sunday Mirror (London))“Full of slow-burning tension.” (Essentials)“Borrowing from gothic literature staples Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca and Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, Riordan creates a visceral and lively narrative that seizes the reader’s attention. Readers...will applaud and welcome this addition.” (Library Journal (starred review))“A sweeping saga of secrets and ghosts.” (Good Housekeeping, UK)
From the Back Cover
A house as old as Fiercombe Manor holds many secrets within its walls. But which dark chapter of its history is haunting Alice, a young woman staying there during the course of a fateful summer?
In 1933, naive twenty-two-year-old Alice is pregnant, unmarried, and disgraced. She can no longer share her parents' London home, so her desperate mother concocts a cover story and begs her old friend, Mrs. Jelphs, for help. The housekeeper at rural Fiercombe Manor, Mrs. Jelphs is moved by Alice's "plight" as a new widow and agrees to watch over her in the secluded English countryside until the baby is born and given up for adoption. Because the manor house's owners, Lord and Lady Stanton, no longer live there, Alice's only company will be Mrs. Jelphs and her skeleton staff.
Thirty years before Alice's arrival, Lady Elizabeth Stanton awaits the birth of her second child, fervently hoping he will be the boy her husband desires. But as her time nears, she is increasingly tormented by memories of what happened with her first baby and terrified that history will repeat itself . . . with devastating consequences.
At first, Fiercombe Manor offers Alice a welcome relief from her mother's disapproving gaze. But she begins to sense that all is not well in the picturesque Gloucestershire valley. After a chance encounter with Tom, the young scion of the Stanton family, Alice discovers that Fiercombe's beauty is haunted by the clan's tragic past. She is determined to exorcise the ghosts of the idyllic, isolated house.
Nothing can prepare Alice for what she uncovers. Can she escape the tragic fate of the other women who have lived in the Fiercombe valley?
About the Author Kate Riordan is a British writer and journalist who worked for the Guardian and Time Out London. She is also the author of Birdcage Walk and is already at work on her third novel. Born in London, she now lives in the Gloucestershire countryside.
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful. Beautifully Written By David Reviews I highly recommend Fiercombe Manor.The book is beautifully written and a haunting historical novel, which I found quite lovely to read. The story starts in the 1930’s with young Alice who finds herself pregnant by a married man. She is sent away from her London home in disgrace to the atmospheric and daunting Fiercombe Manor.Alice’s explorations and discoveries of her new surroundings are unveiled slowly, which builds the tensions and sets the scene so well. Alice becomes fascinated with the life of Lady Elizabeth Stanton, a former mistress of the Manor from the 1890’s. The book slips flawlessly between the two stories of Alice and Elizabeth as their two destinies somehow become eerily entwined.The detailed descriptions of Fiercombe Manor, its rooms and the surrounding valley estate will be mapped in my mind for a long time. It still feels to me like a real place I could go visit whenever I like. It is quite beautifully mapped and described though the pages of the book.Alice, Elizabeth and the characters they meet are all well drawn and interesting. I particularly liked Alice who I found attractive and became concerned for her as the story unfolded. The mysteries continue into the second half of the book and I desperately wanted a happy ending for Alice. Whether or not she got it, you will have to read for yourself. I enjoyed finding out and I’m sure you will too.
28 of 29 people found the following review helpful. Fiercome Manor (UK title, "The Girl in the Photograph") By S Riaz It is 1932 and Alice is a young woman feeling constrained by life. Despite making her father proud by doing well at school and getting a good office job, her mother is disapproving about her lack of possible husbands and insists that she will be left on the shelf. Unfortunately, the one man Alice is interested in is already married. Young and naïve, she believes his tales of divorcing his wife and finds herself pregnant and alone. If her mother was disapproving before, now she is shocked and disappointed. However, she manages to find a possible solution – a childhood friend is now housekeeper at Fiercombe and Elizabeth is hastily packed off there with a tale of being widowed and needing time to recover, so she can have the child in secret.Secrets are familiar things at Fiercombe and, before long, Alice is fascinated by the previous Lady of the manor, Elizabeth Stanton. Although, she soon discovers that Elizabeth was mistress of the much grander Stanton Hall, which stood nearby. Possibly to take her mind off of her predicament, Alice begins to uncover the mystery of what happened to Elizabeth Stanton, who came to Stanton Hall in 1898.Although this uses the, now familiar, plot device of two different time lines, this novel works better than most. Mrs Jelphs, the housekeeper, ties both the stories together. Now housekeeper, she was once Elizabeth Stanton’s lady maid and staunchest defender. Elizabeth needed friends, as her marriage descended into the desperate desire by her husband for a male heir and the disappointment which ensued. With both Alice and Elizabeth’s stories revolving around the bearing of children, this is an emotional, but skilfully woven tale, of desire, despair and maternal love. A very evocative and well written novel, which manages to be moving, rather than over sentimental. Lastly, I received a copy of this book from the publisher, via NetGalley, for review.
24 of 25 people found the following review helpful. not exactly what I was expecting, but still worth trying By My 2 Cents A story with an isolated Gothic manor as the setting is enough to make me want to read a book. In Fiercombe Manor the story begins with a young woman named Alice Eveleigh who becomes pregnant by a married man. It's 1933 London, so as not to disgrace her family she is sent by her mother to Fiercombe Manor, to wait out her days and have her baby without shaming the family.The housekeeper at Fiercombe, Mrs. Jelphs, is someone Alice's mother feels she can trust to keep Alice's secret. When Alice arrives things seem unusually quiet around the manor. The owners the Stantons are rarely around, so except for the housekeeper and caretaker, Ruck, and an occasional visit by Tom Stanton, the place is quiet. It leaves Alice plenty of time to wonder about the history of the manor. She tries to get Mrs. Jelphs to talk about the history of Fiercombe and about the people who have lived there past and present. As the former maid to Lady Elizabeth, Mrs. J is reluctant to say too much at first, but gradually Lady Elizabeth's story is revealed through old letters and journal entries, and the reader learns of the manor's tragic past. What Alice learns makes her fearful as there are certain similarities between the two women.The story is told in alternating chapters in the first person POVs by Alice (1930s) and then Elizabeth (1890s). The author did a nice job describing surroundings and giving the characters some depth. However, for a Gothic novel, this one wasn't as atmospheric as others I have read. There was one ghost aspect which really felt disappointing. The story was rolled out in a slow and deliberate way, but I have to admit that this book took me over three weeks to complete this one. It's over 400 pages and, once I put it down for a few days, it became harder to pick up. Overall, I think this book is still worth trying for fans of historical fiction.
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