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'She smelt the sharp green scent of new growth, and the heavy sweetness of decay. The smell of Eden. Tomorrow it would be nothing more than a memory...'
When Sophie Monroe returns to Jamaica from England in 1903, her old home Fever Hill is unrecognisable. Her sister Madeleine appears to lead an idyllic life on the Eden estate with her husband and children. But now Eden is on the brink of bankruptcy and Fever Hill is decaying into ruin.
Everyone seems to be concealing secrets. Sophie's childhood hero, Ben Kelly, is avoiding her, scarred by memories of his childhood in the London slums. Madeleine is also hiding something from her. But what could be so wrong that she can't tell her own sister?
Now Sophie must face a clash of loyalties and confront the ghosts of her past.
A haunting novel of family, mysteries and buried legacies. Perfect for fans of Kate Morton, Lucinda Riley and Daphne du Maurier.
Michelle Paver
Michelle Paver was born in central Africa, but moved to England as a child. After earning a degree in biochemistry from Oxford University, she became a partner in a London law firm, but eventually gave that up to write full-time.
Chronicles of Ancient Darkness arises from her lifelong passions for animals, anthropology, and the distant past. It was also inspired by her travels in Norway, Lapland, Iceland, and the Carpathian Mountains—and particularly by an encounter with a large bear in a remote valley in Southern California.
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