The lantern / Deborah Lawrenson.
By: Lawrenson, Deborah [author.]
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Publisher: New York : Harper, c2011Description: 344 p. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9781409131076 (hbk.); 9781409131083 (tr. pbk.).Subject(s): Man-woman relationships -- Fiction | Provence (France) -- FictionGenre/Form: Romantic suspense fiction.DDC classification: 823/.914 Summary: Drawn to an older man, Eve embarks on a whirlwind romance that soon offers a new life and a new home--Les Genevriers, an old house in a charming hamlet amid the fragrant lavender fields of Provence. Their relationship becomes strained, however, as Dom grows quiet and distant and Eve feels a haunting presence. The more reluctant Dom is to tell her about his past, the more Eve is drawn to it--and to the mysterious disappearance of his beautiful ex-wife.
| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| Fiction | Stratford Fiction | Fiction | LAW (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | A00655633 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
<p>When Eve falls for the secretive, charming Dom, their whirlwind relationship leads them to purchase Les Genevriers, an abandoned house in a rural hamlet in the south of France.</p> <p>As the beautiful Provence summer turns to autumn, Eve finds it impossible to ignore the mysteries that haunt both her lover and the run-down old house, in particular the mysterious disappearance of his beautiful first wife, Rachel.</p> <p>Whilst Eve tries to untangle the secrets surrounding Rachel's last recorded days, Les Genevriers itself seems to come alive. As strange events begin to occur with frightening regularity, Eve's voice becomes intertwined with that of Benedicte Lincel, a girl who lived in the house decades before.</p> <p>As the tangled skeins of the house's history begin to unravel, the tension grows between Dom and Eve. In a page-turning race, Eve must fight to discover the fates of both Benedicte and Rachel, before Les Genevriers' dark history has a chance to repeat itself.</p>
Drawn to an older man, Eve embarks on a whirlwind romance that soon offers a new life and a new home--Les Genevriers, an old house in a charming hamlet amid the fragrant lavender fields of Provence. Their relationship becomes strained, however, as Dom grows quiet and distant and Eve feels a haunting presence. The more reluctant Dom is to tell her about his past, the more Eve is drawn to it--and to the mysterious disappearance of his beautiful ex-wife.
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