Set in the lush countryside of Provence, **Deborah Lawrenson's ** _The Lantern_ is an atmospheric modern gothic tale of love, suspicion, and murder, in the tradition of Daphne du Maurier's _Rebecca. _ Drawn to a wealthy older man, Eve embarks on a whirlwind romance that soon offers a new life a
The lantern: a novel
β Scribed by Deborah Lawrenson
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Year
- 2015;2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 214 KB
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0062192973
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β¦ Synopsis
Set in the lush countryside of Provence, Deborah Lawrenson's The Lantern is an atmospheric modern gothic tale of love, suspicion, and murder, in the tradition of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca. Drawn to a wealthy older man, Eve embarks on a whirlwind romance that soon offers a new life and a new homeβLes GenΓ©vriers, a charming hamlet amid the fragrant lavender fields of Provence. But Eve finds it impossible to ignore the mysteries that haunt both her lover and the run-down old house. The more reluctant Dom is to tell her about his past, the more she is drawn to itβand to the mysterious disappearance of his beautiful ex-wife. An evocative tale of romantic and psychological suspense, The Lantern masterfully melds past and present, secrets and lies, appearances and disappearancesβalong with our age-old fear of the dark.
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