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The Glass House

(2020)
(The Daughters of Foxcote Manor)
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The spellbinding SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER and RICHARD AND JUDY BOOKCLUB PICK about old family secrets . . .

'A captivating mystery: beautifully written, with a rich sense of place, a cast of memorable characters, and lots of deep, dark secrets'
Kate Morton, bestselling author of The Clockmaker's Daughter

'Absolutely her best yet'
Lisa Jewell, bestselling author of The Family Upstairs

'A wonderful, romantic, compelling mystery . . . We loved it'
Richard and Judy Book Club
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The truth can shatter everything . . .


When the Harrington family discovers an abandoned baby deep in the shady woods, they decide to keep her a secret and raise her as their own.

But within days a body is found in the grounds of their house and their perfect new family implodes.

Years later, Sylvie, seeking answers to nagging questions about her life, is drawn into the wild beautiful woods where nothing is quite what it seems.

Will she unearth the truth?

And dare she reveal it?

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'The Glass House is not really about a murder, or a creepy house, but about families - the ones we're born into, the ones we make and especially the ones we flee'
New York Times

'I adored this beautifully-written, riveting mystery'
Rosie Walsh, bestselling author of The Man Who Didn't Call

'So beautifully and insightfully written, with characters I grew to love. A compelling, moving story that kept me turning the pages right to the very last'
Katherine Webb, author of The Legacy

Praise for Eve Chase


'Enthralling'
Kate Morton

'Simply stunning'
Dinah Jefferies

'The most beautiful book you will read this year'
Lisa Jewell

'Filled with intrigue'
Clare Mackintosh

'Exquisite and evocative'
Sarah Vaughan

Genre: Historical Mystery

Praise for this book

"I just love Eve Chase's lyrical writing and evocative sense of place. The Daughters of Foxcote Manor is her best yet...A treat." - Louise Candlish

"Eve Chase is right up there with Tana French and Sarah Waters as an author who writes page-turning masterpieces that meld a vibrant sense of place with a heartbreaking cast of characters. I devoured her latest, and will be recommending it to everyone I know. Her plot twists floored me, and this haunting story will stay with me for a very long time." - Fiona Davis

"Bewitching and beguiling. . . . As suspenseful as the mistress of psychological drama, Daphne Du Maurier. Chase is simply brilliant." - Veronica Henry

"Eve Chase deserves to be lauded as one of our most enthralling novelists." - Lisa Jewell

"A captivating mystery: beautifully written, with a rich sense of place, a cast of memorable characters, and lots of deep, dark secrets." - Kate Morton

"Evocative and beautifully written The Daughters of Foxcote Manor sucked me into a mystery as atmospheric and densely packed with secrets as the forest in which it's set." - Rachel Rhys

"Utterly captivating, this is a glorious dream of a novel - an irresistible story of family secrets, beautifully written." - Emma Rous

"I adored this beautifully-written, riveting mystery. Chase is peerless in her ability to stitch together dark secrets and tantalizing twists with unforgettable characters and enthralling imagery. I am a die-hard fan!" - Rosie Walsh

"So beautifully and insightfully written, with characters I grew to love populating a compelling, moving story that kept me turning the pages right to the very last. Chase handles the various unexpected ways our earliest experiences shape and define us with huge empathy and sensitivity. It's an evocative and engrossing read." - Katherine Webb


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