The Secret Rooms by Catherine Bailey (Paperback Book)
A castle filled with intrigue, a plotting duchess and a mysterious death in Catherine Baileys The Secret Rooms. At 6 am on 21 April 1940 John the 9th Duke of Rutland, and one of Britains wealthiest men, ended his days, virtually alone, lying on a makeshift bed in a dank cramped suite of rooms in the servants quarters of his own home, Belvoir Castle, in Leicestershire. For weeks, as his health deteriorated, his family, his servants even the Kings doctor pleaded with him to come out, but he refused. After his death, his son and heir, Charles, the 10th Duke of Rutland, ordered that the rooms be locked up and they remained untouched for sixty years. What lay behind this extraordinary set of circumstances? For the first time, in The Secret Rooms, Catherine Bailey unravels a complex and compelling tale of love, honour and betrayal, played out in the grand salons of Britains stately homes at the turn of the twentieth century, and on the battlefields of the Western Front. At its core is a secret so dark that it consumed the life of the man who fought to his death to keep it hidden. This extraordinary mystery from the author of Black Diamonds, perfect for lovers of Downton Abbey, Brideshead Revisited and The Suspicions of Mr Whicher. Praise for The Secret RoomsReads like the best kind of mystery story. It is a tale of mistresses and heirlooms, cowardice and connivance, and a deeply dysfunctional family...gripping Sunday TimesAstonishing...jawdropping...It would spoil the book if I... | Catherine Bailey The Secret Rooms : A Castle Filled with Intrigue, a Plotting
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A castle filled with intrigue, a plotting duchess and a mysterious death in Catherine Baileys The Secret Rooms. At 6 am on 21 April 1940 John the 9th Duke of Rutland, and one of Britains wealthiest men, ended his days, virtually alone, lying on a makeshift bed in a dank cramped suite of rooms in the servants quarters of his own home, Belvoir Castle, in Leicestershire. For weeks, as his health deteriorated, his family, his servants even the Kings doctor pleaded with him to come out, but he refused. After his death, his son and heir, Charles, the 10th Duke of Rutland, ordered that the rooms be locked up and they remained untouched for sixty years. What lay behind this extraordinary set of circumstances? For the first time, in The Secret Rooms, Catherine Bailey unravels a complex and compelling tale of love, honour and betrayal, played out in the grand salons of Britains stately homes at the turn of the twentieth century, and on the battlefields of the Western Front. At its core is a secret so dark that it consumed the life of the man who fought to his death to keep it hidden. This extraordinary mystery from the author of Black Diamonds, perfect for lovers of Downton Abbey, Brideshead Revisited and The Suspicions of Mr Whicher. Praise for The Secret RoomsReads like the best kind of mystery story. It is a tale of mistresses and heirlooms, cowardice and connivance, and a deeply dysfunctional family...gripping Sunday TimesAstonishing...jawdropping...It would spoil the book if I... | Catherine Bailey The Secret Rooms : A Castle Filled with Intrigue, a Plotting
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A castle filled with intrigue, a plotting duchess and a mysterious death in Catherine Baileys The Secret Rooms. At 6 am on 21 April 1940 John the 9th Duke of Rutland, and one of Britains wealthiest men, ended his days, virtually alone, lying on a makeshift bed in a dank cramped suite of rooms in the servants quarters of his own home, Belvoir Castle, in Leicestershire. For weeks, as his health deteriorated, his family, his servants even the Kings doctor pleaded with him to come out, but he refused. After his death, his son and heir, Charles, the 10th Duke of Rutland, ordered that the rooms be locked up and they remained untouched for sixty years. What lay behind this extraordinary set of circumstances? For the first time, in The Secret Rooms, Catherine Bailey unravels a complex and compelling tale of love, honour and betrayal, played out in the grand salons of Britains stately homes at the turn of the twentieth century, and on the battlefields of the Western Front. At its core is a secret so dark that it consumed the life of the man who fought to his death to keep it hidden. This extraordinary mystery from the author of Black Diamonds, perfect for lovers of Downton Abbey, Brideshead Revisited and The Suspicions of Mr Whicher. Praise for The Secret RoomsReads like the best kind of mystery story. It is a tale of mistresses and heirlooms, cowardice and connivance, and a deeply dysfunctional family...gripping Sunday TimesAstonishing...jawdropping...It would spoil the book if I... | Catherine Bailey The Secret Rooms : A Castle Filled with Intrigue, a Plotting
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format | paperback |
Language | english |
type | textbook |
Brand | Penguin Books Ltd |
artist | not specified |
Color | multicolor |
Gender | unisex |
Size | 6 |
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