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The House of Shadows
- Author
- Kate Williams
- Narrator
- Jane McDowell
- Publisher
- Orion
- Publish Date
- 27 September 2018
- Run Time
- 14 hours 26 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
'A beautifully conjured family saga. Fans of Downton Abbey will love it' - Alison Weir
'This terrific saga comes with a fascinating twist ... Williams has a gift for showing how great movements in history affect the lives of people caught up in them' The Times
Read by Katie Scarfe
(p) Orion Publishing Group 2018
Critics Review
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Downton fans will love the elegance, intrigue and drama of The House of Shadows.
YOURS MAGAZINE
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Brimming with a historian's knowledge and an author's human insight, Williams's trilogy has been an exciting and absorbing portrait of a world in flux, and a poignant fictional reflection on life in the opening decades of the 20th century.
LANCASHIRE TELEGRAPH
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A rocket of a historical novel.
THE LADY
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Details
- Author
- Kate Williams
- Narrator
- Jane McDowell
- Duration
- 14 hours 26 minutes
- Release Date
- 27 September 2018
- ISBN
- 9781409170907
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Orion
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Historical fiction, Family saga / generational saga fiction, Second World War fiction
Synopsis
The final compelling historical saga concluding a trilogy that began with Storms of War and The Edge of the Fall, from popular TV historian and critically-acclaimed author Kate Williams. The de Witt family, who once lead an idyllic and privileged life, are struggling to piece together the shattered fragments of their lives in the aftermath of the Great War. In 1939, the world is on the verge of turmoil with the approaching storm of the Second World War. The fragile peace of the de Witt's world is threatened once again as the family must deal with the consequences of another devastating war. The fascinating story of the de Witt family goes behind the history to show the drama and wonder of early 20th-century lives in gripping, cinematic fiction which will appeal to fans of Downton Abbey, Atonement and Birdsong. 'A beautifully conjured family saga. Fans of Downton Abbey will love it' - Alison Weir'This terrific saga comes with a fascinating twist ... Williams has a gift for showing how great movements in history affect the lives of people caught up in them' The TimesRead by Katie Scarfe(p) Orion Publishing Group 2018
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