When Samuel Godwin, a young and naive art tutor, accepts a job with the Farrow family at Fourwinds, their majestic home, little does he expect to come across such a web of secrets and lies. His two tutees are as different as chalk and cheese - the beautiful younger sister Marianne, full of flightiness and nervous imagination, and Juliana, controlled and sad. With their governess, Charlotte Agnew, Samuel begins to uncover slowly the horrifying truth behind Juliana's sadness and Marianne's emotional fragility. Their discoveries change their perception of life at Fourwinds for ever and none of their lives will ever be the same again.

With her usual brilliance and ease, Linda Newbery has written a haunting and faultlessly plotted novel with characters that leap of the page and stay with the reader long after the last page is turned.

A chilling novel set at the end of the nineteenth century, where love, possession, ambition and desire exist side by side ...

About the Author

As a child Linda Newbery was a secret writer, filling exercise books with stories which she hid in her wardrobe. Now she is a published author of over forty books, mainly children's and teenage fiction. She has been shortlisted for many prestigious literary prizes and has won the Costa children's book award.
Linda lives in an Oxfordshire village and enjoys yoga, gardening, walking and the cinema.

Reviews
I found myself bathing in the wonderful descriptions . . . Newbery writes with grace and immediacy -- Vivien Hamilton * Daily Telegraph *
A gothic romance dealing with the most taboo subject of all . . . Newbery has created a climactic period story, compelling in its description and psychological drama . . . the relationship between art and life is starkly framed -- Elaine Williams * TES Teacher *
Unfolds with horrific credibility and total suspense -- Gill Roberts * Carousel *
I found myself bathing in the wonderful descriptions . . . Newbery writes with grace and immediacy -- Vivien Hamilton * Daily Telegraph *
A gothic romance dealing with the most taboo subject of all . . . Newbery has created a climactic period story, compelling in its description and psychological drama . . . the relationship between art and life is starkly framed -- Elaine Williams * TES Teacher *



Book Information
ISBN 9781909531550
Author Linda Newbery
Format Paperback
Page Count 368
Imprint Definitions
Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
Weight(grams) 256g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 23mm