01811cam a2200301 i 4500 664575213 TxAuBib 20230222120000.0 230213s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022019021 9780593186923 hardcover 0593186923 hardcover TxAuBib rda Lumsden, Katie,. The secrets of Hartwood Hall : a novel / Katie Lumsden. [New York] : Dutton, [2023] 339 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "A gripping and atmospheric debut that is at once a chilling gothic mystery and a love letter to Victorian fiction. It's 1852 and Margaret Lennox, a young widow, attempts to escape the shadows of her past by taking a position as governess to an only child at an isolated country house in West Country, England. Isolated from the village, Margaret soon starts to feel that something isn't quite right. There are strange figures in the dark, tensions between servants and an abandoned east wing that sometimes has a light on. Even stranger are the repeated trips away on business by Mrs. Eversham, the child's mother. Lonely, and unsure who to trust, Margaret soon finds distraction in a forbidden relationship with the gardener, Paul. But as Margaret's history threatens to catch up with her, it isn't long before she learns the frightening truth behind the secrets of Hartwood Hall"-- Provided by publisher. 20230222. Widows Fiction. Gothic fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. Novels. Lumsden, Katie., [New York] : Dutton, [2023].