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"The House at Riverton" is a gorgeous debut novel set in England between the wars. It is the story of an aristocratic family, a house, a mysterious death and a way of life that vanished forever, told in flashback by a woman who witnessed it all and kept a secret for decades.Grace Bradley went to work at Riverton House as a servant when she was just a girl, before the First World War. For years her life was inextricably tied up with the Hartford family, most particularly the two daughters, Hannah and Emmeline.In the summer of 1924, at a glittering society party held at the house, a young poet shot himself. The only witnesses were Hannah and Emmeline and only they -- and Grace -- know the truth.In 1999, when Grace is ninety-eight years old and living out her last days in a nursing home, she is visited by a young director who is making a film about the events of that summer. She takes Grace back to Riverton House and reawakens her memories. Told in flashback, this is the story of Grace's youth during the last days of Edwardian aristocratic privilege shattered by war, of the vibrant twenties and the changes she witnessed as an entire way of life vanished forever. The novel is full of secrets -- some revealed, others hidden forever, reminiscent of the romantic suspense of Daphne du Maurier. It is also a meditation on memory, the devastation of war and a beautifully rendered window into a fascinating time in history.Originally published to critical acclaim in Australia, already sold in ten countries and a #1 bestseller in England, "The House at Riverton" is a vivid, page-turning novel of suspense and passion, with characters -- and an ending -- the reader won't soon forget.
诗人自杀的秘密其实一开始就能猜出个大概;整体背景设置、对话有种在看upstairs downstairs或者唐顿庄园的感觉;如果当悬疑看剧情略过松散,很多描写有点多余;如果当历史小说看又没有太紧密的联系和独特的时代感;如果当言情小说打发打发时间看看还行。看前期望过高,看后感觉并不出彩。
评分50年后,曾经在别墅里的女仆开始回忆,1924年诗人自杀背后的所有人际关系的故事。
评分看了四分之一, 人物刚刚出齐, 故事还没进入状态. 时间宝贵, 放弃.
评分诗人自杀的秘密其实一开始就能猜出个大概;整体背景设置、对话有种在看upstairs downstairs或者唐顿庄园的感觉;如果当悬疑看剧情略过松散,很多描写有点多余;如果当历史小说看又没有太紧密的联系和独特的时代感;如果当言情小说打发打发时间看看还行。看前期望过高,看后感觉并不出彩。
评分看了四分之一, 人物刚刚出齐, 故事还没进入状态. 时间宝贵, 放弃.
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The House at Riverton pdf epub mobi txt 电子书 下载 2024