The #1 internationally bestselling author of The Forgotten Garden
mesmerizes readers with a haunting tale of long-buried secrets and the
twists of fate that can alter lives forever.
This enthralling romantic thriller pays homage to the classics of gothic
fiction, spinning a rich and intricate web of mystery, suspense, and
lost love.
It starts with a letter, lost for half a century and unexpectedly
delivered to Edie's mother on a Sunday afternoon. The letter leads Edie
to Milderhurst Castle, where the eccentric Blythe spinsters live and
where, she discovers, her mother was billeted during World War II. The
elder Blythe sisters are twins and have spent most of their lives caring
for their younger sister, Juniper, who hasn't been the same since her
fiancé jilted her in 1941. Inside the decaying castle, Edie searches for
her mother's past but soon learns there are other secrets hidden in its
walls. The truth of what happened in "the distant hours" has been
waiting a long time for someone to find it.