Marigold has been left destitute and when an invitation arrives to visit a hitherto unheard of relation, she decides to do so hoping for an adventure and a better future. She did not envisage a crumbling pile, Gothic influenced relations, feudal family control and a family who had deliberately cut themselves off from the community and who lived in squalid splendor.
Setting to clear out the physical mess as well as the secrets of the family was an arduous process but one which Marigold was determined to undertake. There is plenty of malice buried for generations and murder as well.
Plenty to keep you interested, a good commentary on the social norms at the time.
Sent by Crooked Lane Books for an unbiased review, courtesy of Netgalley
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