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Book of the Month
Book of the Month:
April 2010

as chosen by
Heather





Synopsis
On the eve of the first world war, a little girl is found abandoned on a ship to Australia. A mysterious woman called the Authoress had promised to look after her - but the Authoress has disappeared without a trace.

A terrible secret...

On the night of her twenty-first birthday, Nell O'Connor learns a secret that will change her life forever. Decades later, she embarks upon a search for the truth that leads her to the windswept Cornish coast and the strange and beautiful Blackhurst Manor, once owned by the aristocratic Mountrachet family.

A mysterious inheritance...

On Nell's death, her grand-daughter, Cassandra, comes into an unexpected inheritance. Cliff Cottage and its forgotten garden are notorious amongst the Cornish locals for the secrets they hold - secrets about the doomed Mountrachet family and their ward Eliza Makepeace, a writer of dark Victorian fairytales. It is here that Cassandra will finally uncover the truth about the family, and solve the century-old mystery of a little girl lost.


Where to Buy
(subject to availability + p&p)
Play.com - £4.99

Amazon - £4.00


Discussion Questions

On the night of her twenty-first birthday, Nell's father, Hugh, tells her a secret that shatters her sense of self. How important is a strong sense of identity to a person's life? Was Hugh right to tell her about her past? How might Nell's life have turned out differently had she not discovered the truth?

Did Hugh and Lil make the right decision when they kept Nell?

How might Nell's choice of occupation have been related to her fractured identity? continued......


Previous Titles

2010

March Persuasion byJane Austen
as chosen by Harriann 

February Tender is the Night by F Scott Fitzgerald
as chosen by Incognito 

January PopCo by Scarlett Thomas
as chosen by Weave


2009

December The Winter Book by Tove Jansson
as chosen by Moominliz

November Time Heavenly by Jennifer Laurens
as chosen by lovesreading06


October Falling Leaves Return to their Roots by Adeline Yen Mah
as chosen by lexiepiper


September An Awfully Big Adventure by Beryl Bainbridge
as chosen by Incognito


August The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
as chosen by Agentscully
Book Club List
2010
April - Heather
May - January
June - Marcus
July - Agentscully
August - Incognito
September - Lexiepiper
October - lovesreading06
November - Moominliz
December - Nix

Joining the Book Club
If you would like to join the book club, then please contact a member of the administration team. If for some reason you need to swap your month, please contact us with plenty of notice, so that we can arrange a swap.

Updates to the list and book titles will be conveyed here and in the forum, so remember to check back occasionally. Happy Reading!