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I got this book from the free table of books at the county fair. What I am saying is that I am glad I didn't pay for it.
The story is that during WWII, a young woman, Kate Borrow, goes to rural England to teach. Right after she arrives, a young woman, Celia Mond, goes missing. The setting of the story is rural England, moors, deep woods, and lanes....you feel like next there will be castles. Kate, for some unknown reason, thinks she needs to find out what happened to Celia. And she goes about trying to
solve the mystery. Also in her spare time, she does work for the war effort and meets Mrs. Conrad and her son, James. James is sort of mysterious and is there part of the time and gone part of the time. His father committed susicde years ago and in this time that is shameful for the family.
James befriends Kate, but there is always something standoffish and noncommital. (He is weird, but Kate doesn't get this....what is with women who can't stay away from mysterious men???)
Kate is convinced that the teacher she replaced, Edmond Westmain, had something to do with the disappearance of Celia. Or may even Kate's landlady, Emmie, was somehow involved in the mystery.
Seems like everyone is keeping secrets.
The story is that during WWII, a young woman, Kate Borrow, goes to rural England to teach. Right after she arrives, a young woman, Celia Mond, goes missing. The setting of the story is rural England, moors, deep woods, and lanes....you feel like next there will be castles. Kate, for some unknown reason, thinks she needs to find out what happened to Celia. And she goes about trying to
solve the mystery. Also in her spare time, she does work for the war effort and meets Mrs. Conrad and her son, James. James is sort of mysterious and is there part of the time and gone part of the time. His father committed susicde years ago and in this time that is shameful for the family.
James befriends Kate, but there is always something standoffish and noncommital. (He is weird, but Kate doesn't get this....what is with women who can't stay away from mysterious men???)
Kate is convinced that the teacher she replaced, Edmond Westmain, had something to do with the disappearance of Celia. Or may even Kate's landlady, Emmie, was somehow involved in the mystery.
Seems like everyone is keeping secrets.
