A superb family drama, full of secrets and betrayals, love and resentment. Two sisters return to the house of their grandmother, following her death, and while sorting out the family affairs the uncover secrets long held buried. A really absorbing read and an author to definitely keep an eye on.
Shortlisted for the Galaxy New Writer of the Year 2010.
July 2010 Debut of the Month.
Voted the public's favourite TV Book Club Summer Read 2010.
Featured on The TV Book Club on More4 on 11 July 2010.
August 2010 Good Housekeeping selection.
July 2010 Editor's Choice.
Dear Reader
You hold in your hands an extraordinary debut novel. The Legacy is a sweeping, multi-generational drama that moves from turn-of-the-century America to present day England. It immediately reminded me of one of my favourite novels: The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher.
Katherine's novel is a hauntingly beautiful, deeply satisfying read, exploring themes of individual and collective identity, of loss and of atonement. Most of all, it is a novel about two women from two different generations; the truths they hide, the lies they live, the secrets they uncover and the hidden ties that bind them.
I simply cannot wait to publish this absorbing ad unforgettable read. I hope you enjoy it.
Sara O'Keeffe
Senior Commissioning Editor, Orion Books
In the bitter winter of 2009, following the death of their grandmother, Erica Calcott and her sister Beth return to Storton Manor, a grand and imposing Wiltshire house where they spent their summer holidays as children. When Erica begins to sort through her grandmother's belongings, she is flooded with memories of her childhood - and of her cousin, Henry, whose disappearance from the manor tore the family apart. Erica sets out to discover what happened to Henry - so that the past can be laid to rest, and her sister, Beth, might finally find some peace.
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In the bitter winter of 2009, following the death of their grandmother, Erica Calcott and her sister Beth return to Storton Manor, a grand and imposing Wiltshire house where they spent their summer holidays as children. When Erica begins to sort through her grandmother's belongings, she is flooded with memories of her childhood - and of her cousin, Henry, whose disappearance from the manor tore the family apart.
The Legacy features in the following genres: Debut Books of the Month, Family Drama, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Book Club Recommendations, Romance / Relationship Stories, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations, General Fiction
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The Legacy was written by Katherine Webb and published by Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) an imprint of Orion Publishing Co
