num_pages: 335
description: I threw the piece of paper on the fire. She saw it burn...Orphaned at an early age, Philip Ashley is raised by his benevolent older cousin, Ambrose. Resolutely single, Ambrose delights in Philip as his heir, a man who will come to love his grand house as much as he does himself. But the cosy world the two have constructed is shattered when Ambrose sets off on a trip to Florence. There he falls in love and marries - and there he dies suddenly.In almost no time at all, the new widow - Philip's cousin Rachel - turns up in England. Despite himself, Philip is drawn to this beautiful, sophisticated, mysterious woman like a moth to the flame. And yet... might she have had a hand in Ambrose's death?
language: English
title: My Cousin Rachel
titlecomplete: My Cousin Rachel
characters: Tamlyn, Signor Rainaldi, Father Pascoe, Rachel Ashley, Philip Ashley, Seecombe, Wellington (My Cousin Rachel), Ambrose Ashley, Nicholas Kendall, Louise Kendall, Mrs. Pascoe
genres: Classics, Historical, Mystery, Gothic, Romance, Historical Fiction, Audiobook, Thriller, Fiction, Mystery Thriller
ratings_count: 56392
places: Cornwall, England, Florence, Tuscany
publisher: Virago