num_pages: 352
description: A young widow restores a dilapidated mansion with the assistance of a charming eccentric genius only to find the house is full of dangerous secrets in this effervescent Gilded Age debut novel.It's 1875 and Alva Webster has perfected her stiff upper lip after three years of being pilloried in the presses of two continents over fleeing her abusive husband. Now his sudden death allows her to return to New York to make a fresh start restoring Liefdehuis a dilapidated Hyde Park mansion and hopefully her reputation at the same time. However fresh starts aren't as easy as they seem as Alva discovers when stories of a haunting at Liefdehuis begin to reach her. But Alva doesn't believe in ghosts. So when the eccentric and brilliant professor Samuel Moore appears and informs her that he can get to the bottom of the mystery that surrounds Liefdehuis she turns him down flat. She doesn't need any more complications in her lifeespecially not a handsome convention-flouting scandal-raising one like Sam. Unfortunately though Alva is loath to admit it Sam a pioneer in electric lighting and a member of the nationally-adored Moore family of scientists is the only one who can help. Together the two delve into the tragic secrets wreathing Alva's new home while Sam attempts to unlock Alva's historyand her heart. Set during the Gilded Age in New York City The Widow of Rose House is a gorgeous debut by Diana Biller with a darkly Victorian Gothic flair and an intrepid and resilient American heroine guaranteed to delight readers.
language: English
title: The Widow of Rose House
publisher: St. Martin's Griffin