Solsbury Hill: A Novel
Wyler’s first novel follows Eleanor Abbott, a beautiful and brainy Manhattan fashion designer, to England to visit her ailing aunt at Trent Hall, a family estate that has been in the family for generations. Eleanor comes to Trent Hall with a heavy heart, having just discovered that her longtime boyfriend, Miles, is unfaithful to her. When Eleanor arrives in England, she finds that Alice is terminally ill and eager to share family secrets. Eleanor is startled to learn that her family has ties to Emily Brontë, whose love letters she unearths with an assist from the ghost of none other than Emily herself. And Emily’s brief but torrid love affair isn’t the only family secret Eleanor uncovers. Though Miles flies to England to convince Eleanor to forgive his transgression, she finds herself drawn to Alice’s adopted son, the mercurial Mead, who bears some resemblance to Emily’s most famous creation, Heathcliff. A heightened and somewhat far-fetched yarn, this is best recommended to readers who favor romantic fiction. --Kristine Huntley