Thread of suspicion
By: Jane Peart.
Publisher: Fleming H. Revell
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
Subjects: Invalids -- Fiction.; Traumatic neuroses -- Fiction.; Dorset (England) -- Fiction.
Description: When Nell Winston is offered a position as companion to Allegra Selkirk, a young woman who has been paralyzed in a carriage accident, she welcomes the unexpected opportunity for a change from her job as dining room hostess at a seaside resort. But, from the moment Nell steps through the magnificent front door at Hope's End, she feels uneasy. Her reception is unwelcoming, if not hostile, and every method she uses to encourage Allegra is resisted. As their friendship develops and Nell's affection for the young woman deepens, she determines to discover the secrets that keep Allegra a helpless invalid...