The house of hope
By: Audrey Willsher
Publisher: Robert Hale
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780709092018
Subjects: Household employees; Fiction; Gardeners; Prisoners of war
Description: A November day is closing in as Marianna makes her way to Hope Grange and a job as a maid in the household of Hugo Lacey. But instead of the grand house she is expecting, Hope Grange is a crumbling wreck and a house of ghosts, whispers and secrets, Living there are seven-year-old Gerald and his grandmother. Forced to sell his home, Hugo's behaviour becomes more irrational and descends into madness. Marianne finds herself in a perilous situation and fearing for her safety she decides to leave. Then Franz, a German prisoner of war comes to work in the garden and everything is changed. -- Back cover.