The Pool of St. Branok
Author | : Philippa Carr |
Publisher | : Open Road Media |
Total Pages | : 764 |
Release | : 2013-02-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781480403802 |
ISBN-13 | : 1480403806 |
Rating | : 4/5 (806 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Pool of St. Branok written by Philippa Carr and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2013-02-26 with total page 764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A crime binds a man and woman together in this “entertaining” novel ranging from Victorian England to Australia by a New York Times–bestselling author (Publishers Weekly). Young Angelet is fascinated by the haunting rumors surrounding the Pool of St. Branok—superstitious tales of its cursed, bottomless waters. The innocent Cornish girl shares the ghostly story with Benedict Lansdon, the handsome, illegitimate grandson of a family friend, and promises to show him the spot. But tragedy strikes when they meet at the pool, and Angelet and Ben become complicit in a crime that could send Ben to the gallows. Ben returns to Australia, but the pair feels bound by their terrible secret. After a whirlwind season in London, Angelet marries Gervaise Mandeville, a charming rogue with a weakness for gambling. As the casualties from the Crimean War mount, Gervaise decides to try his luck in the Australian gold rush. Angelet travels across the world with him, only to once again be ensnared in a fatal act of violence. Alone in the outback, Angelet faces her own day of reckoning from a long-ago crime—and gets a second chance at love.