Tuesday, October 25, 2011

The House at Riverton



For September and October we read The House at Riverton by Kate Morton
Summer 1924

On the eve of a glittering society party, by the lake of a grand English country house, a young poet takes his life. The only witnesses, sisters Hannah and Emmeline Hartford, will never speak to each other again.

Winter 1999

Grace Bradley, ninety-eight, one-time housemaid of Riverton Manor, is visited by a young director making a film about the poet's suicide. Ghosts awaken and old memories - long consigned to the dark reaches of Grace's mind - begin to sneak back through the cracks. A shocking secret threatens to emerge, something history has forgotten but Grace never could.

Set as the war-shattered Edwardian summer surrenders to the decadent twenties, The House at Riverton is a thrilling mystery and a compelling love story. 

This mystery had a lot of intrigue.
Thank you for hosting Cortney!




We loved the Halloween themed spread! Everything was delicious!
Thanks Cortney for bringing out the chocolate fountain. Yes, I said chocolate fountain! YUM!