The Unseen - by Katherine Webb (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>From the author of the international bestseller "The Legacy" comes a compelling tale of love, deception, and spiritual illusion set in early 1900's England.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>"Occult happenings, romantic passion, and murder disrupt the peace of a Berkshire village in 1911 in this hauntingly good novel."<br />--<em>Marie Claire</em> (UK)</p><p>Katherine Webb's debut novel, <em>The Legacy</em>, was an international bestseller--and her remarkable second effort, <em>The Unseen</em>, is as gripping, thrilling, and unforgettable as her first. In this compelling story of love, deception, obsession, and illusion, the arrival of two dangerous strangers in a small village in England in the early 1900s disrupts the quiet lives of a vicar with a fascination with spiritualism and his naïve young wife, and ultimately leads to murder. <em>The Unseen</em> is literary suspense at its most entertaining and enthralling, truly superior fiction not unlike the captivating tales of Kate Morton and Diane Setterfield.<br /></p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>From Katherine Webb, the author of the acclaimed international bestseller <em>The Legacy</em>, comes a compelling tale of love, deception, and illusion</p><p>A vicar with a passion for nature, the Reverend Albert Canning leads a happy existence with his naive wife, Hester, in their sleepy Berkshire village in the year 1911. But as the English summer dawns, the Cannings' lives are forever changed by two new arrivals: Cat, their new maid, a disaffected, free-spirited young woman sent down from London after entanglements with the law; and Robin Durrant, a leading expert in the occult, enticed by tales of elemental beings in the water meadows nearby.</p><p>Quickly finding a place for herself in the underbelly of local society, Cat secretly plots her escape. Meanwhile, Robin, a young man of considerable magnetic charm and beauty, soon becomes an object of fascination and desire. Sweltering in the oppressive summer heat, the peaceful rectory turns into a hotbed of dangerous ambition, forbidden love, and jealousy--a potent mixture of emotions that ultimately leads to murder.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Occult happenings, romantic passion, and murder disrupt the peace of a Berkshire village in 1911 in this hauntingly good novel from the author of <i>The Legacy.</i>"--Marie Claire (UK)<br><br>"Webb winds her way through three generations of women by following the path of grief created by a broken heart, crafting characters you care about and a story you won't soon forget: poignant and completely engrossing."--M. L. Malcolm, author of Heart of Deception on The Legacy<br>
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