Lavender and antique lace
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Lavender and antique lace
9.99 €
For the first time in Russian! Love and family secrets, comfort and nostalgia! Fans of the Brontë sisters' Gothic novels (Jane Eyre and The Strangers of Wildfell Hall), Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca, L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables, and Diana Setterfield's The Thirteenth Tale will love this.
Miss Ruth Thorne, a reporter for the city newspaper, The Herald, moves to the countryside for six months to house-sit her aunt, Jane Hathaway, who is leaving for Europe. Her aunt's only request in a note, without explaining the reason, is to light a lamp in the east attic window every evening. The lamp has been burning continuously for five years, and this ritual must be maintained.
Ruth begins to immerse herself in the quiet countryside, meeting the enigmatic Miss Ainslie and a young man, Carl Windfield. Carl was once a reporter for the Herald newspaper, where Ruth works, but due to vision problems, he is temporarily unable to work and, on the advice of an ophthalmologist, must take six months off. The newspaper's editor-in-chief advised him to follow Ruth.
Romantic feelings gradually develop between Ruth and Carl, and soon they are planning a future together. However, the return of her aunt with her new husband disrupts their routine, and Ruth moves in temporarily with Miss Ainslie. A couple more months of serene life pass. Carl and Ruth plan a quick wedding. But one day, Miss Ainslie rises from her bed in a completely different mood than usual and tells Ruth her secret and the purpose of the lamp in Aunt Jane's house.
Myrtle Reed (1874–1911) was an American writer, poet, journalist, and philanthropist. She was the daughter of renowned writer Elizabeth Armstrong Reed and preacher Hiram von Reed. Critics derided her novels as old-fashioned and saccharine, but readers proved otherwise, as Myrtle Reed's books enjoyed overwhelming commercial success—just like the works of Marie Corelli, who also gained popularity among the public despite the skepticism of the literary community.
Miss Ruth Thorne, a reporter for the city newspaper, The Herald, moves to the countryside for six months to house-sit her aunt, Jane Hathaway, who is leaving for Europe. Her aunt's only request in a note, without explaining the reason, is to light a lamp in the east attic window every evening. The lamp has been burning continuously for five years, and this ritual must be maintained.
Ruth begins to immerse herself in the quiet countryside, meeting the enigmatic Miss Ainslie and a young man, Carl Windfield. Carl was once a reporter for the Herald newspaper, where Ruth works, but due to vision problems, he is temporarily unable to work and, on the advice of an ophthalmologist, must take six months off. The newspaper's editor-in-chief advised him to follow Ruth.
Romantic feelings gradually develop between Ruth and Carl, and soon they are planning a future together. However, the return of her aunt with her new husband disrupts their routine, and Ruth moves in temporarily with Miss Ainslie. A couple more months of serene life pass. Carl and Ruth plan a quick wedding. But one day, Miss Ainslie rises from her bed in a completely different mood than usual and tells Ruth her secret and the purpose of the lamp in Aunt Jane's house.
Myrtle Reed (1874–1911) was an American writer, poet, journalist, and philanthropist. She was the daughter of renowned writer Elizabeth Armstrong Reed and preacher Hiram von Reed. Critics derided her novels as old-fashioned and saccharine, but readers proved otherwise, as Myrtle Reed's books enjoyed overwhelming commercial success—just like the works of Marie Corelli, who also gained popularity among the public despite the skepticism of the literary community.
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