The ruins

Wynne, Phoebe

£9.99

Amidst the glamour of the French Riviera lies the crumbling Château de Sètes, a small slice of France still held by the British aristocracy. But this long since abandoned château is now up for sale, and two people are desperate to get their hands on it despite its terrible history.

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Publish Date: 25/05/2023

Description

‘I loved this novel’ SARAH PEARSE, bestselling author of The Sanatorium

‘Rippling with suspense’ VICTORIA SELMAN, author of Truly, Darkly, Deeply

‘Haunting at its core’ SHEA ERNSHAW, author of
The Wicked Deep

BEHIND EVERY STRONG WOMAN IS A GIRL WHO SURVIVED. . .

Summer, 1985: Ruby has stayed at the chateau with her family every summer of her twelve years. It was her favourite place to be, away from the strictures of her formal childhood, but this year uninvited guests have descended, and everything is about to change…

As the intense August heat cloaks the chateau, the adults within start to lose sight of themselves. Old disputes are thrown back and forth, tempers rise, morals loosen, and darkness begins to creep around them all. Ruby and her two young friends soon discover it is best not to be seen or heard as the summer spirals down to one fateful night and an incident that can never be undone. . .

Summer, 2010: One of the three young girls, now grown and newly widowed, returns to the chateau, and in her fight to free herself from its grip, she uncovers what truly happened that long, dark summer.

The Ruins is a dark and suspenseful tale of control, and the women determined to fight back.

Additional information

Weight 300 g
Dimensions 196 × 128 × 30 mm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

397

Language

English

Edition

1st paperback ed

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K