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London, 1765
Lady Isabella Gerard, a respectable member of Georgian society, orders her maid to take her new golden gown and destroy it, its shimmering beauty tainted by the actions of her brutal husband the night before.
Three months later, Lord Gerard stands at the shoreline of the lake, looking down at a woman wearing the golden gown. As the body slowly rolls over to reveal her face, it's clear this was not his intended victim...
250 Years Later...
When a gown she stole from a historic home as a child is mysteriously returned to Fenella Brightwell, it begins to possess her in exactly the same way that it did as a girl. Soon the fragile new life Fen has created for herself away from her abusive ex-husband is threatened at its foundations by the gown's power over her until she can't tell what is real and what is imaginary.
As Fen uncovers more about the gown and Isabella's story, she begins to see the parallels with her own life. When each piece of history is revealed, the gown—and its past—seems to possess her more and more, culminating in a dramatic revelation set to destroy her sanity.
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Release date
February 26, 2019 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781488205743
- File size: 274585 KB
- Duration: 09:32:03
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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Nicola Cornick's spellbinding gothic romance is graced with outstanding narrations by Malk Williams, Imogen Church, Charlie Sanderson, and Rebecca Courtney. In 1763, Lady Isabella is trapped in a hateful marriage to sadistic Lord Eustace Gerard. Gerard has a dress made for Isabella, a magnificent, if mysterious, gold silk gown, which he orders her to wear. In 2004, Fenella Brightwell is a spunky 13-year-old who likes to steal little things. On a school trip to the Gerard museum/estate Fenella feels an overwhelming compulsion to steal the gown. Proximity to the dress enhances one's darkest nature, and in alternate sections, Lady Isabella, Lord Eustace, Fenella, and the other important characters are given first-rate characterizations as each is drawn to the dress. Outstanding performances all around. S.J.H. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine
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