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A sweltering summer's day, January 1914: the charismatic and ruthless Adam Fox throws a lavish birthday party for his son and heir at his elegant clifftop hotel in the Blue Mountains. Everyone is invited except Angie, the girl from the cottage next door. The day will end in tragedy, a punishment for a family's secrets and lies. In 2013, Fox's granddaughter Lisa, seeks the truth about the past. Who is this Angie her mother speaks of: "the girl who broke all our hearts?" Why do locals call Fox's hotel the "palace of tears?" Behind the grandeur and glamour of its famous guests and glittering parties, Lisa discovers a hidden history of passion and revenge, loyalty and love. A grand piano burns in the night, a seance promises death or forgiveness, a fire rages in a snowstorm, a painter's final masterpiece inspires betrayal, a child is given away. With twist upon twist, this lush, strange mystery withholds its shocking truth to the very end.
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Palace of Tears, Julian Leatherdale
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- Released
- 2017
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- Title
- Palace of Tears
- Subtitle
- A Captivating Novel of Love, History, Betrayals and Family Secrets
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Julian Leatherdale
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Released
- 2017
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 560
- ISBN10
- 1760292591
- ISBN13
- 9781760292591
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Romance, Historical Fiction, Mystery Novels, Love, Family, Germany, 20th century, Death, Life, Secrets, Mysterious, Mysteries, Australia, Fate, Betrayal, Genealogy
- Rating
- 4.1 out of 5
- Description
- A sweltering summer's day, January 1914: the charismatic and ruthless Adam Fox throws a lavish birthday party for his son and heir at his elegant clifftop hotel in the Blue Mountains. Everyone is invited except Angie, the girl from the cottage next door. The day will end in tragedy, a punishment for a family's secrets and lies. In 2013, Fox's granddaughter Lisa, seeks the truth about the past. Who is this Angie her mother speaks of: "the girl who broke all our hearts?" Why do locals call Fox's hotel the "palace of tears?" Behind the grandeur and glamour of its famous guests and glittering parties, Lisa discovers a hidden history of passion and revenge, loyalty and love. A grand piano burns in the night, a seance promises death or forgiveness, a fire rages in a snowstorm, a painter's final masterpiece inspires betrayal, a child is given away. With twist upon twist, this lush, strange mystery withholds its shocking truth to the very end.