The House at Riverton

De: Kate Morton

Narrado por: Emilia Fox

Summer 1924: on the night of a glittering society party by the lake of a grand English country house, a young poet takes his life. The only witnesses are sisters Hannah and Emmeline Hartford, and they will never speak to each other again.

Winter 1999: Grace Bradley, 98, one-time housemaid of Riverton Manor, is visited by a young director making a film about the poet’s suicide. Ghosts awaken and memories, long consigned to the dark reaches of Grace’s mind, begin to sneak back through the cracks. A shocking secret threatens to emerge – something history has forgotten but Grace never could.

Set as the Edwardian summer finally surrenders to the decadent twenties, The House at Riverton is a multi-million-copy bestselling novel and one of the most successful debuts of all time.

2007, Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA) General Fiction Book of the Year, Winner

2008, Galaxy National Book Awards, Short-listed

2007, The Richard & Judy Best Read of the Year, Winner

2010, Nielsen Gold Book Award, Winner

Golden Pan Award, UK 1,000,000 copies sold, Winner

2009, Indie Next Outstanding Debut, Winner

©2006 Kate Morton (P)2023 Bolinda Publishing

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Combines a rich historical setting with a powerful emotional drama – and a gripping mystery." (The Australian Women's Weekly)

"An extraordinary debut." (The Sunday Telegraph)

"A rollicking good yarn of the sort you might devour in a single weekend." (Vogue)

The house of Riverton

This was quite the interesting read it took me awhile to get into it.
Maybe I was just distracted

Attention to historical details

I enjoy the attention to historical detail Grace lives a long life of secrets and promises

good story line

I disliked the American woman's voice; found it very grating as I assume I was supposed to. The reader was very good. I loved the story and ending.

House at Riverton

Great story, lots of history & detail. Love Kate Morton’s book. Emilia Fox a fantastic narrator!!

Long but never boring!

All the pieces gathered and tied up in a pretty bow! A wonderful escape to a different time and place. Loved it! Thank you, Kate!