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Christabel

By Kate Morton
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When Australian publisher Bel Wilder travels to a quiet Cotswold village to meet the reclusive author Iris Archer, she hopes to gain the rights to a lost classic fairy story. But Iris, at her writing desk with its view of Aroford Manor and the beautiful, wooded... Read More
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When Australian publisher Bel Wilder travels to a quiet Cotswold village to meet the reclusive author Iris Archer, she hopes to gain the rights to a lost classic fairy story. But Iris, at her writing desk with its view of Aroford Manor and the beautiful, wooded estate beyond, has no intention of agreeing.

The Blackbird's Tale hides an old secret, and Iris alone knows that deep within the woods, a neglected cottage once bore witness to a terrible act of violence. Yet unseen threads connect us all in unexpected ways, and as Iris is forced to confront her haunting memories from a distant time, she comes to suspect that Bel Wilder might be the one person able to help her finally understand what really happened in the woods so late, so very long ago.

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