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    <body><![CDATA[The events of 1930 will haunt Bleeding Heart Square forever.   This was the time that Philippa Penhow left her farm to travel to America.  No one has heard from Miss Penhow since.   Her niece and her niece's finance Rory are concerned so that four years later in 1934, Rory takes a room in the attic ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68434931">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<p>&quot;Finely drawn period atmosphere, compellingly complex characters, breath-stopping suspense, then twists that will leave you reeling. Taylor is a riveting storyteller, and <em>Bleeding Heart Square</em> may be his best work yet. Absolutely bloody brilliant!!&quot;  <br/>--Deborah Crombie, author of <em>Where Memories Lie and Water Like a Stone</em></p>     <p> &quot;It's easy to see why Andrew Taylor's historical mysteries have won so many accolades. The square itself emerges as a major player in this atmospheric, elegantly told mystery, in which you, the reader, are assigned the role of detective.&quot;  <br/>-- Rhys Bowen, Agatha, Anthony and MacAvity Award-winning author of the Molly Murphy and Royal Spyness mystery series</p>    <p> &quot;A compelling and suspenseful evocation of London in that uneasy period before WWII. In Lydia Langstone, Andrew Taylor has created a protagonist of her time, an intelligent woman coming to terms with her growing sense of self. Intricately plotted and beautifully crafted.&quot;  <br/>--Margaret Maron, author of <em>Death's Half Acre</em> and <em>Hard Row</em></p>  <p><em>If Philippa Penhow hadn't gone to Bleeding Heart Square on that January day, you and perhaps everyone else might have lived happily ever after . . .</em></p>    <p>It's 1934, and the decaying London cul-de-sac of Bleeding Heart Square is an unlikely place of refuge for aristocratic Lydia Langstone. But as she flees her abusive marriage, there is only one person she can turn to--the genteelly derelict Captain Ingleby-Lewis, currently lodging at Number 7. </p>  <p>However, unknown to Lydia, a dark mystery haunts the decrepit building. What happened to Miss Penhow, the middle-aged spinster who owns the house and who vanished four years earlier? Why is a seedy plain-clothes policeman obsessively watching the square? What is making struggling journalist Rory Wentwood so desperate to contact Miss Penhow? </p>   	<p>And why are parcels of rotting hearts being sent to Joseph Serridge, the last person to see Miss Penhow alive? </p>  <p>Legend has it the devil once danced in Bleeding Heart Square--but is there now a new and sinister presence lurking in its shadows? </p>  <p><em>Bleeding Heart Square</em> is Andrew Taylor's most compelling mystery yet. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>&quot;Finely drawn period atmosphere, compellingly complex characters, breath-stopping suspense, then twists that will leave you reeling. Taylor is a riveting storyteller, and <em>Bleeding Heart Square</em> may be his best work yet. Absolutely bloody brilliant!!&quot;  <br/>--Deborah Crombie, author of <em>Where Memories Lie and Water Like a Stone</em></p>     <p> &quot;It's easy to see why Andrew Taylor's historical mysteries have won so many accolades. The square itself emerges as a major player in this atmospheric, elegantly told mystery, in which you, the reader, are assigned the role of detective.&quot;  <br/>-- Rhys Bowen, Agatha, Anthony and MacAvity Award-winning author of the Molly Murphy and Royal Spyness mystery series</p>    <p> &quot;A compelling and suspenseful evocation of London in that uneasy period before WWII. In Lydia Langstone, Andrew Taylor has created a protagonist of her time, an intelligent woman coming to terms with her growing sense of self. Intricately plotted and beautifully crafted.&quot;  <br/>--Margaret Maron, author of <em>Death's Half Acre</em> and <em>Hard Row</em></p>  <p><em>If Philippa Penhow hadn't gone to Bleeding Heart Square on that January day, you and perhaps everyone else might have lived happily ever after . . .</em></p>    <p>It's 1934, and the decaying London cul-de-sac of Bleeding Heart Square is an unlikely place of refuge for aristocratic Lydia Langstone. But as she flees her abusive marriage, there is only one person she can turn to--the genteelly derelict Captain Ingleby-Lewis, currently lodging at Number 7. </p>  <p>However, unknown to Lydia, a dark mystery haunts the decrepit building. What happened to Miss Penhow, the middle-aged spinster who owns the house and who vanished four years earlier? Why is a seedy plain-clothes policeman obsessively watching the square? What is making struggling journalist Rory Wentwood so desperate to contact Miss Penhow? </p>   	<p>And why are parcels of rotting hearts being sent to Joseph Serridge, the last person to see Miss Penhow alive? </p>  <p>Legend has it the devil once danced in Bleeding Heart Square--but is there now a new and sinister presence lurking in its shadows? </p>  <p><em>Bleeding Heart Square</em> is Andrew Taylor's most compelling mystery yet. </p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Couldn't lay this one aside without picking it up again 10 minutes later.  Aristocratic English woman flees her abusive marriage to the relative safety of her estranged father, now a resident of a seedy cul-de-sac known as Bleeding Heart Square, and its mysterious denizens at number 7.  Adding to co...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55170235">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<p>&quot;Finely drawn period atmosphere, compellingly complex characters, breath-stopping suspense, then twists that will leave you reeling. Taylor is a riveting storyteller, and <em>Bleeding Heart Square</em> may be his best work yet. Absolutely bloody brilliant!!&quot;  <br/>--Deborah Crombie, author of <em>Where Memories Lie and Water Like a Stone</em></p>     <p> &quot;It's easy to see why Andrew Taylor's historical mysteries have won so many accolades. The square itself emerges as a major player in this atmospheric, elegantly told mystery, in which you, the reader, are assigned the role of detective.&quot;  <br/>-- Rhys Bowen, Agatha, Anthony and MacAvity Award-winning author of the Molly Murphy and Royal Spyness mystery series</p>    <p> &quot;A compelling and suspenseful evocation of London in that uneasy period before WWII. In Lydia Langstone, Andrew Taylor has created a protagonist of her time, an intelligent woman coming to terms with her growing sense of self. Intricately plotted and beautifully crafted.&quot;  <br/>--Margaret Maron, author of <em>Death's Half Acre</em> and <em>Hard Row</em></p>  <p><em>If Philippa Penhow hadn't gone to Bleeding Heart Square on that January day, you and perhaps everyone else might have lived happily ever after . . .</em></p>    <p>It's 1934, and the decaying London cul-de-sac of Bleeding Heart Square is an unlikely place of refuge for aristocratic Lydia Langstone. But as she flees her abusive marriage, there is only one person she can turn to--the genteelly derelict Captain Ingleby-Lewis, currently lodging at Number 7. </p>  <p>However, unknown to Lydia, a dark mystery haunts the decrepit building. What happened to Miss Penhow, the middle-aged spinster who owns the house and who vanished four years earlier? Why is a seedy plain-clothes policeman obsessively watching the square? What is making struggling journalist Rory Wentwood so desperate to contact Miss Penhow? </p>   	<p>And why are parcels of rotting hearts being sent to Joseph Serridge, the last person to see Miss Penhow alive? </p>  <p>Legend has it the devil once danced in Bleeding Heart Square--but is there now a new and sinister presence lurking in its shadows? </p>  <p><em>Bleeding Heart Square</em> is Andrew Taylor's most compelling mystery yet. </p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Set in 1934 London, Lydia Langstone leaves her abusive husband and moves in with her father.  Class issues, women's place in society, and the Fascist movement all come into the plot as half the characters try to discover what happened to Miss Penhow and the other half try to cover up what happened t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71647470">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[If Philippa Penhow hadn-t gone to Bleeding Heart Square on that January day, you and perhaps everyone else might have lived happily ever after . . . It-s 1934, and the decaying London cul-de-sac of Bleeding Heart Square is an unlikely place of refuge for aristocratic Lydia Langstone. But as she flees her abusive marriage, there is only one person she can turn to-the genteelly derelict Captain Ingleby-Lewis, currently lodging at Number 7. However, unknown to Lydia, a dark mystery haunts the decrepit building. What happened to Miss Penhow, the middle-aged spinster who owns the house and who vanished four years earlier? Why is a seedy plain-clothes policeman obsessively watching the square? What is making struggling journalist Rory Wentwood so desperate to contact Miss Penhow? And why are parcels of rotting hearts being sent to Joseph Serridge, the last person to see Miss Penhow alive? Legend has it the devil once danced in Bleeding Heart Square-but is there now a new and sinister presence lurking in its shadows? Bleeding Heart Square is Andrew Taylor-s most compelling mystery yet.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[my eyes might bleed by the time i get to the end of this book. it seemed like it might be ok. all the makings of a mystery. however, it's so tedious and disjointed. i found myself skimming pages about fascism in london after WW1, just to hurry through it. everyone in the book is dull and blah. lydia...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50228045">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[It's 1934, and the decaying London cul-de-sac of Bleeding Heart Square is an unlikely place of refuge for aristocratic Lydia Langstone. But as she flees her abusive marriage, there is only one person she can turn to--the genteelly derelict Captain Ingleby-Lewis, currently lodging at Number 7. <br/><br/>However, unknown to Lydia, a dark mystery haunts the decrepit building. What happened to Miss Penhow, the middle-aged spinster who owns the house and who vanished four years earlier? Why is a seedy plain-clothes policeman obsessively watching the square? What is making struggling journalist Rory Wentwood so desperate to contact Miss Penhow? <br/><br/>And why are parcels of rotting hearts being sent to Joseph Serridge, the last person to see Miss Penhow alive?<br/><br/>source: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://amazon.com">amazon.com</a>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I finished this several days ago, and although I quite liked it, I now find myself struggling to think of anything to say about it. The plot was entertaining enough; I found Miss Penhow's diary entries more interesting than the rest of the story, and they kept me reading more than anything. The char...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44319451">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[My first time with this author.  I walked by the book at the library and it caught my eye.  I really enjoyed it and will read him again]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<p>&quot;Finely drawn period atmosphere, compellingly complex characters, breath-stopping suspense, then twists that will leave you reeling. Taylor is a riveting storyteller, and <em>Bleeding Heart Square</em> may be his best work yet. Absolutely bloody brilliant!!&quot;  <br/>--Deborah Crombie, author of <em>Where Memories Lie and Water Like a Stone</em></p>     <p> &quot;It's easy to see why Andrew Taylor's historical mysteries have won so many accolades. The square itself emerges as a major player in this atmospheric, elegantly told mystery, in which you, the reader, are assigned the role of detective.&quot;  <br/>-- Rhys Bowen, Agatha, Anthony and MacAvity Award-winning author of the Molly Murphy and Royal Spyness mystery series</p>    <p> &quot;A compelling and suspenseful evocation of London in that uneasy period before WWII. In Lydia Langstone, Andrew Taylor has created a protagonist of her time, an intelligent woman coming to terms with her growing sense of self. Intricately plotted and beautifully crafted.&quot;  <br/>--Margaret Maron, author of <em>Death's Half Acre</em> and <em>Hard Row</em></p>  <p><em>If Philippa Penhow hadn't gone to Bleeding Heart Square on that January day, you and perhaps everyone else might have lived happily ever after . . .</em></p>    <p>It's 1934, and the decaying London cul-de-sac of Bleeding Heart Square is an unlikely place of refuge for aristocratic Lydia Langstone. But as she flees her abusive marriage, there is only one person she can turn to--the genteelly derelict Captain Ingleby-Lewis, currently lodging at Number 7. </p>  <p>However, unknown to Lydia, a dark mystery haunts the decrepit building. What happened to Miss Penhow, the middle-aged spinster who owns the house and who vanished four years earlier? Why is a seedy plain-clothes policeman obsessively watching the square? What is making struggling journalist Rory Wentwood so desperate to contact Miss Penhow? </p>   	<p>And why are parcels of rotting hearts being sent to Joseph Serridge, the last person to see Miss Penhow alive? </p>  <p>Legend has it the devil once danced in Bleeding Heart Square--but is there now a new and sinister presence lurking in its shadows? </p>  <p><em>Bleeding Heart Square</em> is Andrew Taylor's most compelling mystery yet. </p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great summer read -- I couldn't put down the book.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[If Philippa Penhow hadn-t gone to Bleeding Heart Square on that January day, you and perhaps everyone else might have lived happily ever after . . . It-s 1934, and the decaying London cul-de-sac of Bleeding Heart Square is an unlikely place of refuge for aristocratic Lydia Langstone. But as she flees her abusive marriage, there is only one person she can turn to-the genteelly derelict Captain Ingleby-Lewis, currently lodging at Number 7. However, unknown to Lydia, a dark mystery haunts the decrepit building. What happened to Miss Penhow, the middle-aged spinster who owns the house and who vanished four years earlier? Why is a seedy plain-clothes policeman obsessively watching the square? What is making struggling journalist Rory Wentwood so desperate to contact Miss Penhow? And why are parcels of rotting hearts being sent to Joseph Serridge, the last person to see Miss Penhow alive? Legend has it the devil once danced in Bleeding Heart Square-but is there now a new and sinister presence lurking in its shadows? Bleeding Heart Square is Andrew Taylor-s most compelling mystery yet.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Very unexpected twist at the end. I truly did not see it coming.]]></body>
    
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