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Highly unusual in all the right ways. There's the practical aspect of trying to afford to keep up an old country estate, coupled with the mysterious powers possessed by some members of the family. Bryony has had a psychic connection all her life with someone she assumes is one of her similarly gifted cousins . . . and now, with her father suddenly killed, Bryony has no one else to rely on. But who is it, and who among her cousins can be trusted?
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maybe not the right time, or maybe it's just too dated but i didn't like this mary stewart book all that much and especially dislike all the paranormal aspect and the ESP. read it till the end and liked some parts, but really was bored with a lot and (view spoiler)
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Even a slightly better than average Mary Stewart is better than most other books...
If someone had told me this was Lois Duncan for grown-ups I would have read it sooner! The main character is a telepath and grew up in an old gothic manor. Stewart pokes fun at Gothics within her own gothic story.
When I met Stewart O'Nan, he mentioned the title of this book. His mother was a Stewart fan, which is where he got his name.
A pleasant enough plane read, but not as enthralling as, say, Kate Morton's contemporary Gothic novels. ...more
When I met Stewart O'Nan, he mentioned the title of this book. His mother was a Stewart fan, which is where he got his name.
A pleasant enough plane read, but not as enthralling as, say, Kate Morton's contemporary Gothic novels. ...more
I guessed the solutions to this one at the very beginning.
I can't remember why I didn't care for this book. Maybe I was just in a bad mood.
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