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Black Rabbit Hall
Putnam. Feb. 2016. 384p. ISBN 9780399174124. $26.95; ebk. ISBN 9780698191457. F
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Pencraw Hall (known quaintly as Black Rabbit Hall to Cornish locals) was once the well-loved home of a prominent family, but by the time Lorna scouts the house as a potential wedding venue, the estate has gone to ruins. Lorna is fascinated and takes childish delight with the hydrangeas popping up through the ballroom floorboards and the pails in each room to catch the rain from the leaky ceilings. Improbably, the manor is still inhabited by the elderly former matron, Mrs. Alton, who is desperate for money to maintain the residence. Mrs. Alton allows Lorna to tease out information about the house and the family's tragic past.
VERDICT Chase's heart-wrenching first novel is equal parts romance, mystery, and historical fiction. For readers who are interested in complex period drama such as Daisy Goodwin's The American Heiress, or who enjoy a touch of the gothic such as in Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca or Diane Setterfield's The Thirteenth Tale. [See Prepub Alert, 8/31/15.]
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