The Ivy Tree: The utterly escapist and gripping mystery and suspense novel from the Queen of Romantic Mystery

Mary Stewart

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An English June in the Roman Wall countryside; the ruin of a beautiful old house standing cheek-by-jowl with the solid, sunlit prosperity of the manor farm - a lovely place, and a rich inheritance for one of the two remaining Winslow heirs. There had been a third, but Annabel Winslow had died four years ago - so when a young woman calling herself Annabel Winslow comes 'home' to Whitescar, Con Winslow and his half-sister Lisa must find out whether she really is who she says she is.

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Praise for The Ivy Tree: The utterly escapist and gripping mystery and suspense novel from the Queen of Romantic Mystery

  • The Ivy Tree has the ideal thriller blend of plot, suspense, character drawing and good writing - Daily ExpressMary Stewart harvests a rewarding field. Her credible heroines get caught up in credible adventures; her place is deceptively gentle; her atmosphere perfect - Evening StandardShe set the bench mark for pace, suspense and romance - with a great dollop of escapism as the icing - Elizabeth BuchanA comfortable chair and a Mary Stewart: total heaven. I'd rather read her than most other authors. - Harriet Evans

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Mary Stewart

Mary Stewart

Mary Stewart was one of the 20th century's bestselling and best-loved novelists. She was born in Sunderland, County Durham in 1916, but lived for most of her life in Scotland, a source of much inspiration for her writing. Her first novel, Madam, Will You Talk? was published in 1955 and marked the beginning of a long and acclaimed writing career. In 1971 she was awarded the International PEN Association's Frederick Niven Prize for The Crystal Cave, and in 1974 the Scottish Arts Council Award for one of her children's books, Ludo and the Star Horse. She was married to the Scottish geologist Frederick Stewart, and died in 2014.

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