
The Manor House
A Novel
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Gilly Macmillan
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Nanny and What She Knew comes the terrifying story of what can happen after all your dreams come true
Be careful what you wish for...
Childhood sweethearts Nicole and Tom are a normal, loving couple—until a massive lottery win changes their lives overnight.
Soon they’ve moved into a custom-built state-of-the-art Glass Barn on the stunning grounds of Lancaut Manor in Gloucestershire. They have fancy cars, expensive hobbies, and an exclusive lifestyle they never could have imagined.
But this dream world quickly turns into a nightmare when Tom is found dead in the swimming pool. Was Tom’s death a tragic accident, or was it something worse?
Nicole is devastated. Tom was her rock. And their beautiful barn —with all its smart features that never seem to work for her—is beginning to feel very lonely. But she’s not entirely by herself out there in the country. There’s a nice young couple who live in the Manor itself along with their middle-aged housekeeper who has the Coach House. And an old friend of Tom’s from school has turned up to help her get through her grief.
But big money can bring big problems and big threats. And is Nicole's life in danger as well?
Nicole’s beginning to feel like a little fish in a big glass bowl.
Surrounded by piranhas.
Don't miss these other chilling novels by New York Times bestselling author Gilly Macmillan:
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Kept me guessing
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Kept me guessing
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multiple narrators
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Great story
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Keeps you hanging on for more!
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We all experience literature differently, but for me this was just well-written "trash"--trash for both my mind and my soul. As I approached the end, I was reminded of The Virginian, by Owen Wister, an early 20th-century novel that bears the honor of the first Western taken seriously as literature. I didn't enjoy that book much, either, but in both novels there is a strong theme of vigilante justice and natural law in the absence of civil law to mete out justice. But where The Virginian is edifying with characters who show honor, integrity, and a well-formed conscience, even in the absence of civil law, in The Manor House most of them are godless, soulless, and bestial, yet seem to have almost no conscience at all. They behave with English manners and decorum, yet adopt a relativistic moral code that is sickeningly depraved. I don't know if this was the theme the author intentionally built her novel on, especially considering the very last line of the book, which I won't spoil--and other readers may not see it like I do--but that's my perspective, and I wish I hadn't read it. Despite the excellent performances, now I just feel icky.
Think twice about this one
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Page turner
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Way too long
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Lots of twists
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This book had me guessing
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