Strands of Bronze and Gold by Jane Nickerson 339 pages
When seventeen-year-old Sophia Petheram's beloved father dies, she
receives an unexpected letter. An invitation - on fine ivory paper, in
bold black handwriting - from the mysterious Monsieur Bernard de
Cressac, her godfather. With no money and fewer options, Sophie accepts,
leaving her humble childhood home for the astonishingly lavish
Wyndriven Abbey, in the heart of Mississippi.
Sophie has always
longed for a comfortable life, and she finds herself both attracted to
and shocked by the charm and easy manners of her overgenerous guardian.
But as she begins to piece together the mystery of his past, it's as if,
thread by thread, a silken net is tightening around her. And as she
gathers stories and catches whispers of his former wives - all with hair
as red as her own - in the forgotten corners of the abbey, Sophie knows
she's trapped in the passion and danger of de Cressac's intoxicating
world.
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