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Kate Morton : The Distant Hours

Atria Books, New York, 2010

ISBN 9781439152782

8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. CY1 - A first American edition hardcover book SIGNED and dated by Kate Morton on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping, crease, a few tiny tears and some light stains on the edges and corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners and dents, wrinkling and some chipping on the spine edges, light stains/soiled patches on the lower part of the cover, light water soiled patch on the bottom of most of the inside pages, light tanning and shelf wear. From the internationally bestselling author of The House at Riverton and The Forgotten Garden, a haunting tale of long-buried family secrets, the origins of a classic children's book, the vagaries of war, and the twists of fate that can bring people together or crush their hopes forever. 9.5"x6.5", 562 Satisfaction Guaranteed. Edie is an only child of respectable if dull parents who, when she was growing up, did little to nurture her natural love of words or mystery. But now, a letter that should have been delivered fifty years earlier arrives for her mother and sends Edie on a journey into the past. It takes her to Milderhurst Castle, a great but moldering old house in Kent, where the Blythe sprinters live and where, she discovers, her mother was billeted as a thirteen-year-old child during World War II. The elder Blythe sisters are twins and have spent most of their lives looking after the third youngest sister, Juniper, who hasn't been the same since her fiancée jilted her in 1941. Inside the decaying castle, Edie begins to unravel her mother's past. But there are other secrets hidden in the stones of Milderhurst. The truth of what happened in "the distant hours" of the past has been waiting a long time for someone to find it. Morton pays homage to the classics of gothic fiction, spinning an intricate web of mystery and suspense that will stay with the reader long after the last page. Morton's novels are #1 bestsellers in England and Australia and are now published in more that thirty languages. The Forgotten Garden and her debut, The House at Riverton, were New York Times Bestsellers. Kate Morton is an international bestselling Australian author. Morton has sold more than 10 million books in 42 countries, making her one of Australia's biggest publishing exports. The award-winning author has written six novels: The House at Riverton (The Shifting Fog), The Forgotten Garden, The Distant Hours, The Secret Keeper, The Lake House, and The Clockmaker's Daughter which will published in September 2018.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good

First American Edition
Signed by Author