- Title:
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The Distant Hours
- Written by:
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Kate Morton
- Read by:
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Louise Brealey
- Format:
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Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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18
- Duration:
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21 hours 39 minutes
- Published:
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March 28 2023
- Available Date:
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March 28 2023
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781038636454
- Genres:
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Fiction; Australian Fiction; Historical; Historical Fiction; War Fiction
- Publisher:
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Bolinda audio
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Price
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New York Times bestseller
International bestselling author
Sunday Times bestseller
Award winning author
Australian author
Winner Australian Book Industry Award 2011
Winner Indie Next Pick 2010
An unforgettable atmospheric story from one of the world’s leading storyteller, Kate Morton. Fall in love with the sweeping story and unforgettable characters in this special second edition, read by Audies award-winning actress Louise Brealey.
Edie Burchill and her mother have never been close, but when a long-lost letter arrives with the return address of Milderhurst Castle, Kent, Edie begins to suspect that her mother’s emotional distance masks an old secret.
Evacuated from London as a 13-year-old girl, Edie’s mother was chosen by the mysterious Juniper Blythe and taken to live at Milderhurst Castle with the Blythe family.
Fifty years later, as Edie chases the answers to her mother’s riddle, she too is drawn to Milderhurst Castle and the eccentric Blythe sisters. Old ladies now, the three still live together as the twins nurse Juniper, whose abandonment by her fiancé in 1941 plunged her into madness.
Inside the decaying castle, Edie begins to unravel her mother’s past. But there are other secrets hidden in the stones of Milderhurst Castle, and Edie is about to learn more than she expected. The truth of what happened in the distant hours has been waiting a long time to be uncovered ...
'An absorbing and haunting read.'
Woman & Home
'Featuring a fresh and thrilling gothic mystery, cinematic storytelling, and fully developed characters who possess layers of deliciously surprising secrets, this complex story is developed at a leisurely but compelling pace that keeps readers hooked.'
Library Journal
‘The Distant Hours demonstrates a new leap in Morton’s authorial choreography ... [She] sustains an atmosphere of quiet dread rivaling that developed by Sarah Waters in The Little Stranger ... A rich treat for fans of historical fiction.’
Washington Post
'There's a rewarding, bittersweet payoff in the author's most gothic tale yet.'
Kirkus Reviews
‘A dilapidated castle, aristocratic twins, a troubled sister and a series of dark secrets cast a whispery spell in Morton’s third book.’
Marie Claire
‘A bewitching tale of family secrets and betrayal.’
Good Housekeeping
'An enthralling romantic thriller … will stun readers.'
Publishers Weekly