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The Distant Hours
A Novel  
By Kate Morton
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A long lost letter arrives in the post and Edie Burchill finds herself on a journey to Milderhurst Castle, a great but moldering old house, where the Blythe spinsters live and where her mother was billeted 50 years before as a 13 year old child during WW II. The elder Blythe sisters are twins and have spent most of their lives looking after the third and youngest sister, Juniper, who hasn’t been the same since her fiance 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, and Edie is about to learn more than she expected. The truth of what happened in ‘the distant hours’ of the past has been waiting a long time for someone to find it.

Morton once again enthralls readers with an atmospheric story featuring unforgettable characters beset by love and circumstance and haunted by memory, that reminds us of the rich power of storytelling
“A nuanced exploration of family secrets and betrayal . . . captivating.”
-- People (****)
“A new leap in Morton’s authorial choreography. . . . A rich treat for fans of historical fiction.”
-- The Washington Post
“A spellbinding journey, a mystery whose well-paced revelations provide a surprising and deeply satisfying read.”
-- Booklist
“A fresh and thrilling gothic mystery. . . . Layers of deliciously surprising secrets.”
-- Library Journal
Family secrets
Khaleej Times, July 7, 2011
...Every castle has secrets and its walls have ears; that’s pretty much a given. The one in Kate Morton’s third novel, The Distant Hours, just hides darker, terrible ones. There isn’t much that the book’s heroine, Edith Burchill, ...
The Distant Hours, By Kate Morton
The Independent, June 18, 2011
...Kate Morton's third novel cleaves to the template established by her previous bestsellers: The Distant Hours is a mixture of soft-focus family drama and amateur sleuthing, set against a backdrop ...
Afternoon Tea with Kate Morton
Harrow Times, June 14, 2011
...Kate Morton, author of The House at Riverton and The Forgotten Garden, talks about her new book, The Distant Hours. After the talk and questions, tea and homemade cake will be ...
Sainsbury's sales surge wins Bookseller prize – but at what price?
Guardian.co.uk, May 19, 2011
...buy anything it was selling. There were a handful of recipe books, a top 40 chart (select titles: Kate Morton, The Distant Hours ; Mary Burton, Dying Scream ; Felix Riley, The Set Up ; Michael McIntyre, Live and Laughing) and a small section ...
Dark secrets divulged by the kin of the castle
The Australian, November 5, 2010
...The Distant HoursBy Kate MortonAllen & Unwin, 497pp, $39.99 (HB) KATE Morton's work comes with baggage. Each new book is burdened with the weight of reader preconceptions, a legacy of the Australian Women's Weekly "Great Read" status ...
Kate Morton - In Conversation (23rd Nov 10)
All In London, November 1, 2010
...of 'The House at Riverton' and 'The Forgotten Garden' will be discussing her eagerly anticipated new novel 'The Distant Hours ...
Kate Morton - Book Talk
Time Out Sydney, October 27, 2010
...Kate Morton, the bestselling author of 'The Shifting Fog' and 'The Forgotten Garden' returns with her third novel, 'The Distant Hours'. Help uncover the mysteries within her books at a talk ...
Review: The Distant Hours by Kate Morton
Daily Express, October 15, 2010
...REVIEW: THE DISTANT HOURS BY KATE MORTON Have your say(0) EDIE BURCHILL is staying with her mother Meredith when a letter arrives in the post. It is half a century late and ...
The Distant Hours review
Daily Express, October 14, 2010
...By Lianne Kolirin by Kate Morton Mantle, £16.99 Edie Burchill is staying with her mother Meredith when a letter arrives in the post. It is half a century late and bears the return address ...
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