The most dazzling summer casts the darkest shadows in Phoebe Wynne's thrilling gothic novel, The Ruins.Welcome to the Ch?teau des S?tes, a jewel of the C?te d?Azur, where long summer days bring ease, glamour, and decadence to the holidaymakers who can afford it.Ruby Ashby adores her parents? house in France, but this August, everything feels different. Unexpected guests have descended upon the ch?teau?friends of her parents, and their daughters?and they are keen to enjoy the hot, extravagant summer holiday to its fullest potential. But despite languid days spent poolside and long nights spent drinking, a simmering tension grows between the adults, and the sanctuary that Ruby once cherished soon starts to feel like a gilded cage.Over two decades later, the Ch?teau des S?tes is for sale, its days of splendor and luxury long gone, leaving behind a terrible history and an ugly legacy. A young widow has returned to France, wanting to purchase the estate despite her memories of what
Author : Phoebe Wynne
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ISBN-10 : 9781250800695
ISBN-13 : 9781250800695