The Memory of Lost Senses

Description

Within weeks letters would be burned, pages torn. Promises would be broken and hearts betrayed.  But for now the countryside languished, golden and fading…
 
Cecily Chadwick is idling away the long, hot summer of 1911 when a mysterious countess moves into the large, deserted country house on the edge of her sleepy English village. Rumors abound about the countess’s many husbands and lovers, her opulent wealth, and the tragedies that have marked her life. As Cecily gets to know her, she becomes fascinated by the remarkable woman—riveted by her tales of life on the Continent, and of the famous people she once knew. But the countess is clearly troubled by her memories, and by ruinous secrets that haunt her…
 
Staying with the countess is a successful novelist and dear friend who has been summoned to write the countess’s memoirs. For aspiring writer Cecily, the novelist’s presence only adds to the intrigue of the house. But it is the countess’s grandson, Jack, who draws Cecily further into the tangled web of the countess’s past, and sweeps her into an uncertain future…Praise for The Memory of Lost Senses

“Exquisite…a powerful follow-up to last year’s enthralling debut, The Last Summer…Thoughtful, delicately crafted and imaginative, The Memory of Lost Senses is a page-turning, atmospheric mystery story but with a powerful, all-consuming love affair burning deep at its core…”—Lancaster Evening Post (UK)

“The Memory of Lost Senses is a witty, clever and compelling tale, with a beautiful love story at its heart. I loved it.”—Jane Harris, author of The Observations and Gillespie and I

“Fans of the Kinghorn’s remarkable debut novel, The Last Summer, will surely be pleased with this second effort. For readers yet to discover Kinghorn’s novels, this book is sure to create a whole new legion of fans.”—The Historical Novel Society

Praise for The Last Summer

“An enchanting story of love and war, and the years beyond.” —Penny Vincenzi, bestselling author of Wicked Pleasures

“A sumptuous, absorbing tale of love in time of war. Judith Kinghorn’s novel brilliantly illuminates the experiences of a generation of blighted youth.”
—Rachel Hore, bestselling author of A Place of Secrets

“A glorious read, highly recommended.”—The Bookseller (UK)

Judith Kinghorn was born in Northumberland, educated in the Lake District, and is a graduate in English and History of Art. The author of The Last Summer, she lives in Hampshire, England with her husband and two children.US