Lady Audley’s Secret

At Audley Court, the clock has only one hand—and a hidden ladder leads from the nursery to a priest’s forgotten hiding place.

In the quiet lanes of Victorian Essex, Audley Court is a maze of ancient rooms, shadowed walks and secrets tucked beneath its tranquil beauty. Sir Michael Audley has brought home a young wife, Lucy, whose charm has made her the talk of the neighborhood; but his daughter Alicia resents the newcomer, and nobody seems to know much about Lucy’s life before she became a governess. In this house, even the rooms lead somewhere unexpected. What might its newest mistress be keeping out of sight?

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