The Secret Rooms
A True Story of a Haunted Castle, a Plotting Duchess, and a Family Secret
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4.0 • 39 Ratings
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
For fans of Downton Abbey, this New York Times bestseller is the enthralling true story of family secrets and aristocratic intrigue in the days before WWI
After the Ninth Duke of Rutland, one of the wealthiest men in Britain, died alone in a cramped room in the servants’ quarters of Belvoir Castle on April 21, 1940, his son and heir ordered the room, which contained the Rutland family archives, sealed. Sixty years later, Catherine Bailey became the first historian given access. What she discovered was a mystery: The Duke had painstakingly erased three periods of his life from all family records—but why? As Bailey uncovers the answers, she also provides an intimate portrait of the very top of British society in the turbulent days leading up to World War I.
Customer Reviews
Nonfiction book as exciting as the best fiction
I thoroughly enjoyed this book! Catherine Bailey really makes the history of this family come alive and the “plot” is as exciting as any mystery. The only issue I have is the title’s mention of a “haunted castle” which isn’t really borne up in the book, but it doesn’t diminish the mystery at all. As a result of reading this book, Belvoir Castle is now a definite stop on my next trip to England.
Waste of time
This was the longest read and I still don’t know what the purpose of the books was meant to be. HIGHLY disappointed and sad to have wasted time reading it all the way through to see if it would get any better. Can I get a refund?????