In the summer of 1862, artist Edward Radcliffe and his friends arrive at Birchwood Manor to create and dream. By the end of their stay, one woman is dead, another has vanished, a priceless heirloom is missing, and Edward’s life is shattered.
More than a century later, London archivist Elodie Winslow discovers a leather satchel containing a photograph of a striking Victorian woman and a sketch of a riverside house she is sure she has seen before.
Drawn into the mysteries of Birchwood Manor, Elodie begins to uncover the tangled stories of love, art, and betrayal hidden within its walls. Watching it all is Birdie Bell, the clockmaker’s daughter, whose name history forgot but whose voice refuses to fade.
Some secrets wait lifetimes to be told.
