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The House of Velvet and Glass
  • Published: 26 September 2012
  • ISBN: 9780718197940
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 560
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The House of Velvet and Glass




From the decks of the Titanic to the opulent salons of Boston's high society - Katherine Howe returns with her dazzling new historical novel

1915, and the ghosts of the dead haunt a wealthy Boston family...

Sybil Allston is devastated by the recent deaths of her mother and sister aboard the Titanic. Hoping to heal her wounded heart, she seeks solace in the parlour of a medium who promises to contact her lost loved ones.

But Sybil finds herself drawn into a strange new world where she can never be sure that what she sees or hears is real. In fear and desperation she turns to psychology professor Benton Jones - despite the unspoken tensions of their shared past...

From the opium dens of Boston's Chinatown to the upscale salons of high society , Sybil and Benton are drawn into a world of occult magic, of truth and lies, and into a race to understand Sybil's own apparent talent for scrying before it is too late.

The House of Velvet and Glass is a harrowing story of darkness and danger vanquished by the redemptive power of love.

  • Published: 26 September 2012
  • ISBN: 9780718197940
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 560
Categories:

About the author

Katherine Howe

Katherine Howe's family has lived in the area around Salem Massachusetts for generations dating back to the 1620s. She is a descendant of two accused Salem witches – Elizabeth Proctor and Elizabeth Howe. Katherine is a PhD candidate at Boston University.

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