About the book:
1885.
Adria Fontaine has been sent to recover goods her father pirated on the Great Lakes during the war. But when she arrives at Foxglove Manor–a stone house on a cliff overlooking Lake Superior–Adria senses wickedness hovering over the property. The mistress of Foxglove is an eccentric and seemingly cruel old woman who has filled her house with dangerous secrets, ones that may cost Adria her life.
Present day.
Kailey Gibson is a new nurse’s aide at a senior home in a renovated old stone manor. Kidnapped as a child, she has nothing but locked-up memories of secrets and death, overshadowed by the chilling promise from her abductors that they would return. When the residents of Foxglove start sharing stories of whispers in the night, hidden treasure, and a love willing to kill, it becomes clear this home is far from a haven. She’ll have to risk it all to banish the past’s demons, including her own.
My review:
Jamie Jo Wright is a master of the dual-timeline novel. I’ve read other novels that try to employ the dual-timeline technique, and most end up over-complicated and fall flat. Not so with a Jamie Jo Wright story. And On the Cliffs of Foxglove Manor is another intricately compelling novel that you need to read.
On the Cliffs of Foxglove Manor was fascinating. The plot was taut throughout, fraught with intrigue, and wrought with skill. Her characters, as always, are beautifully complicated and easy to connect with. This story touches on everything from mental unwellness to Civil War profiteers, and it all comes together so smoothly you don’t even realize how disparate the topics should be.
This was a great read, and I highly recommend you grab On the Cliffs of Foxglove Manor (and any other Jamie Jo Wright novel while you’re at it). 🙂 An easy 4 out of 5 stars for me!
Many thanks to Bethany House Publishers and NetGalley for the digital copy of this novel for review purposes. I was not required to give a positive review. All opinions are my very own! 🙂