The Glass House: A Novel
Written by Beatrice Colin
Narrated by Helen McAlpine
3.5/5
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Beatrice Colin's The Glass House is a gorgeously transporting novel filled with turn-of-the-century detail and lush blooms, about two women from vastly different worlds
Scotland, 1912. Antonia McCulloch’s life hasn’t gone the way she planned. She and her husband, Malcolm, have drifted apart; her burgeoning art career came to nothing; and when she looks in the mirror, she sees disappointment. But at least she will always have Balmarra, her family’s grand Scottish estate, and its exquisite glass house, filled with exotic plants that can take her far away.
When her estranged brother’s wife, Cicely Pick, arrives unannounced, with her young daughter and enough trunks to last the summer, Antonia is instantly suspicious. What besides an inheritance dispute could have brought her glamorous sister-in-law all the way from India? Still, Cicely introduces excitement and intrigue into Antonia’s life, and, as they get to know one another, Antonia realizes that Cicely has her own burdens to bear. Slowly, a fragile friendship grows between them. But when the secrets each are keeping become too explosive to conceal, the truth threatens their uneasy balance and the course of their entire lives.
A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books
"Colin’s lyrical depictions of early-20th-century India and Scotland provide an immersive view of the characters’ experiences..." —Publishers Weekly
"Colin’s meandering tale has room for surprises, suspense, and soul-searching in its journey toward a cinematic conclusion." —Kirkus
Beatrice Colin
Beatrice Colin is the bestselling author of The Glimmer Palace (US title)/The Luminous Life of Lily Aphrodite (UK title), which was a Richard and Judy best read of 2009. She lives in Glasgow, Scotland.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Lovely story I in joyed from start to end.