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Jennifer Silver travels into the misty, secluded Valley of the Storms in the French Pyrenees to see her young cousin Gillian, who is slated to enter the austere Convent of Our Lady of the Storms. Upon arrival, Jennifer learns that Gillian has died in a shocking car accident—though the circumstances of the tragedy remain unclear, weaving tension into the quiet mountain setting.
First publish date: January 12, 1977
Genre: Suspense/Romantic Suspense
Authors: Mary Stewart
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