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Lord Martin Nanther embarks on a biographical project about his great‑grandfather, Henry Nanther, the former personal physician to Queen Victoria and a pioneer in treating hemophilia. While delving into the archives, Martin encounters a long‑kept family secret that has shaped the Nanther lineage. Amid these revelations, he wrestles with contemporary challenges: the erosion of the hereditary peerage in the House of Lords and a difficult pregnancy with his wife, which test his resolve as both historian and family member.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Historical Mystery
Authors: Ruth Rendell
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