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Sarah Ashington is drawn back to her long‑lost father’s ancestral estate after the death of her mother, a celebrated actress who died amid scandal. Faced with questions of her own past, Sarah encounters new loss when her father dies, propelling her to a Ceylon plantation. There she confronts the shadows of a family legend that threatens to erase the lines between truth and madness.
First publish date: 1979
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Victoria Holt
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