{"product_id":"ashton-hall-9780593359518","title":"Ashton Hall","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn American woman and her son unearth the buried secrets and past lives of an English manor house in this masterful and riveting novel from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Lauren Belfer. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Infused with the brooding, gothic atmosphere of \u003ci\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eRebecca . . . \u003c\/i\u003ea novel that must be savored, one page at a time.\"--Melanie Benjamin, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Children's Blizzard\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"How many lives can you imagine yourself living?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo Hannah Larson wonders. When a close relative falls ill, Hannah and her young son, Nicky, decide to join him for the summer at Ashton Hall, a historic manor house outside Cambridge, England. Hannah gave up her academic career to raise her beloved child, who is neurodivergent and experiences the world differently from others, and she's grateful to escape her life in New York City, where her marriage has been upended by a devastating betrayal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSoon after their arrival, ever-curious Nicky discovers the skeletal remains of a woman in a forgotten, walled-off wing of the manor, and Hannah is pulled into an all-consuming quest for answers. Working from clues in centuries-old ledgers and the personal papers of the long-departed family, Hannah begins to re-create the Ashton Hall of the Elizabethan era in all its color and conflict. As the secrets of her own life begin to unravel, and the rewards and complications of being Nicky's mother come into focus, Hannah realizes that Ashton Hall's women before her had lives not so different from her own. She confronts what women throughout history have had to do to control their own destinies and protect their children. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRich with passion, strength, and ferocity across the ages, \u003ci\u003eAshton Hall\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel that reveals how the most profound hauntings are within ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593359518\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432","brand":"Lauren Belfer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42761751953589,"sku":"9780593359518","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_91d4fbeb-e99d-48b2-b30d-f0bb15d087af.jpg?v=1678202973","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ashton-hall-9780593359518","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}