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The Glass House

by Beatrice Colin
Helen McAlpine
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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

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Publisher: Macmillan Audio Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781250772473
  • File size: 262049 KB
  • Release date: September 15, 2020
  • Duration: 09:05:56

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  • ISBN: 9781250772473
  • File size: 262081 KB
  • Release date: September 15, 2020
  • Duration: 09:12:53
  • Number of parts: 9
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Fiction Literature Historical Fiction

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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

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Fiction Literature Historical Fiction