The Haunting

by Titchmarsh, Alan

• ISBN13: 9780340936900
• ISBN10: 0340936908
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-11-06
• Publisher: Hodder

Summary

From the beloved gardener and romantic novelist comes a tale that moves between the present day and the 19th century with a story of love, betrayal, intrigue, and murder "History is boring; and what does it have to do with us?"Much as Harry Flint tries to fight against the beliefs of his pupils, there are times when he wonders if they are right. With a failed marriage behind him, he sets about changing his own life and researching that of his ancestors. How can the mysterious disappearance of Anne Flint in 1816 and the drowning of a young girl in the chalk stream when the Prince Regent occupied the throne possibly affect him? But the deeper he digs, the more he realizes that the past is closer than he had ever imagined. Set in the Hampshire countryside, this is a story where people are not what they seem, and the past is no more predictable than the future.

Author Biography

Alan Titchmarsh is the author of more than 40 gardening books, including How to Be a Gardener, The Gardener's Year, and The Royal Gardeners; the memoirs Knave of Spades and Trowel and Error; and the novels Love and Dr. Devon and Rosie. He has twice been named Gardening Writer of the Year and in 2004 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Garden Writers' Guild.