Simon Vance
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One postwar summer, in his home of rural Warwickshire, Dr. Faraday is called to a patient at Hundreds Hall Home to the Ayres family for more than two centuries, the Georgian house, once impressive and handsome, is now in decline. Its owners- mother, son and daughter- are struggling to keep pace with a changing society. But are the Ayreses haunted by something more sinister than a dying way of life? Little does Dr. Faraday know how closely, and how...
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After years of military service, Gaius Petreius Ruso and his companion, Tilla, are summoned away. When a mysterious note consisting only of the words "COME HOME" arrives in the mail, Ruso is forced to give up his career as a doctor and head back home to his family - in Gaul. But all is not well on the home front. Tilla's reception is unexpectedly icy, and no one will admit to having sent for Ruso. It's hard to imagine an unhappier reunion...