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Book Review of Nethergate

Nethergate
Nethergate
Author: Norah Lofts
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Hardcover
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To Isabella de Savigny, an aristocratic refugee fleeing the French Reign of Terror, her cousin Rosaleen's magnificent English country estate promised sanctuary. But Nethergate soon became a prison to the high-spirited young woman. For its mistress, the cold-blooded and beautiful Lady Rosaleen, treated Isabella like a servant. When Isabella was seduced by Lady Rosaleen's son and discovered she was to have a child, Rosaleen devised a cunning and vicious plot to get rid of her. In her own way, and in her own time, Isabella eventually took her revenge.

I had actually read this book before many, many years ago - maybe about a decade ago. I had absolutely forgotten the plot of this book, even though I vaguely remembered reading it so long ago. So, it was, in effect, like reading an entirely new book for me. I give Nethergate by Norah Lofts a bold, gigantic A+! She is perhaps one of my very favorite authors! :)