{"product_id":"9781489296832_the-house-of-brides","title":"The House of Brides","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Spellbinding, evocative and compelling, \u003cem\u003eThe House of Brides\u003c\/em\u003e is a delicious literary treat that I couldn't devour fast enough. I predict this is the book everyone will be talking about this summer.' - Rachael Johns, bestselling Australian author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiranda has had a rough few years. Her successful career as a social media influencer has come crashing down after the controversial flop of her fertility app. Humiliated, she moves reluctantly back home to her judgemental father and cold stepmother's house to nurse her wounds, feeling more than ever the loss of her mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiranda's mother, well-known author Tessa Summer, died when Miranda was young, leaving behind her bestselling book The House of Brides -- a book that chronicled the generations of brides, each more notorious and tragic than the last, who married into the infamous Summer family and became mistress of the beautiful Barnsley House in England. Miranda does not know her mother's family, so when a mysterious letter arrives from a young Summer cousin, asking for her help, Miranda's curiosity about the legendary family (and desire to escape her current situation) prompts her to act.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePosing as a prospective nanny, she is soon living in the heart of the family, but nothing is as she expects. The luxury hotel and world-renowned restaurant created by the most recent 'bride', the lovely and effervescent Daphne, is gone. So is Daphne. More disturbing, one of the children is in a wheelchair after a mysterious accident and the sinister housekeeper Mrs Mins seems to have a dark influence over the master of the house.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happened in this house? Where is Daphne? Will Miranda discover what darkness lies hidden at the heart of this house of brides? And if she does, will she survive it?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMORE PRAISE FOR \u003cem\u003eTHE HOUSE OF BRIDES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Cockram' s plot \u003cstrong\u003ecrackles with tension\u003c\/strong\u003e, hitting all the right notes for readers fond of \u003cstrong\u003egothic-flavored\u003c\/strong\u003e tales.' - \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eGripping, atmospheric\u003c\/strong\u003e and with an ending you won't see coming, this book held me in its spell long after the final page. \u003cstrong\u003eA sure-fire bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e.' - Sally Hepworth, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Mother-in-Law\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Jane Cockram's \u003cem\u003eThe House of Brides \u003c\/em\u003eis \u003cstrong\u003ea twisty, turny ride\u003c\/strong\u003e through the English countryside ... Fans of Jane Eyre, \u003cem\u003eWuthering Heights\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRebecca \u003c\/em\u003ewill love this! \" - Ellen LaCorte, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Perfect Fraud\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Cockram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46922130981013,"sku":"9781489296832","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9781489296832_5f887f81-f36b-4943-abf3-fbf6aca18522.jpg?v=1776889899","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9781489296832_the-house-of-brides","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}