Inside the glass orb was a
miniature garden and a house. If she stared long enough, she
could almost see the people inside. But whether they were
trapped there, or kept safe, in that miniscule snowbound
world, she couldn't have said...
Christmas 1926 holds bright promise for nineteen-year-old
Daisy Forbes, with celebrations under way at Eden Hall, her
family's country estate in Surrey, England. But when Daisy,
the youngest of three daughters, discovers that her adored
father, Howard, has been leading a double life, her
illusions of perfection are shattered. Worse, his current
mistress, introduced as a family friend, is joining them for
the holidays. As Daisy wrestles with the truth, she blossoms
in her own right, receiving a marriage proposal from one
man, a declaration of love from another, and her first kiss
from a third. Meanwhile, her mother, Mabel, manages these
social complications with outward calm, while privately
reviewing her life and contemplating significant changes.
And among those below stairs, Nancy, the housekeeper, and
Mrs. Jessops, the cook, find that their long-held secrets
are slowly beginning to surface...
As the seasons unfold in the new year, and Daisy moves to
London, desires, fortunes, and loyalties will shift during
this tumultuous time after the Great War. The Forbes family
and those who serve them will follow their hearts down
unexpected paths that always return to where they
began...Eden Hall.
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