The Woman in the Mirror, Rebecca James
The Woman in the Mirror, Rebecca James
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The Woman in the Mirror
A Novel

Author: Rebecca James

Narrator: Charlotte Newton-John, Katharine Mangold

Unabridged: 10 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/17/2020


Synopsis

Rebecca James unveils a chilling modern gothic novel of a family consumed by the shadows and secrets of its past in The Woman in the Mirror.

For more than two centuries, Winterbourne Hall has stood atop a bluff overseeing the English countryside of Cornwall and the sea beyond.

In 1947, Londoner Alice Miller accepts a post as governess at Winterbourne, looking after Captain Jonathan de Grey’s twin children. Falling under the de Greys’ spell, Alice believes the family will heal her own past sorrows. But then the twins’ adoration becomes deceitful and taunting. Their father, ever distant, turns spiteful and cruel. The manor itself seems to lash out. Alice finds her surroundings subtly altered, her air slightly chilled. Something malicious resents her presence, something clouding her senses and threatening her very sanity.

In present day New York, art gallery curator Rachel Wright has learned she is a descendant of the de Greys and heir to Winterbourne. Adopted as an infant, she never knew her birth parents or her lineage. At long last, Rachel will find answers to questions about her identity that have haunted her entire life. But what she finds in Cornwall is a devastating tragic legacy that has afflicted generations of de Greys. A legacy borne from greed and deceit, twisted by madness, and suffused with unrequited love and unequivocal rage.

A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books

About Rebecca James

Rebecca James worked in publishing for several years before leaving to write full-time, and is now the author of several novels written under a pseudonym, as well as The Woman in the Mirror under her own name. Her favorite things are autumn walks, Argentinean red wine and curling up in the winter with a good old-fashioned ghost story. She lives in Bristol with her husband and two daughters.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Debra on February 03, 2020

Gothic, Atmospheric, creepy tale which takes place during dual timelines in an English Castle. A family haunted by the past, a woman in the present searching for answers about her past...oh how beautifully they collide!!! Winterbourne Hall has always stood high on the bluffs overlooking the Ocean, ha......more

Goodreads review by Zoe on March 14, 2020

Intense, sinister, and mystical! In this debut novel by James, The Woman in the Mirror, she transports us to the rugged cliffside of Cornwall, England during 1947, as well as present-day, and into a family manor where powerful emotions swirl, tragic memories reside, and long-buried skeletons and secr......more

Goodreads review by Maria on February 14, 2020

YOU guys. This book was so spooky. Definitely one of the spookiest books I’ve read in the longest time. I loved every second of it, even though i was terrified half the time. But it’s fine, I’ll just ignore the scary parts and hope I don’t have nightmares. Definitely read this and include it especia......more

Goodreads review by Sadie on July 31, 2024

Peak gothic, paranormal, haunted, cursed, witchy, romantic vibes! I love this book and I don't think Rebecca James has gifted us with any other books like this one which is crushing my soul this day. I will write up a full review for my Patreon on Monday! This is available on Kindle Unlimited but I ju......more

Goodreads review by Natalia on January 12, 2020

For more than two centuries, Winterbourne Hall has stood atop of a bluff overseeing the English countryside of Cornwall. In 1947, Alice Miller accepts a post as governess at Winterbourne, looking after Captain Jonathan de Grey's two children. When she arrives, she immediately falls in love with the h......more