The Infernal Riddle of Thomas Peach
ISBN: 9781529347333
Author | Treadwell, Jas |
Pub Date | 12/08/2021 |
Binding | Trade PB |
Country | IRL |
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Quick overview The year is 1785, and Thomas Peach, a gentleman of modest means, moves to a small village in the West Country, bringing with him a steamer chest of clothes, some books - and, apparently, his wife, Mrs Peach, who quickly becomes a source of fascination and suspicion to the villagers. Why is she never seen abroad? Why does Mr Peach refuse entry to her bedroom to their maidservant, who is unable to detect even a whisper of breath at Mrs Peach's door, try as she might? Does Mrs Peach even exist? And if so, is she the victim of her husband's cruelty?