Meredith J Piper
Published: 2019-09-04
Total Pages: 161
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What truly went on above and below stairs in a Georgian household?Annie, like most, has romantic illusions of what might have taken place, embellished by television dramas and romantic books. Those illusions had been magnified ever more since moving into her late grandmother's old Georgian home in Royal Crescent, Bath. In the large basement kitchen, Annie gently touches the old leather casket she found in the attic before opening it. Looking inside, there is a piece of yellowing paper covering the contents. Faded and uneven at the edges. Strips of sticky tape keeping it together. Taking it out carefully, she realises this is not just a piece of paper - it is a letter.Lifting out the various musty smelling items below it, she comes to a faded red journal. The ink on the page has been dry for more than 100 years. This is not a diary, it is a life story...Annie gasps, looks at the letter, then back to the small book. In this could be her heritage. She knows her home had been handed down through generations and probably has secrets to tell. A deathly silence falls over the house like it was waiting - waiting for Annie to release those secrets.The house has concealed a gift. The house has heartbreak to reveal. The house is opening its doors to reveal life in its most beautiful and brutal aspects. The house has a message though time to share...