The Yellow Room

".a rare glimpse into our recent history, far too rarely plundered by modern novelists, and deftly done." Andrew Marr"A novel as intriguing as the house at its heart. I loved it." Julian FellowesWhen Jessica Tate finds an old country house guide in a box after her grandmother's funeral she is drawn into a mystery that has remained unsolved for over half a century and is set to change her life forever.
Intrigued by the house and the family that lived there, she is propelled into a world of disappearances and deceptions, eventually unlocking the secret of the Yellow Room itself. As the shadows lift, a picture emerges of a landed family fighting to stem the decline in its fortunes in a post-war world in which Britain's own role is steadily declining.