The Echo of Twilight (1895)

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"An enchanting, atmospheric work of historical fiction that is a rich blend of Downton Abbey and Jane Eyre . The Echo ofTwilight is a wonderful novel to curl up with this winter."— Booklist From the acclaimed author of The Last Summer , a captivating and moving story of the unlikely relationship between a lady and her maid on the eve of World War I. As I watched him—his long legs striding the narrow path through the heather, his golden hair catching the sun—I had a hideous feeling in the pit of my stomach. For it seemed as though he was already marching away from me. In 1914, despite the clouds of war threatening Europe, Pearl Gibson's future is bright. She has secured a position as a lady's maid to a wealthy Northumberland aristocrat, a job that will win her not only respect but an opportunity to travel and live in luxury. Her new life at Lady Ottoline Campbell's Scottish summer