June 1914 and a young woman - Clara Waterfield - is summoned to a large house in Gloucestershire. Her task: to fill a greenhouse with exotic plants from Kew Gardens, to create a private paradise for the owner of Shadowbrook. Yet, on arrival, Clara soon senses that something is wrong with this quiet, wisteria-covered house ...
Reminiscent of Daphne du Maurier, this is a wonderful, atmospheric Gothic page-turner.