The Abandoned Heart: A Bliss House Novel (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781681775128)

In Old Gate, Virginia, stands a grand house built by Randolph Bliss, a charming New York carpetbagger who, in 1878, shook off dire warnings to build his home elsewhere. For the ground beneath Bliss House is tainted with the kind of tragedy that curses generations, seeping through the foundation and sowing madness in its wake. His first and second wives, and his young Japanese mistress, Kiku, bear witness to Randolph's growing insanity with stories of his cruel manipulations and their desperate struggles to find happiness for themselves and their children.

Their desire to live and love and even take revenge also fills the house, triumphing even over death. Spanning half a century, The Abandoned Heart is the prequel to Charlotte's Story and Bliss House, forming a trilogy of southern Gothic novels in which one haunted house begets haunted lives that echo over centuries. A haunting so powerful that even Bliss House's destruction cannot kill it.

Author: Laura Benedict
ISBN-10: 1681775123
ISBN-13: 9781681775128
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Language: English
Published: 09/12/2017
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.23lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.85d