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1895: The houses of Hampstead contain some secrets….
The Rose Garden
What you need to know before your trail
Olive Westallen lives a privileged, if rather lonely, life in her family’s grand Hampstead home. But she has radical plans for the future of her family – plans that will shock the high-society world she inhabits.
For her new neighbour, twelve-year-old Ottilie Finch, London is an exciting playground to explore. Her family have recently arrived from Durham, under a cloud of scandal that Otty is blissfully unaware of. The only shadow over her days is her mother’s mysterious illness, which keeps her to her room.
When Mabs is offered the chance to become Mrs Finch’s companion, it saves her from a desperate life on the canals. Little does she know that all is not as picture-perfect as it seems. Mabs is about to become tangled in the secrets that chased the Finches from their last home, and trapped in an impossible dilemma . . .
Travel Guide
BookTrail it to Hampstead Heath London
Whilst much of the novel takes place inside the large, posh houses around Hampstead Heath, the streets of the capital are well evoked from both sides of the fence.
Hampstead Heath covers some 320 hectares (790 acres). It’s also one of the highest points in London, and it’s famous for walkers and ramblers. ,There’s rambling hills, ponds, woodlands, a lido, playgrounds, and even a training track. There are some grand houses here in the novel and if you visit the former stately home of Kenwood House you could imagine the characters here in the novel.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Rose Garden
Destination/location: Hampstead, London Author/guide: Tracy Rees Departure Time: 1895
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