The Manor in the Moor

Shadows over Lynhybrook Hall


A dilapidated manor becomes the key to the past for Laura Milton. Two timelines illuminate the fates of Laura (today) and Victoria (100 years ago). The fate of Lady Victoria Milton has cast a long shadow into the present day. Exmoor in the late nineteenth century: twenty-year-old Victoria will soon inherit a considerable fortune. However, her guardian Richard has his own plans for her money, and has her committed to an asylum, from which Arthur, one of Richard’s servants, helps her escape. Years later, Victoria decides to recover her inheritance, but even as she emerges from hiding, her fate is already sealed.

  • A "palatable", emotionally narrated women's and romance novel
  • Two time periods illuminate the fate of Laura (in the present) and Victoria (over 100 years ago)
  • Exmoor in the south of England forms the gloomy and atmospheric backdrop
Genre: Fiction, Historical Fiction
Felicity Whitmore

Felicity Whitmore has four big passions: England, her cats and dogs, the theatre and creative writing. She regularly travels to England and writes whenever she can find the time. Her bestselling novels often deal with the secrets of old mansions. 

416 pages, ISBN: 978-3-423-21763-7
First published 2018