Benighted

Цена 15.99 - 29.75 USD

EAN/UPC/ISBN Code 9781939140234

Брэнд Valancourt Books

Автор


Страниц 164

Год выпуска 2013

"Priestley is one of the finest and most popular storytellers of the last hundred years." - Dame Margaret Drabble "Abundant life flows through J.B. Priestley"s books. He was the last of his kind." - Stan Barstow "J.B. Priestley is one of our literary icons of the 20th century. And it is time that we all became re-acquainted with his genius." - Dame Judi Dench Philip and Margaret Waverton and their friend Roger Penderel are driving through the mountains of Wales when a torrential downpour washes away the road and forces them to seek shelter for the night. They take refuge in an ancient, crumbling mansion inhabited by the strange and sinister Femm family and their brutish servant Morgan. Determined to make the best of the circumstances, the benighted travellers drink, talk, and play games to pass the time while the storm rages outside. But as the night progresses and tensions rise, dangerous and unexpected secrets emerge. On the house"s top floor are two...