{"product_id":"9781529407945","title":"Windmill Hill : a gripping mystery of hidden secrets and loyal friendships","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Atkins, Lucy \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFiction \u0026amp; related items\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 9 May 2024 by Quercus Publishing in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 368 pages\u003cbr\u003e128 x 197 x 23 | 234g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Charming and shocking' MICK HERRON'Intriguing, brilliantly told' NINA STIBBE'Compulsive' CLARE CHAMBERS'Rich in charm and surprises' GUARDIAN'Mysterious, moving and ingenious' PHILIP PULLMANIn the 1970s, a single night in a remote hunting lodge with a Hollywood director and his leading lady sparks an international scandal. It wrecks Astrid's dazzling stage career and destroys her marriage to charismatic Scottish actor Magnus Fellowes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMagnus becomes globally famous, while Astrid retreats to a dilapidated Sussex windmill. Now 82, she lives there still, in eccentric poverty, with her housekeeper turned best friend, Mrs Baker. But Mrs Baker has a dark past too. There is an 'Awful Incident' at the windmill; police come knocking.  Are these two 'old ladies' really as innocent and vulnerable as they seem?Then Astrid learns that Magnus, now on his death bed, is writing a memoir that will expose the glamour and forgotten crimes of her past. Furious, she heads to Scotland, determined to stop him, whatever it takes . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart literary thriller, part love story, Windmill Hill is a captivating exploration of unseen lives, the histories that shape us, and the unyielding strength of two indomitable women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Lucy Atkins:'A deft display of Lucy Atkins's talents as a delicate observer of human nature' ARIFA AKBAR'Intelligent and gripping' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING'Mesmerising . . . beautifully written' LITERARY REVIEW'Cleverly constructed' WOMAN \u0026amp; HOME'It was an utter joy to relish Atkins's wonderfully skilled and unobtrusive writing' SARAH PERRY'Sly, witty and gripping . . . I loved it' NAOMI ALDERMAN'A sinewy, supple and gorgeously satisfying triumph' LUCY MANGAN\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45438528094467,"sku":"9781529407945","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781529407945.jpg?v=1731330555","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781529407945","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}