An atmospheric novel in which a young woman grieving the loss of her family after World War I inherits an old library in a remote estate, but she learns that not only have all the previous librarians have met untimely ends, but there may be something sinister about the library itself, and the enigmatic manuscript that might be the key to it all. A skillful reflection on memory and female agency, and a love letter to books from a writer at the height of her power. For fans of 'The Lost Apothecary'.