In a mountain valley in Virginia in the nineteenth century, Sybil Berners, a rich heiress with a passionate nature, has just married a penniless young lawyer whom she adores. Back from their honeymoon, the couple take Rosa Blondelle, a ruined young mother abandoned by her husband, into their home at Black Hall. Little by little, the guest's charm awakens Sybil's jealousy.
One evening, Rosa is found dying, and she accuses Sybil in front of everyone. A novel of passion and suspicion that keeps you in suspense right to the end.
Full of dramatic twists, it can be read in one sitting in the language you are learning.
