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The Secrets of Elloughton Park: A dual timeline mystery Kindle Edition

by Stephen Taylor (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 2,281 ratings
A fascinating dual timeline drama you won’t want to miss! For fans of Freda Lightfoot, Anthony Doerr, Sebastian Faulks and Kate Atkinson.

After two centuries, a Georgian maid’s shocking story has finally come to light…

Historian James Postlethwaite comes across a series of journals started in the 18th century belonging to Lord and Lady Carlisle of Elloughton Park in Nottinghamshire. Among the archives, he is surprised to also find the diaries of Ginny Farmer, a cinder maid.

Excited by the fresh perspectives the documents offer, James immediately acquires them for his university.

As he reads the diaries, it becomes apparent that Ginny was involved in a long-buried scandal. Enthralled by her tragic story and admiring her courage and resourcefulness, he sets about discovering her fate.

The journals take him on a turbulent journey from a Bristol orphanage to the seedy underbelly of Georgian London. And as James delves deeper into Ginny’s shocking testimonies, the past soon begins to chime eerily with the present…

What really happened to Ginny? How did her diaries end up at Elloughton Park?

And what scandalous secrets will James uncover…?

THE SECRETS OF ELLOUGHTON PARK is an absorbing dual timeline drama, moving between 18th century England and the present day.
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  1. Print length
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    October 19, 2021
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09C41V63R
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sapere Books
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 19, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.4 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 339 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1800554207
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  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 2,281 ratings

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Stephen Taylor

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Stephen Taylor was once a happy and reasonably well-adjusted person; that was until an urge to write invaded his psyche, this need to be a writer, to tell tales. He spent his days as a Tax Inspector (Now come on out from behind the sofa - they're a fine bunch of lads and lasses at the Tax office), and shuffling his daughter to and from school. But then these thoughts began to coalesce.

A Georgian trilogy was conceived. Three stories, set in London; a decadent time, a decadent place.

The first Novel – No Quarter Asked No Quarter Given was born (later long-listed for the BritWriters Award).

The second novel, A Canopy of Stars -. A Georgian courtroom drama,

The third novel - Ripples and Shadows - a historian uncovers the story of two amazing lives. Now winner of the Great Beeston Book Read.

A forth novel - Gospels. Also set in the late Georgian era but follows the adventures of Bible hunters and takes us to Egypt and the Ottoman empire.

And see also contemporary novels - In The Morning When I Leave, and Once Upon a Thatcher Time. Also a Children’s Novel - The King of Blognogpotin

Born in Yorkshire, brought up in Manchester; he now lives near Loughborough with his partner.

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Website: www.stephentaylorauthor.com

Email: silverfox2777@outlook.com

Blog: stephentaylorauthor.blogspot.com

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Customers enjoy the book's story quality, with one review highlighting its captivating dual timeline narrative and historical elements. The writing receives positive feedback for being well done, and customers find it an engaging read.

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Customers enjoy the story quality of the book, with one customer highlighting its captivating dual timeline structure, while another appreciates its historical elements.

"...A really fun escape into history." Read more

"I love a dual timeline novel and this is one of the best ones I have read. It captivated your attention to both storylines very well." Read more

"Love the time period and this book was a really good read. I didn’t want to stop reading. Good book!" Read more

"...I enjoyed it very much. Good two stories." Read more

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Customers praise the writing quality of the book.

"...Yet every character has memorable depth. Well done!!" Read more

"Love the time period and this book was a really good read. I didn’t want to stop reading. Good book!" Read more

"...Well written and enough that I stayed up late finishing the book. I enjoyed it very much. Good two stories." Read more

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Customers find the book readable, with one describing it as a fun read.

"I love a dual timeline novel and this is one of the best ones I have read. It captivated your attention to both storylines very well." Read more

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Top reviews from the United States

  • Marlene Oaks
    5.0 out of 5 stars It brings up questions???
    Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2025
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    Were they reincarnated , replaying the script in current times that had been played in the 1800's? Were they so attached to the 1880 story in the journals because there was a part of them that remembered? These and many more questions arise.
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  • Christiene N Hamel
    4.0 out of 5 stars fun read. could not put it down
    Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2024
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    Think of all those English house parties you have read about but with a realistic twist.
    A really fun escape into history.
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  • Hammock
    5.0 out of 5 stars Depth
    Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2025
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    I love authors who write characters into likeable people.
    Sometimes, novels have so many characters, with so little importance, they can fade out and never be missed.
    This is my 1st Stephen Taylor and I'm hooked.
    Multiple people in multiple timelines that have vastly different lives.
    Yet every character has memorable depth.
    Well done!!
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  • PurpleTober
    5.0 out of 5 stars fabulous duel, timeline novel
    Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2025
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    I love a dual timeline novel and this is one of the best ones I have read. It captivated your attention to both storylines very well.
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  • victoria
    3.0 out of 5 stars Grace: Ironically Named?
    Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2023
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    Whilst the characters of Ginny and Corbyn were delightfully developed and nuanced, I can't say the same for the modern day lovebirds. Grace is the most insufferable love interest and her choice of apparel portrays her as ignorant and crass, rather than quirky, as I believe Mr. Taylor intended. An academic in her 30s presenting herself in such a way way is neither charming nor realistic. Her "teasing" is nothing more than thinly veiled cruelty. Overall, an awful character that set my teeth on edge the entire read.
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  • Amy Herring
    5.0 out of 5 stars really good
    Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2024
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    Love the time period and this book was a really good read. I didn’t want to stop reading. Good book!
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  • GypsyWoman
    4.0 out of 5 stars Loved characters of both past and present times
    Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2024
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    I am expecting a Book 2. Will there be one?
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  • Karen K Jones
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good
    Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2023
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    I normally don’t care for novels written in two time periods, going back and forth, but this book was an exception for me. Well written and enough that I stayed up late finishing the book. I enjoyed it very much. Good two stories.
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  • Mr Ronald Shepherd
    5.0 out of 5 stars Lives problems
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 8, 2024
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    Absolutely wonderful, what a wonderful insight pure genius.
    Couldn't put it down & to see how interlock we are even to this day. Thankyou
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  • Karyl Z
    5.0 out of 5 stars ANOTHER GREAT TALE
    Reviewed in Australia on June 17, 2024
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    I enjoyed this delightful story as much as the first. Both were beautifully written and had intriguing plots which kept me entertained. I shall now look forward to the third of Stephen Taylor's books with pleasure.
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  • Celia Ritchie
    4.0 out of 5 stars A double love story
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 9, 2024
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    Unusual (I think) to read a love story written by a male author - unless Stephen Taylor is a pseudonym? An interesting tale, although I was disappointed to read at the end in the historical notes of so many “allowed” historical inaccuracies. Might it not have been better to use fictitious names, dates etc than to allow the reader to find this out after finishing the book?
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  • KJB
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable
    Reviewed in Australia on December 26, 2023
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    Really enjoyed this writer. He writes like a man and a women, which is rare. I've read all his books in a week. Great job Stephen. Thank you.
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars excellent
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 23, 2024
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    Going into this story I wondered, what am I letting myself in for. It didn't take very long to become absorbed by this fascinating and way above average dual timeline story. Thank you very much sir, and I have bought the next two!!
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