The Au Pair by Emma Rous

The Au Pair by Emma Rous | Expected publication: January 8th 2019 by Berkley Books | 384 Pages | Goodreads

PUBLISHER’S DESCRIPTION

“A grand estate, terrible secrets, and a young woman who bears witness to it all. If V. C. Andrews and Kate Morton had a literary love child, Emma Rous’ The Au Pair would be it.

Seraphine Mayes and her twin brother Danny were born in the middle of summer at their family’s estate on the Norfolk coast. Within hours of their birth, their mother threw herself from the cliffs, the au pair fled, and the village thrilled with whispers of dark cloaks, changelings, and the aloof couple who drew a young nanny into their inner circle.

Now an adult, Seraphine mourns the recent death of her father. While going through his belongings, she uncovers a family photograph that raises dangerous questions. It was taken on the day the twins were born, and in the photo, their mother, surrounded by her husband and her young son, is beautifully dressed, smiling serenely, and holding just one baby.

Who is the child and what really happened that day?

One person knows the truth, if only Seraphine can find her”

✅ REVIEW

This was a gripping, mysterious, and captivating read. Once I started it, I could not stay away from it.

Seraphine is mourning the death of her father and looking through old pictures when she stumbles upon an odd photograph, in it her mother is posing with a baby the day she and her twin brother were born. She asks herself why is only one baby in the picture when her mother has just given birth to twins? And she won’t stop until she finds the answer to this question.

I absolutely loved this novel. It is an entertaining tale of dark family secrets, an engaging page-turner.

The story is told in alternating timelines and takes place in a small English town. The setting was perfect for this type of mystery with all the gossip and tragic events surrounding the estate.

Overall, I highly recommend this novel to readers of mysteries, thrillers, and contemporary fiction.

Received ARC from the publisher via Edelweiss

✅ BOOK SOURCE AND FORMAT

ARC, ebook