{"product_id":"pains-hill-paperback","title":"Pains Hill - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMargaret Buntrock\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis psychological thriller, set in both the eighteenth century and the1990s, is a fictional account of real-life Painshill Park, a romantic landscape garden in Surrey, England, which was a film location for the first season of Bridgerton, the Netflix TV series. The novel explores the extraordinary and ill-fated ambition of the garden's creator, Charles Hamilton, and imagines the mysterious life and death of his young first wife who has vanished without trace from all historical records.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eObsession takes many forms. In the eighteenth century, Charles Hamilton, a frustrated artist is determined to create a revolutionary landscape garden even though he has neither the land nor money to achieve his great dream. In the 1990s, Jane Brennan, a young history researcher, becomes obsessed by the mystery surrounding the life and death of Hamilton's young first wife, yet unknown to Jane, her own life is threatened by a different obsession from her past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Hamilton transformed poor scrubland into a dazzling three-dimensional work of art, including a man-made lake, islands, follies, a magical crystal grotto and a successful vineyard; but at what personal cost? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo murders, a garden of tricks and fantasy that echo across the centuries, can the young history researcher uncover the truth before she too becomes a victim?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 462\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.03 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 24, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42720083869759,"sku":"9781739212803","price":24.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/9d9b749beaac4fb79c9d9bb84ced1da4.webp?v=1765087924","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/pains-hill-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}