The Ancestor A Novel

Danielle Trussoni

eBook - 2020

"A lushly written, dream-like modern gothic with as many dark turns and twists as the Montebianco family tree has branches. Welcome to the family." – Paul Tremblay, bestselling author of Survivor SongAfter a DNA test reveals that Alberta "Bert" Monte is the sole heir of a wealthy noble family in the Italian Alps, she leaves New York to visit the family estate: Montebianco Castle, a centuries-old compound isolated in the mountains. What appeared to be a fairy tale inheritance, however, soon turns into a nightmare as Bert begins to uncover the dark legacy of her family: the truth about the abandoned village at the base of the castle; the whispers of stolen children; and the rumors of a legendary monster in the mountains.... As Bert unravels the truth, she learns that her true inheritance lies not in a noble title or ancestral treasures, but in her very genes, and now she must choose between preserving a secret centuries in the keeping or abandoning it...

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Published
HarperCollins
Language
English
Main Author
Danielle Trussoni
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Kindle Book, OverDrive Read eBook
Kindle Book
ASINB07S6NM6TG
Release Date4/7/2020
OverDrive Read eBook
ISBN9780062912794
Release Date4/7/2020