Susan Stokes-Chapman

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London, 1799. Dora Blake, an aspiring jewelry artist, lives with her odious uncle atop her late parents' once-famed shop of antiquities. After a mysterious Greek vase is delivered, her uncle begins to act suspiciously, keeping the vase locked in the store's basement, away from prying eyes--including Dora's. Intrigued by her uncle's peculiar behavior, Dora turns to young, ambitious antiquarian scholar Edward Lawrence who eagerly agrees to help. Edward believes the ancient vase is the key that will unlock his academic future; Dora sees it as a chance to establish her own name. But what Edward discovers about the vase has Dora questioning everything she has believed about her life, her family, and the world as she knows it. As Dora uncovers the truth, she comes to understand that some doors are locked and some mysteries are buried for a reason, while others are closer to the surface than they appear. Steeped in mystery and rich in imagination, an exhilarating historical novel set in Georgian London where the discovery of a mysterious ancient Greek vase sets in motion conspiracies, revelations, and romance.

London, 1799. Dora Blake, an aspiring jewelry artist, lives with her odious uncle atop her late parents' once-famed shop of antiquities. After a mysterious Greek vase is delivered, her uncle begins to act suspiciously, keeping the vase locked in the store's basement, away from prying eyes--including Dora's. Intrigued by her uncle's peculiar behavior, Dora turns to young, ambitious antiquarian scholar Edward Lawrence who eagerly agrees to help. Edward believes the ancient vase is the key that will unlock his academic future; Dora sees it as a chance to establish her own name. But what Edward discovers about the vase has Dora questioning everything she has believed about her life, her family, and the world as she knows it. As Dora uncovers the truth, she comes to understand that some doors are locked and some mysteries are buried for a reason, while others are closer to the surface than they appear. Steeped in mystery and rich in imagination, an exhilarating historical novel set in Georgian London where the discovery of a mysterious ancient Greek vase sets in motion conspiracies, revelations, and romance.

There's something mysterious about the village of Penhelyg. Will unlocking its truth bring light or darkness? Meirionydd, 1783. Henry Talbot has been dismissed from his post at a prestigious London hospital. The only job he can find is as a physician in the backwaters of Wales where he can't speak the language, belief in myth and magic is rife, and the villagers treat him with bewildering suspicion. When Henry discovers his predecessor died under mysterious circumstances, he is determined to find answers. Linette Tresilian, the unconventional mistress of Plas Helyg, lives a lonely life. Her father is long dead, her mother haunted by demons which keep her locked away in her room, and her cousin treats her with cool disdain - she has had no choice but to become fiercely self-reliant. Linette has always suspected something is not quite right in the village, but it is only through Henry's investigations that the truth about those closest to her will come to light...a truth that will bind hers and Henry's destinies together in ways neither thought possible.

Красиво изваян роман, преплитащ зората на човешката история и най-древното чувство на света – любовта Пандора Блейк е млада бижутерка и дъщеря на антиквари, останала сирак след трагичен инцидент. Тя наследява от родителите си любовта към древните предмети и вкуса към изяществото, но магазинът им получава чичо ѝ, който бързо го погубва, като заменя автентичните антики с евтини фалшификати. Ето защо появата на огромна гръцка ваза, скрита в мазето, е истинска изненада! Любопитството на Пандора е достойно за името ѝ. С помощта на младия учен Едуард Лорънс тя се заема да изследва древния предмет и двамата се изправят не само пред тайните му, но и пред трепетите на сърцата си. Около старинната ваза сякаш витае особена енергия и всеки, който се докосне до нея с нечисти намерения, бива сполетян от беда. Дали това е просто съвпадение? Къде е границата между наука и суеверие, мит и реалност? Дебютният роман „Пандора“ на британската писателка Сюзън Стоукс-Чапман рисува жива картина на Лондон от края на XVIII век, повежда ни из древногръцката митология чак до сътворението на света, за да ни срещне със загадка, която излиза от страниците на книгата и остава в нас завинаги.