The House of Riverton is the debut novel by bestselling author Kate Morton. It was also published under the title The Shifting Fog.
The House of Riverton is a historical fiction novel that weaves a gripping tale of secrets, memories, and the complexities of the past, set against the backdrop of an English country house in the early 20th century.
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Book Blurb
Grace Bradley went to work at Riverton House as a servant when she was just a girl, before the First World War. For years her life was inextricably tied up with the Hartford family, most particularly the two daughters, Hannah and Emmeline.
In the summer of 1924, at a glittering society party held at the house, a young poet shot himself. The only witnesses were Hannah and Emmeline and only they—and Grace—know the truth.
In 1999, when Grace is ninety-eight years old and living out her last days in a nursing home, she is visited by a young director who is making a film about the events of that summer. She takes Grace back to Riverton House and reawakens her memories.
Told in flashback, this is the story of Grace’s youth during the last days of Edwardian aristocratic privilege shattered by war, of the vibrant twenties and the changes she witnessed as an entire way of life vanished forever.
About the Author
Kate Morton is a New York Times bestselling author born and raised in Australia. She holds degrees in dramatic art and English literature, and now lives with her family in both London and Australia.
Kate Morton is known for writing novels that blend elements of mystery, romance, and family secrets.
Awards and Accolades
The House at Riverton was a number one Sunday Times bestseller and a New York Times bestseller. The novel’s popularity earned it the 2007 Richard & Judy Best Read of the Year award and it was short-listed for the 2008 National Book Awards Popular Fiction Book of the Year in the UK. Additionally, it also won a 2007 Australian Book Industry Award.
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