The Secret Rooms: A True Story of a Haunted Castle, A Plotting Duchess & A Family Secret by Catherine Bailey
I'm back AND I've been reading! The Secret Rooms by Catherine Bailey is the latest non-fiction book I've read from start to finish which is something that should be applauded for me. Non-fiction and I don't always get along. I'd initially read a review of this book some place, and I thought, hmmm, that sounds interesting. I added it to my reading list (yes, I have a reading list... it is very long), and recently one of the libraries acquired a copy, so when I saw it pop up on the New Titles list, I requested it. And I am so glad I did because this book has so much: intrigue, secrets, mystery, cyphers, and more mystery thanks to three deliberately created gaps in the ducal family's extensive historical archive. But what does it all mean? And what are the secrets this family is hiding? And why are they hiding them? Let me tell you, readers, the lengths this dude went to cover up his secrets... while he was largely successful ...