Stay and Fight, Madeline Ffitch supernatural realism richly inventive masterwork is a

richly inventive masterwork is a suspenseful whodunit

poor relation Cat Tilney is deeply suspicious

art and book lover

He hopes to escape from his tumultuous love affairs but unexpectedly bumps into his childhood sweetheart and sets his heart on destroying her marriage

It starts with a question

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