{"product_id":"rutherford-park-isbn-9780425262580","title":"Rutherford Park","description":"\u003cb\u003eSnow had fallen in the night, and now the great house, standing at the head of the valley, seemed like a five-hundred-year old ship sailing in a white ocean…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For the Cavendish family, Rutherford Park is much more than a place to call home. It is a way of life marked by rigid rules and lavish rewards, governed by unspoken desires…\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Lady of the house Octavia Cavendish lives like a bird in a gilded cage. With her family’s fortune, her husband, William, has made significant additions to the estate, but he too feels bound—by the obligations of his title as well as his vows. Their son, Harry, is expected to follow in his footsteps, but the boy has dreams of his own, like pursuing the new adventure of aerial flight. Meanwhile, below stairs, a housemaid named Emily holds a secret that could undo the Cavendish name.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e On Christmas Eve 1913, Octavia catches a glimpse of her husband in an intimate moment with his beautiful and scandalous distant cousin. She then spies the housemaid Emily out in the snow, walking toward the river, about to make her own secret known to the world. As the clouds of war gather on the horizon, an epic tale of longing and betrayal is about to unfold at Rutherford Park…\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eRutherford Park\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A breathtakingly beautiful book. Cooke portrays an aristocratic dynasty that in 1914 was poised on the brink of extinction, as ponderous as the huge dinosaurs but just as magnificent. The exquisite intimacy of the writing and of the haunting love story drew me into this elegant world so entirely that I couldn't imagine ever leaving it. The vivid characters and understated heartbreak of their conflicts, above and below stairs, are depicted with sensitivity and insight. Superbly researched, a real treat.”—\u003cb\u003eKate Furnivall\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Russian Concubine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I found myself addicted to \u003ci\u003eRutherford Park\u003c\/i\u003e, much as I was to \u003ci\u003eDownton Abbey\u003c\/i\u003e. I reveled in delicious detail about life in a great country estate, all the while waiting to learn: would Octavia’s family survive or would they be torn apart by the forces converging on them: personal failings, society’s excesses, and Europe’s Great War?”—\u003cb\u003eMargaret Wurtele\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Hour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Beautiful, melancholy and richly detailed, \u003ci\u003eRutherford Park\u003c\/i\u003e elegantly depicts the lives within an English country house on the cusp of a new age. Elizabeth Cooke evokes classic authors like Vita Sackville West and Frances Hodgson Burnett.”—\u003cb\u003eNatasha Solomons\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe House at Tyneford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Reminiscent of Catherine Cookson, a heart-aching story of an old world order and class divides set against Edwardian England.”—\u003cb\u003eJudith Kinghorn\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Summer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With its vivid descriptions and memorable characters, \u003ci\u003eRutherford Park\u003c\/i\u003e drew me in from the first page.  Richly textured with historical details, the novel captures perfectly the pre-World War I mood and atmosphere of the grand Yorkshire house and the lives of those who inhabit it.  The final page left me thoroughly satisfied, yet wishing for more. Thank you, Elizabeth Cooke, for a wonderful story and the promise of another.”—\u003cb\u003eKelly Jones\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Woman Who Heard Color\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Comparisons with \u003ci\u003eDownton Abbey\u003c\/i\u003e on the eve of WWI are inevitable, but \u003ci\u003eRutherford Park\u003c\/i\u003e gives a more comprehensive and realistic look at the farms and mill villages that sustained the great houses and shows us the inevitable cracks in their foundations.  Compelling.”—\u003cb\u003eMargaret Maron\u003c\/b\u003e, author of the Judge Deborah Knott series\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Cooke\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Dorset in southern England and is the author of twelve novels, among them the international bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Ice Child\u003c\/i\u003e. Her last book, the non-fiction \u003ci\u003eThe Damnation of John Donellan\u003c\/i\u003e was described as \"a masterpiece\" by \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e. She has a long-established reputation for vivid storytelling and historical accuracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth's family originates in the North Yorkshire Dales - Bronte country - and her grandfather worked at Kiplin Hall, where he was one of the \"downstairs\" staff. His life, and Yorkshire itself - both its outstanding natural beauty and the industrial life of its mill towns and cities - were the inspiration for \u003ci\u003eRutherford Park\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Berkley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305071366373,"sku":"NP9780425262580","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780425262580.jpg?v=1767736000","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/rutherford-park-isbn-9780425262580","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}