The Birdcage Library - Berry, Freya
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It's 1932: Australian-based Scottish adventuress (and surviving twin) Emily Blackwood accepts a commission from Heinrich Vogel, a former dealer of exotic animals in Manhattan. Vogel now lives with his macabre collection of taxidermy in a remote Scottish castle. Emily is tasked with finding a long-lost treasure that Heinrich believes has been hidden within. Instead, she discovers pages from a diary written by his sister-in-law, Hester, who died after falling from the Brooklyn Bridge on the eve of its opening in 1883. Hester's diary leads Emily to an old book, The Birdcage Library, and into a…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
It's 1932: Australian-based Scottish adventuress (and surviving twin) Emily Blackwood accepts a commission from Heinrich Vogel, a former dealer of exotic animals in Manhattan. Vogel now lives with his macabre collection of taxidermy in a remote Scottish castle. Emily is tasked with finding a long-lost treasure that Heinrich believes has been hidden within. Instead, she discovers pages from a diary written by his sister-in-law, Hester, who died after falling from the Brooklyn Bridge on the eve of its opening in 1883. Hester's diary leads Emily to an old book, The Birdcage Library, and into a treasure hunt of another kind--one that will take her down a dangerous path for clues, and force her to confront her own darkest secret . . .
Autorenporträt
Freya Berry studied English literature at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating with honors, and worked for several years as a financial and political journalist at Reuters and then the Daily Mail. The Dictator's Wife, her debut novel, was inspired by the close observation of the wives of some of the world's most powerful leaders. It was a BBC2 Between the Covers pick and shortlisted for the Authors' Club Best First Novel award. The Birdcage Library was an Amazon UK Book of the Year 2023 Editor's Pick. Berry is British-Indian and lives in London.