A Saga of Inheritance Widowed Charlie Egen returns to town concerned for her matriarch aunt, Kirsty Christensen. Upon arrival, she and her two small sons are immediately plunged into a nightmare of mystery, lies, secrets and murder. The gothic old mansion they borrow is full of creaks and sighs not to mention the occasional thump in the night. Then a series of inexplicable accidents and the threatening presence of a stalker play on Charlie’s already nervous disposition. But the creeping threat underestimates the true strength of the Christephen spirt. Repeating the stories and sagas of her family to the children, Charlie finds a source of strength in remembering the celebrated feats of the ancestors. Guided by the haunting fragrances of her mother’s perfume, and supported by the unfailing trust of her best friend, Michelle Charlie stands up for herself, overcomes her fears and goes in search of the real story behind the fire that destroyed their home, causing the deaths of her mother Kathy, husband John, and Kirsty’s sister Jane. Exactly how, or even why they died that night is a mystery lost in Charlie’s blanked memory, and it seems it is a mystery someone is prepared to kill for. ‘. . . The standard Gothic novel elements are twisted in unexpected ways by the New Zealand setting. Juxtaposing the exotic setting against the familiar daily routines in a young family, Kat George creates a fascinating world that makes you want to pull a chair up beside the fictional fire and get close to her intriguing characters.’ Diana Deverell, Author (’12 Drummers Drumming’)
