# A House of Ruin

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- Book: [A House of Ruin](https://www.bookquiver.com/jacqueline-harpman/a-house-of-ruin) ([A House of Ruin.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/jacqueline-harpman/a-house-of-ruin.md))
- Authors: [Jacqueline Harpman](https://www.bookquiver.com/jacqueline-harpman)
- Publisher: vintage_digital
- Translated by: Ros Schwartz
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-15-2999-072-0
- Published: 2027-05-13
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

From the author of I WHO HAVE NEVER KNOWN MEN A subtly unsettling, mesmerising tale following a secretive family of matriarchs. After his car breaks down on a dark country lane, a lone male architect is stranded in the depths of the French backcountry. The only house for miles is a crumbling 18th-century mansion, exquisite despite its disrepair. With one knock at the door, he finds himself propelled into a bewitching all-female household. But when marriage brings an unwelcome intruder into this ragged matriarchy, the family will stop at nothing to defend their home and their freedoms - by any means necessary.