# The Language of Birds

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- Book: [The Language of Birds](https://www.bookquiver.com/jill-dawson/the-language-of-birds) ([The Language of Birds.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/jill-dawson/the-language-of-birds.md))
- Authors: [Jill Dawson](https://www.bookquiver.com/jill-dawson), [Eilidh Beaton](https://www.bookquiver.com/eilidh-beaton), [Ellie Heydon](https://www.bookquiver.com/ellie-heydon)
- Publisher: sceptre
- ISBN: 978-14-7365-455-6
- Published: 2020-04-16
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Drawing on the infamous Lord Lucan affair, this compelling novel explores the roots of a shocking murder from a fresh perspective and brings to vivid life an era when women's voices all too often went unheard. In the summer of 1974, Mandy River arrives in London to make a fresh start and begins working as nanny to the children of one Lady Morven. She quickly finds herself in the midst of a bitter custody battle and the house under siege: Lord Morven is having his wife watched. According to Lady Morven, her estranged husband also has a violent streak, yet she doesn't seem the most reliable witness. Should Mandy believe her? As Mandy edges towards her tragic fate, her friend Rosemary watches from the wings - an odd girl with her own painful past and a rare gift. This time, though, she misreads the signs.