She was a prolific writer who published several books a year in different literary genres, each genre under a different pen name. Victoria holt is another of those that id vaguely heard of, but had never got around to reading before, and now i want to investigate more of her back catalogue. A spellbinding gothic romance from international bestselling author victoria holt in 19th century england caroline verlaine, a young widow, travels to the coast of. Victoria holts biography, bibliography, list of books, with the current titles, summaries, covers, excerpts, author notes, and availability. Is romas disappearance due to an accident or is it. Oct 04, 2010 the shivering sands certainly has all of victoria holt s brilliant prose that keeps you turning pages, and the suspense as always is firstclass. Buy ebook the shivering sands by victoria holt, ebook format, from the dymocks online bookstore. Victoria wrote nine long novels during her 1930s whereby each about 150,000 words in length and all of them serious enhanced emotional studies of modernday life. The shivering sands, victoria holt, sourcebooks, incorporated, 20, 1402277490, 9781402277498, 384 pages. It then goes into detail about her wild spending habits which embittered the french people. Mistress of mellyn 1961, the shivering sands 1969, the shadow of the lynx 1971 and the time of the hunters moon 1983.
The words were comforting, but there was that glint in her eyessomething of the amusement and speculation which i had seen there when she was watching the spiders. Her career spanned five decades and she continued to write historical fiction and romantic suspenseuntil her death in 1993. Best victoria holt novels most, greatest of everything. Shivering sands by holt, victoria and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. She continued to write historical fiction under the name of jean plaidy and romantic suspense as victoria holt until the. Is romas disappearance due to an accident or is it murder. The shivering sands victoria holt author 20 the pride of the peacock casablanca classics series victoria holt author 2014 the time of the hunters moon casablanca classics series victoria holt author 20 mistress of mellyn victoria holt author 2008 bride of pendorric. Some of her novels were reedited as different pseudonyms. Victoria holts the shivering sands is an absolute classic of the genre. Victoria holt enjoyed a good physical shape, lifelong affiliation with her mythical agents and publishers.
Eleanor alice burford hibbert, better known to readers as victoria holt, philippa carr, and jean plaidy, was one of the. However, what started off as a brilliant storyline kind of fizzled out, to end in my view rather damply with the villain a little bit contrived in my mind. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information. On the night of the seventh moon victoria holt read. Caroline verlaine, the lovely young widow of a worldfamous pianist, comes to the legendhaunted stacy estate to investigate the disappearance of her sister. The shivering sands 3 points added 8 years ago by hillvillgal 8. Top 10 best victoria holt novels are especially marked. The story is set in an isolated spot of englands coast in the late nineteenth century. Foreign language translations in european languages, japanese, sinhalese and thai were also published that year.
The new novel by the modern mistress of romantic suspense is s. The judas kiss, victoria holt, 1981, fiction, 336 pages. The shivering sands is a great introduction to her work, and had me figuratively on the edge of my seat at various points. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. See more ideas about paperback books, gothic books and pulp fiction.
Caroline decides to pose as a piano teacher at the manor where her sister died so that she can. Buy the shivering sands reissue by victoria holt isbn. Eleanor hibbert was a remarkable writer who wrote over 200 books under. She was an extremely prolific author who wrote under several pseudonyms, including victoria holt, jean plaidy and philippa carr her most famous ones. Id like to take the confession of katherine howard by suzannah dunn to a desert island. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Aug 23, 20 victoria holts the shivering sands is an absolute classic of the genre. Explore books by victoria holt with our selection at.
Her career spanned five decades and she continued to write historical fiction and ro. Well meet again by philippa carr, victoria holt and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Discount prices on books by victoria holt, including titles like forensic toxicology. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. The shivering sands certainly has all of victoria holt s brilliant prose that keeps you turning pages, and the suspense as always is firstclass. In 2006, london publisher harper reprinted four of victoria holt s most popular titles with new covers.
The shivering sands by victoria holt overdrive rakuten. In 1972, she created her last pseudonym philippa carr. What readers are saying about the shivering sands the feel of this story was similar to that of rebeccathe sort of dark, shivery, mysterious feeling. Mar 21, 2018 the paperback book cover illustration of harry bennett. See all books authored by victoria holt, including mistress of mellyn, and the shivering sands, and more on. Victoria holt novels the king of the castle dallas lawson is a young woman who learns painting and other forms of art from her father. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Eleanor alice burford hibbert 19061993, better known to readers as victoria holt, philippa carr, and jean plaidy, was one of the worlds most beloved and enduring authors.
Victoria holt books list of books by author victoria holt. At the same time, she wrote the short stories purposely for the newspaper such as evening news and daily mail. Order of victoria holt books eleanor burford hibbert 19061993 was a british author of historical fiction, gothic fiction and romance novels. Find the shivering sands by holt, victoria at biblio. Victoria holt has 108 books on goodreads with 146006 ratings. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the shivering sands. Buy a cheap copy of the shivering sands book by victoria holt. She married ta leather merchant, george percival hibber, who shared her love of books and reading. Victoria holt took the life of marie antoinette and wrote this book as if she, herself, was the young french queen.
Susannah davies editor, atholl johnston editor, david holt editor hardcover jul 2016. The shivering sands certainly has all of victoria holts brilliant prose that keeps you turning pages, and the suspense as always is firstclass. See more ideas about gothic books, romance novels and books. The host family is slightly aristocratic, but has seen tragedy. Victoria holt read more than 50 romance novels basically as research. Victoria holt had sold 75 million books by the time of her death in 1993 that was interpreted in 20 languages under the name victoria holt and 14 million under the pen name jean plaidy as well as 3 million under the pen name philippa carr. Victoria holt holt, victoria used books, rare books and new books.
Her career spanned five decades, and she was heralded as the queen of romantic suspense. Dont you worry, she said to me, im going to look after you. By the time of her death, she sold 56 millon copies as victoria holt, 14 as jean plaidy and, 3 as phillipa carr. The shivering sands 69 the secret woman 70 the shadow of the lynx 71 on the night of the seventh moon 72 the curse of the kings 73 the house of a thousand lanterns 74 lord of the far island 75 the pride of the peacock 76. The shivering sands by victoria holt gothic books, gothic romance. Victoria holt booklist victoria holt message board. Victoria holt eleanor alice burford was born on 1 september 1906 in kensington, london, england. The story begins with marie marrying the king of france, louis xvi. Books by victoria holt author of mistress of mellyn. We are a local independent bookshop in haverfordwest. It is a night for festivity and joyful celebration. The shivering sands the queens confession the king of the castle menfreya in the morning the legend of the seventh virgin bride of pendorric kirkland revels mistress of mellyn on the night of the seventh moon victoria holt st. Sep 03, 20 the shivering sands ebook written by victoria holt. The shivering sands by victoria holt fantastic fiction.
Jean plaidy for fictionalized history of european royalty. She arrives at chateau gaillard where her father had been hired to. One of holts best, the shivering sands is a romance, a mystery and a darn good. Use arrows to rank one item in best victoria holt novels vs another. Eleanor alice burford hibbert, better known to readers as victoria holt, philippa carr, and jean plaidy, was one of the worlds most beloved and enduring authors. Caroline verlaine goes to lovat stacy, a lonely house on the kent coast, to search for her missing sister. The son of the household is a dark character that insists he did not commit a terrible crime, but we are forced to. She died on january 18, 1993 at sea, somewhere between greece and port said, egypt. Victoria holts most popular book is mistress of mellyn. The shivering sands and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Martins griffin new york this is a work of fiction. I used to love victoria holts books back in the day, but rereading this one.