An American woman and her son unearth the buried secrets and past lives of an English manor house in this masterful and riveting novel from New York Times bestselling author Lauren Belfer. ΓÇ£Infused with the brooding,gothic atmosphere of Jane Eyre or Rebecca . . . a novel that must be savoredone page at a time.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöMelanie Benjaminauthor of The ChildrenΓÇÖs Blizzard ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times ΓÇ£How many lives can you imagine yourself living?ΓÇ¥ So Hannah Larson wonders. When a close relative falls illHannah and her young sonNickydecide to join him for the summer at Ashton Halla historic manor house outside CambridgeEngland. Hannah gave up her academic career to raise her beloved childwho is neurodivergent and experiences the world differently from othersand sheΓÇÖs grateful to escape her life in New York Citywhere her marriage has been upended by a devastating betrayal. Soon after their arrivalever-curious Nicky discovers the skeletal remains of a woman in a forgottenwalled-off wing of the manorand Hannah is pulled into an all-consuming quest for answers. Working from clues in centuries-old ledgers and the personal papers of the long-departed familyHannah begins to re-create the Ashton Hall of the Elizabethan era in all its color and conflict. As the secrets of her own life begin to unraveland the rewards and complications of being NickyΓÇÖs mother come into focusHannah realizes that Ashton HallΓÇÖs women before her had lives not so different from her own. She confronts what women throughout history have had to do to control their own destinies and protect their children. Rich with passionstrengthand ferocity across the agesAshton Hall is a novel that reveals how the most profound hauntings are within ourselves.