A man takes a restorative walking holiday in Germany but finds more than he bargained for…
This novel is a walk, a wander and a realisation along the River Thine in Germany.
Every day Futh stays in a different hotel, on a walking tour having first arrived at hotel called Hellhaus …
Hellhaus is a play on words and images. The name in German means Lighthouse, but of course it had more dubious connotations in English.
As well as a stunningly pretty National Trust property, this site offers an insight into the region’s past too. Wendy Moore’s Wedlock tells of the true story of the the Bowes family – a notable family in the North East and Mary Eleanor Bowes in particular.
Her story is so beyond belief that it almost defies it. In 1760, at the age of only 11 years, Mary ‘s rich businessman father died, leaving her his sole heiress with an estimated net worth of millions and millions. When her first husband died she was expected to marry again – enter Andrew Robinson Stoney – a charming and psychopathic man.