Book description
When the tall, dark, handsome young millionaire Maurice Courlander
closes the grounds of his sprawling estate for a full year his friends
in London and neighbors in Bedfordshire were confused. But when
curiously worded invitations inviting them all for a visit arrived,
everyone was curious. With little haste, Courlander reveals a statue
so magnificence and imposing, his guests believe him very strange
indeed. Still, his gargantuan tribute to Energy towered over the
countryside, face filled with hope and expectation. But when war
breaks out and when death arrives in the English country side, one
must wonder if her giant shadow conceals genius, murder...or both?
â The secret is ingeniusâ
Â-The Observer, 1908
Eden Phillpotts was born in India in 1862, but hailed from the
United Kingdom from his early childhood forward. Known as a prolific
young adult and mystery novelist, he penned about 250 works in his
lifetime, including The Farmer's Wife, a comic play which
Alfred Hitchcock later directed as a silent film. Later in his career,
he explored his modern philosophy in a wealth of fantasy and early
science-fiction novels.
