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      The Secret of the Bayou

      by Francine Davenport
      Published
      Jan 1967
      Main Genre
      Gothic Gothic
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      WHAT WAS THE SECRET OF THE BAYOU?

      When Daphne Summerfield came to Fairlawn as governess, she was unfamiliar with the eerie way of life in the isolated Louisiana bayous. Yet the ghostlike moss that did the dangerous quicksand was nothing compared to the terror the decaying manor itself inspired.

      But while the servants told strange tales of witches and spells, and the gypsy mistress of Fairlawn filled her with an inexplicable dread, Charles Osborne, enigmatic master of the plantation, awakened a curious interest in her.

      And then Daphne discovered the secret of the bayou—a secret which would keep her bound to Fairlawn—despite the imminent danger of her life…

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      Romance

      Subgenres

      Gothic

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      Jan 1967 Ace ISBN13 9780441757923 ISBN10 0441757928
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