{"product_id":"9781529351019","title":"Marguerite by the Lake","description":"Author: Mary Dixie Carter\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529351019\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 24 Mar 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarguerite Gray is a lifestyle icon known for her garden parties, high-end business ventures, and being the muse behind the famous Serge Kuhnert painting, \u003ci\u003eMarguerite by the Lake\u003c\/i\u003e. Her presence is overpowering, her taste, legendary. For the last few years, Phoenix has been the gardener on the famed Rosecliff grounds, home of the Gray family: Marguerite and her husband Geoffrey. Phoenix came from humble beginnings, and now she works hard to craft the landscape that underpins Marguerite's brand.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When a storm threatens the launch party for Marguerite's latest book, it's Phoenix who spots the danger to the guests and rushes to Geoffrey's side to save him from a falling tree. Geoffrey is grateful-perhaps too grateful. Marguerite is . . . jealous. Phoenix senses the danger of being drawn deeper into their lives but can't resist the attention, becoming embroiled in an affair that could destroy her career.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But soon after the affair begins Marguerite falls to her death, from the same high point at Rosecliff where she posed for \u003ci\u003eMarguerite by the Lake\u003c\/i\u003e. Now Phoenix has another secret, one that haunts her even as Geoffrey invites her to move into the manor with him. A secret that Detective Hanna and Marguerite's daughter-her spitting image-are circling closer and closer to. Phoenix tries to put it all behind her and find her rightful place at Rosecliff. But as every gardener knows, nothing stays buried forever.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47860678819998,"sku":"ADS-9781529351019","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781529351019.jpg?v=1781570306","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781529351019","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}