The release date for the English version of 'A Splendid Ruin' by
Megan Chance is Jan 2021. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
A captivating book of a young woman's ascent and quest for vengeance, all set against the backdrop of the horrific 1906 San Francisco earthquake and involving dark family secrets.
the night of devastation. After her mother passes away, poor May Kimble leads a solitary life before being called to San Francisco by an aunt she was unaware of. She is accepted into the affluent Sullivan family's social circle there.
May is first taken aback by the lavishness of her new existence, but she quickly realizes that the Sullivan estate is hiding some sinister mysteries. Her glamorous cousin has a habit of vanishing into thin air. Her aunt is lost in a fog of laudanum. A maid also persistently suggests that May is in danger. May is in danger of losing everything—including her freedom—at the hands of the people she most trusts because of treachery, insanity, and murder.
Then, early one April morning, San Francisco collapses. May leaves the burning wreckage and sets out on a treacherous journey to get what is rightfully hers. This terrible turn of events, combined with the assistance of a bold and endearing journalist, puts May in the position to exact revenge. Will she, however, accept it?