The Treasures is a rich and sweeping novel that draws you in from the very first page. Harriet Evans has crafted a truly special story, layered with emotion, history, and a touch of mystery that lingers long after you’ve turned the final page.
At its heart are Alice and Tom and the sprawling, enigmatic house known as Sevenstones. Spanning fifty years and three generations, the novel delicately unravels long-held secrets, explores family ties, love, loss, and identity, and reminds us how the past never stays buried for long.
The treasures in question, scattered across decades, are more than just objects. They’re symbols of the moments that shape us, the memories we carry, and the truths we sometimes hide even from ourselves.
With beautifully drawn characters, a deeply atmospheric setting, and writing that pulses with heart, The Treasures is a true treat of a book, and marks the beginning of what promises to be a breathtaking trilogy. If you love multigenerational storytelling, haunting houses, and emotional journeys that stay with you, this one is not to be missed.
About the Book
Every family’s story starts somewhere.
Alice and Tom’s begins here.
On the eve of her sixteenth birthday, Alice Jansen collects her treasures – the keepsakes, figurines and mementoes that help her make sense of her fragile family. But the next day her heart is broken, and the final treasure, a gift from her father, is lost. Two years later, Alice answers a phone call from a stranger and runs away to New York, and tries to forget her last golden summer at the orchard on the banks of the Hudson.
Tom Raven can’t understand why he keeps losing so many of the things and people that really matter to him, but he knows for certain that something important is missing from his life. One day, he remembers a forgotten letter and makes a phone call, then leaves Sevenstones, the only place that feels like home, for a strange city…
About The Author
Harriet Evans is the author of fourteen bestselling novels, most recently The Stargazers (‘An immersive, beautifully written family saga which already feels like a classic’ ― Red magazine) and The Beloved Girls, her second Richard and Judy Book Club selection. Formerly a publisher, working with many bestselling novelists, Harriet became a full-time writer in 2009. She moved to Bath in 2019 and in 2022 was elected to the Management Committee of the Society of Authors. In June 2024, as Harriet F Townson, her first mystery novel, D Is for Death, will be published, the first in a series featuring detective Dora Wildwood. She is also writing a trilogy about an English family, the first instalment of which will be published in 2025. She has two children and no pets, and will not be getting any pets, no matter what anyone says.
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