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“How many lives can you imagine yourself living?”So Hannah Larson wonders. When a close relative falls ill, Hannah and her young son, Nicky, decide to join him for the summer at Ashton Hall, a historic manor house outside Cambridge, England. Hannah gave up her academic career to raise her beloved child, who is neurodivergent and experiences the world differently from others, and she’s grateful to escape her life in New York City, where her marriage has been upended by a devastating betrayal.

Soon after their arrival, ever-curious Nicky discovers the skeletal remains of a woman in a forgotten, walled-off wing of the manor, and Hannah is pulled into an all-consuming quest for answers. Rich with passion, strength, and ferocity across the ages, Ashton Hall is a novel that reveals how the most profound hauntings are within ourselves.

Lau­ren Belfer toured exten­sive­ly for the Jew­ish Book Coun­cil with her nov­el And After the Fire, which won the Nation­al Jew­ish Book Award. Her debut nov­el, City of Light, was a New York Times best­seller. A Fierce Radi­ance was a Wash­ing­ton Post Best Nov­el. Ash­ton Hall was rec­om­mend­ed by The New York Times Book Review. Lau­ren grew up in Buf­fa­lo, New York, and lives in New York City.