Grace Bradley has spent a lifetime trying to forget the events at Riverton Manor. But now a film is being made about the poet who killed himself on the estate grounds, and 98-year-old Grace has been asked for her memories of that time. She recalls how she entered service as a 14-year-old girl, and quickly became entranced with Lord Ashbury's grandchildren: 16-year-old David, 14-year-old Hannah and 10-year-old Emmeline. From the moment she helps the children deceive their governess, she feels a bond with them. As England progresses to World War I and beyond, Grace keeps their confidences. "I know a lot about secrets," she says later. "I have made them my life." In the end, though, what seems to be an inconsequential secret has the largest consequence of all. Originally published as "The Shifting Fog" in Australia, "The House at Riverton" is Kate Morton's debut novel. From its opening pages, the novel draws you into the upstairs/downstairs world of Edwardian England, and makes you want to discover just what secrets Grace still harbors. The climax is surprising, yet somehow expected.