Yew Hall

Yew Hall, built at the time of the Crusades, is a house to which most things have happened during the last eight hundred years. It is as important a character in this unusual story as the beautiful young woman, Arabella, her husband, Mark, and his twin brother, who play out a passionate tragedy under the eyes of the narrator, the owner of the house. Arabella, with her red-gold hair and elegant clothes, is self-centred and spoilt, greedy for attention and constant entertainment. Mark is more outward-looking with an open friendliness and an intense interest in the house and its history. Roger,…