· The young woman ventures to the country, and finds a strange pair of spinsters who spend their days obsessing over family lore and its rumors of a long-lost Italian treasure. Bizarre though it is, the environment comforts Candida—as do the attentions of her aunt’s handsome young bltadwin.ru: Open Road Media. · Buy a cheap copy of The Benevent Treasure book by Patricia Wentworth. Somewhere among the dust and cobwebs of the sinister Benevent Mansion lies the legendary Benevent treasure. But a terrible death has been prophesied for whoever Free shipping over $/5(4). This is one of Patricia Wentworth’s best “Miss Silver” novels yet. It has a mysterious, eerie, even spooky atmosphere that is, in part, due to the big old house where the elderly Miss Benevents live. They have invited their great-niece, Candida, to stay with them after /5.
It is a hard life made bearable only by the kindness of her guardian, an old woman named Miss Garstone, who has always treated Jenny as her own. Struck down by a motorist, "Garsty" dies, whispering to Jenny that her parents were actually married, and she is the rightful heir to the Alington fortune. 5 out of 5 stars. Benevent Treasure: As a WWII orphan, Candida Sayle has never considered that she might have a family somewhere. Then she receives a letter from an unheard-of aunt, inviting Candida to rejoin the Benevent family. Patricia Wentworth () was one of the masters of classic English mystery writing. Born in India as Dora Amy Elles, she. The Benevent Treasure. by Patricia Wentworth. ebook. Read a sample Read a sample Description; Details; An orphaned young woman discovers some long-lost relatives—and a murder—in this mystery from "a first-rate storyteller" (The Daily Telegraph). An orphan of the Second World War, Candida Sayle has gotten so used to life with her guardian.
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