Seven for a secret

About “Seven for a secret”

The novel is set in turn-of-the-century England and centers on Frederica Hammond, a teenager who moves to the village of Harper's Green to live with her Aunt Sophie. After forming bonds with Rachel Grey and Tamarisk St. Aubyns, Frederica becomes involved with Tamarisk's brother Crispin and encounters Gaston Marchmont, who marries Tamarisk, seduces Rachel, and later dies under mysterious circumstances, prompting a series of implausible adventures involving Frederica and Tamarisk as they travel toward a remote Pacific island.