The Ancestor

By Danielle Trussoni

Book Overview

"A lushly written, dream-like modern gothic with as
many dark turns and twists as the Montebianco family tree has branches. Welcome
to the family." - Paul Tremblay, bestselling author of Survivor Song

After a DNA test reveals that Alberta "Bert" Monte
is the sole heir of a wealthy noble family in the Italian Alps, she leaves New
York to visit the family estate: Montebianco Castle, a centuries-old compound
isolated in the mountains. What appeared to be a fairy tale inheritance,
however, soon turns into a nightmare as Bert begins to uncover the dark legacy
of her family: the truth about the abandoned village at the base of the castle;
the whispers of stolen children; and the rumors of a legendary monster in the
mountains. As Bert unravels the truth, she learns that her true inheritance
lies not in a noble title or ancestral treasures, but in her very genes, and
now she must choose between preserving a secret centuries in the keeping or
abandoning it forever.
"Vivid and uncanny...makes the most of Trussoni's signature
blend of science, myth, and mystery." --Deborah Harkness, bestselling author of A Discovery
of Witches
"Inventive
and entertaining." -- People
"A
Gothic Extravaganza." --Kirkus

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062912771
• ISBN13: 9780062912770
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.2" x 7.9"