The Truth in Masquerade

By Carole Strachan

An unusual story of love, loss and the possibility of second chances, The Truth in Masquerade follows Anna Maxwell, struggling to understand the abrupt and unexpected ending of her marriage. Haunted by memories of her husband, Edwyn, and of another man who once loved her, she returns to Oxford to sing the role of the Governess in Benjamin Britten’s spine-chilling opera, The Turn of the Screw. Caught up in a world of secrets and uncertainties, Anna has to confront the reasons her marriage unravelled, questioning what was true or illusory, and facing the challenge of a demanding dramatic role; a part that has increasingly painful emotional resonances with her own life. Meanwhile, Edwyn, too, is haunted, by ghosts from his past, and a mystery of identity is revealed that Anna must resolve for both of them, if either is to move on with life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Cinnamon Press
• Release date: Jun 10, 2016
• ISBN: 9781910836460

Carole Strachan

Carole Strachan grew up in Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales, and now lives on the coast near Cardiff. She’s spent most of her career working in theatre and music and for ten years was responsible for marketing at Welsh National Opera. Since 2008 she’s been Executive Director of the leading contemporary opera company, Music Theatre Wales. Her first novel, The Truth in Masquerade, was widely featured and reviewed, including on BBC Radio 3.