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A Diamond in the Snow
Kate Hardy
ISBN: 978-1-474-07822-1
A DIAMOND IN THE SNOW
© 2018 Pamela Brooks
Published in Great Britain 2018
by Mills & Boon, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF
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For Jo Rendell-Dodd, with love and thanks for
coming on my research trip, and Megan, with love and
thanks for putting up with a recalcitrant author! xxx
Contents
‘VICTORIA?’ FELICITY, THE textile conservation expert who was doing the annual survey of the displays at Chiverton Hall, stood awkwardly in the office doorway. ‘Could I have a quick word?’
Victoria’s heart sank. Felicity and her team were checking for anything that might need conservation work over the winter. The fact that she wanted a word must mean she’d found something. ‘Bad news?’
‘It’s not all bad,’ Felicity said brightly. ‘There are a couple of rooms where you need to lower the light levels a bit more, to limit the fade damage, but those moth traps have worked brilliantly and