The Collector's Daughter

In her latest novel, bestselling author Gill Paul explores the life of Lady Evelyn Herbert, the pioneering woman who first entered Pharaoh Tutankhamun's tomb and lived at Highclere Castle, the real Downton Abbey. Expected to follow a traditional path of marriage, Evelyn defies societal norms to pursue archaeology alongside her father and Howard Carter, leading to the historic discovery in 1922. However, the subsequent tragedies that befall her give rise to rumors of a curse, complicating her newfound happiness when an Egyptian academic arrives to uncover long-buried secrets.