a darkly comic, sharply observed family drama with elements of social satire. The novel focuses on eccentric, upper-crust English family dynamics, power struggles.

When the elegant but tyrannical Gwen stands at the center of the Cold Domain estate, everyone in her orbit bends—or breaks—around her. For years, her iron-willed control has held the sprawling country house and its tangled family together. But when her spirited daughter rebels and an unexpected visitor arrives with secrets of his own, Gwen’s carefully maintained world begins to crack.

As loyalties shift and buried tensions surface, each member of the household must confront what they owe to Gwen, to the estate, and to themselves. Passions flare, alliances fracture, and long-guarded truths threaten to upend a dynasty built on silence.

Witty, sharp, and slyly emotional, In the Cold Domain is a novel of family power plays, forbidden desires, and the messy, magnificent complications of love. Perfect for readers who crave character-driven drama with a cutting edge.