Endless Night, by Agatha Christie
The Book Mike Rodgers spins us a tragic yarn. He fell in love twice, once with a piece of property where his imagination took flight. He desperately wanted to have a home built there by a genius architect, Santonix. But he knew, due to his lower class status as a personal driver, he would not be able to afford it. Miraculously into the picture walks a young, pretty, rich girl. They fall in love almost at first sight. But no sooner do we have the meet cute than Mrs. Lee, the local gypsy woman (this is the in book descriptor) tells their fortunes and tells Fenella (Ella) to leave and never come back. But Ella falls in love with the plot of land just as hard. And after a brief bout of decieving Mike, agrees to marry him as soon as she turns 21, when she can marry him legally. In this day and age, 21 was the age of majority, not 18. When they get married, she confesses she purchased the land and hired his favorite architect to build the house. They are secretl...
