The Whispering House
$24.34
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
18 January 2022
Summary
A dead sister, a dark and rambling house, the mystery of a lost painting—the spellbinding new novel from Elizabeth Brooks.
“Shimmering, lush…will keep you up all night” - Rene Denfeld, author of THE ENCHANTED
“Eerie and addictive” - New York Times
When I think of Byrne Hall - which I do more often than I’d like - it’s the dead weight of the heatwave that comes back to me, and the smell of things going rotten.
Freya Lyell is struggling to move on from her sister…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784163501 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1784163503 |
| Author: | Elizabeth Brooks |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Black Swan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 18 January 2022 |
| Weight: | 245g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 23mm |
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Critics Review
Shimmering, lush, with prose that beats at the heart, The Whispering House will keep you up all night
Shimmering, lush, with prose that beats at the heart, The Whispering House will keep you up all night – Rene Denfeld, author of THE ENCHANTED
Eerie and addictive…A chilling, masterly study in all the ways love can lead to misery. Like Wuthering Heights…terrifying yet wholly believable * New York Times *
A spellbinding gothic story …an exquisitely creepy page-turner * Publishers Weekly *
A slow-simmering, psychological, gothic novel about grief and longing * Booklist *
A gothic romance for the contemporary age * Kirkus Reviews *
Captivating… . this unsettling story about heartache and yearning is filled with bone-chilling breezes, taunting ghosts and maddening isolation * Shelf Awareness *
About The Author
Elizabeth Brooks
Elizabeth Brooks grew up in Chester, and read Classics at Cambridge. Her debut novel CALL OF THE CURLEW was shortlisted for the Waverton Good Reads award. The setting for her new novel, THE WHISPERING HOUSE, is a manor house named Byrne Hall and is inspired by the home of Agatha Christie. It is full of dark corners and old portraits that carry untold stories of their subjects. Elizabeth Brooks lives on the Isle of Man with her husband and children.
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