Nell Galilee, her husband and twelve year old step-daughter Maude rent a holiday cottage by the sea, needing time and space away from home after Maude became involved in some troubling events. Nell grew up in this small, wind-blown town and has mixed feelings about returning, and it isn't long before she is recognised by a neighbour, seemingly desperate to befriend her. The cottage too has been empty for some time, and from the start Nell feels uncomfortable there. Something isn't quite right about this place. Maude, furious about being brought here against her will and her father's attention falling so often elsewhere, soon finds herself beguiled by the house's strange atmosphere. There are peculiar marks in the roof beams above her bedroom, and in another room, a hiding place, concealing a strange, unnerving object. As the house gradually reveals its secrets, Nell becomes increasingly uneasy - and Maude spellbound. But these women - and the women that surround them - are harbouring their own secrets too, and soon events will come to a terrible head.
I have literally just finished reading this book and I honestly cannot say enough good things about it. There are so many things going on so you won’t get bored but not enough things to confuse you. As the book mainly focuses on Maude and Nell it was very important for me to like them or find a way to connect to them, I liked both but I especially liked Maude and I thought she had really good character development and I found her easy to relate to.
I felt like it had a really good pace, I like how the suspense and mystery was built without letting the story drag. The story was so gripping, the characters are really deep and I absolutely love a good ghost story.
If you are reading this when I have posted this then please read this book but try to read it in October as it is a ghost story so it is really fitting for Halloween. But I am sure that whenever you read it you will love it as much as I did.
Thank you to the publishers and Readers First for the book.
I have literally just finished reading this book and I honestly cannot say enough good things about it. There are so many things going on so you won’t get bored but not enough things to confuse you. As the book mainly focuses on Maude and Nell it was very important for me to like them or find a way to connect to them, I liked both but I especially liked Maude and I thought she had really good character development and I found her easy to relate to.
I felt like it had a really good pace, I like how the suspense and mystery was built without letting the story drag. The story was so gripping, the characters are really deep and I absolutely love a good ghost story.
If you are reading this when I have posted this then please read this book but try to read it in October as it is a ghost story so it is really fitting for Halloween. But I am sure that whenever you read it you will love it as much as I did.
Thank you to the publishers and Readers First for the book.