This House Is Haunted A Novel by the Author of The Heart's Invisible Furies [Paperback]

A Dickensian ghost story from the bestselling author ofThe Heart's Invisible FuriesandA Ladder to the Sky

“A wonderfully creepy novel…magnificently eerie.” –The Observer

This House Is Hauntedis a striking homage to the classic nineteenth-century ghost story. Set in Norfolk in 1867, Eliza Caine responds to an ad for a governess position at Gaudlin Hall. When she arrives at the hall, shaken by an unsettling disturbance that occurred during her travels, she is greeted by the two children now in her care, Isabella and Eustace. There is no adult present to represent her mysterious employer, and the children offer no explanation. Later that night in her room, another terrifying experience further reinforces the sense that something is very wrong.
 
From the moment Eliza rises the following morning, her every step seems dogged by a malign presence that lives within Gaudlin’s walls. Eliza realizes that if she and the children are to survive its violent attentions, she must first uncover the hall’s long-buried secrets and confront the demons of its past. Clever, captivating, and witty,This House Is Hauntedis pure entertainment with a catch.“Great fun… Boyne keeps up a constant barrage of surprises and the pace is terrific.” —The Times(UK)

“An adventure that will delight Dickens fans and intrigue anyone who dares to follow her on her journey.” —The Daily Express(UK)

A perfect, shivery gothic tale. —Booklist 

Like the writers of Victorian ghost tales to which he pays homage, Boyne is a master at creating an unsettling presence.This House Is Hauntedgathers momentum right up to the stunning denouement, and ends with one word that serves as an icy finger down the spine. —Minneapolis Star Tribune

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