Joined in 2023 
82 
63 About this deal
Hester has fled to Cornwall to try and escape her past, but she soon discovers that her new home may be just as dangerous as her last. Author: Purcell, Laura, Binding: Paperback, Imprint: Raven Books, Series: N/A, Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, Published: 05/04/2018, Pagination: 384 pages, Classification: Fiction & related items, Country of Publication: United Kingdom But Dr Pinecroft has plans for a revolutionary experiment: convinced that sea air will prove to be the cure his wife and children needed, he arranges to house a group of prisoners suffering from the same disease in the cliffs beneath his new Cornish home. Laura Purcell's next novel, The Shape of Darkness, is coming in January 2021. 'Du Maurier-tastic' GUARDIAN'Deliciously sinister' HEAT 'A clever, creepy read' SUNDAY EXPRESS Consumption has ravaged Louise Pinecroft's family, leaving her and her father alone and heartbroken. Forty years later, Hester Why arrives at Morvoren House to take up a position as nurse to the now partially paralysed and almost entirely mute Miss Pinecroft.
Reviews
Laura
First I'm going to say that the way Laura Purcell jumps from time to time is seamless (the story takes place in 2 seperate periods of time) Normally, It just isn't easily done. Do not read this at night. The media could not be loaded. This book more than lived up to the hype.
Maggie
" I enjoyed the tension it built by narrating the story from three different perspectives. As for the companions, they may have been wooden, but they felt anything but lifeless and there was a sinister malevolence to them that sent shivers down my spine.
The booktrail
I did not expect this book to be so chilling and have never been so unnerved by a book. It seemed the further I got into the story, the more questions and uncertainty I had. All in all it was a fantastic read, one that I wouldn't mind going back to for a second read (which is something I have never EVER been able to do. But as time goes on she finds more confidence and we see a strong and determined woman emerge.
Dara Miller
It was so cleverly written, jumping from the different decades and centuries in a way which naturally flowed. I felt the main character's trepidation, which is exactly what I want to happen while reading a story such as this. Favourite Quote: "Death, once conceived, was rapacious. It’s a little unnerving the kind of horror that lies inside her mind.
Related:
Great Deal 
New Comment