John Boyne: This House is Haunted, Kartoniert / Broschiert

Kurzbeschreibung

A chilling Dickensian ghost story by one of Ireland's finest writers.

Beschreibung

1867. On a dark and chilling night Eliza Caine arrives in Norfolk to take up her position as governess at Gaudlin Hall. As she makes her way across the station platform, a pair of invisible hands push her from behind into the path of an approaching train. She is only saved by the vigilance of a passing doctor.

It is the start of a journey into a world of abandoned children, unexplained occurrences and terrifying experiences which Eliza will have to overcome if she is to survive the secrets that lie within Gaudlin s walls

Rezension

"Wonderfully creepy This magnificently eerie novel takes us on a skilful journey through fear" Observer

Klappentext

1867. When Eliza Caine arrives in Norfolk to take up her position as governess at Gaudlin Hall, she finds the two children in her care alone in the house. Later that night, a terrifying experience reinforces the sense that something is very wrong. Eliza realises that if she and the children are to survive, she must uncover the hall's long-buried secrets and confront the demons of its past ...