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This House is Haunted - John Boyne
This House is Haunted
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Written in Dickensian prose, This House Is Haunted is 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... show more
Written in Dickensian prose, This House Is Haunted is 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 Haunted is pure entertainment with a catch.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9781590516799 (1590516796)
ASIN: 1590516796
Publisher: Other Press
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
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Lillelara
Lillelara rated it
2.0 This House is Haunted
“This House is Haunted” is a book about a haunted house. Surprise, surprise! The ingenuity of the title should have given me an inkling about the quality of the book. But since I was in the mood for a haunted house story and John Boyne is a well-beloved author, I decided to give it a try. To put i...
Darth Pedant
Darth Pedant rated it
2.5 Haunted =/= Haunting
I'm not exactly sure what I just read. If it was supposed to be satire, it didn't take the parody far enough. If it was supposed to be serious . . . well . . . oh dear. Let's just say I'm hoping it was supposed to be satire. Either way, it missed the mark on Gothic spookiness, even though it tried s...
Rane Aria
Rane Aria rated it
3.0 This House is Haunted by John Boyne
Being the time of year for a nice cozy spooky read. I was happy to have come across a nice Victorian ghost story and with the title alone being a complete spoiler I hoped for a nice read. This book is pretty standard Gothic novel from a haunted house, scary kids, and a poor overworked underpaid gove...
Abandoned by user
Abandoned by user rated it
3.5 This House is Haunted by John Boyne
[H]indsight is a wonderful thing, but I look back now and I think of that moment, I think of Alex and Madge Toxley standing there on the platform at Thorpe Station and I want to scream at them, I want to run and shake them, I want to look them squarely in their faces and say, you knew, you knew even...
Witty Little Knitter
Witty Little Knitter rated it
3.0 Review: This House is Haunted
A nice read that could have been a great one if the author had put more effort in it.
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