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The Radley Curse
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When Fern Saxby arrived at Bradford to claim her inheritance she simply dismissed the strange feeling of familiarity that she felt, but was it more than deja vu that her betrothed had spoken of?
When Fern Saxby arrived at Bradford to claim her inheritance she simply dismissed the strange feeling of familiarity that she felt, but was it more than deja vu that her betrothed had spoken of?
Perplexed by disturbing dreams which give her a powerful insight into the lives of her descendants, she has to decide whether she actually is the Victorian governess whose life she had been living, or has she the troubled soul of Catherine Radley, the beautiful mute who was accused of witchcraft in Restoration England?
- GenresGothic
360 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 1975
About the author
Aileen Armitage
48 books5 followersAka Aileen Quigley, Ruth Fabian, Erica Lindley.
Aileen Armitage was brought up in Huddersfield where her father's family have lived for the past 400 years. Aileen has made use of their story, and that of the town, in her well-known 'Hawksmoor' novels - the series that has earned her a reputation as 'Yorkshire's Catherine Cookson'. After gaining a BA in modern languages, Aileen taught English for ten years. When failing sight obliged her to give up her teaching career, Aileen began writing and had many magazine articles and short stories published before she turned to longer fiction. She has since been widely published in the UK and in the USA. Aileen also lectures on novel writing for writers' seminars and is a regular broadcaster on BBC Radio. She is a frequent guest speaker, especially since winning UK Woman of the Year award in 1988. In 2002 she was awarded an honorary D.Litt degree for her contribution to literature. Aileen has four grown-up children from her first marriage. She is now happily remarried to the writer Deric Longden.
Aileen Armitage was brought up in Huddersfield where her father's family have lived for the past 400 years. Aileen has made use of their story, and that of the town, in her well-known 'Hawksmoor' novels - the series that has earned her a reputation as 'Yorkshire's Catherine Cookson'. After gaining a BA in modern languages, Aileen taught English for ten years. When failing sight obliged her to give up her teaching career, Aileen began writing and had many magazine articles and short stories published before she turned to longer fiction. She has since been widely published in the UK and in the USA. Aileen also lectures on novel writing for writers' seminars and is a regular broadcaster on BBC Radio. She is a frequent guest speaker, especially since winning UK Woman of the Year award in 1988. In 2002 she was awarded an honorary D.Litt degree for her contribution to literature. Aileen has four grown-up children from her first marriage. She is now happily remarried to the writer Deric Longden.
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April 30, 2022
Extremely well written! this book also has another title "The Brackenroyd Inheritance," and is bascially a gothic story that delves very deeply into the concept of eternal love. The heroine, our damsel in distress, wrestles with ghosts, nightmares and Victorian ideals for women in the mysterious brackenroyd mansion full of secrets, and passages. She falls in love with her husband, the Hero, presented as a mysterious stern and forbidding man. There is alot of debate concerning tbe rational vs irrational forces, shades of reincarnation, past lives of ancestors, mystery to be resolved, etc but you will have to read to enjoy it all. Highly recommened!
November 27, 2013
Didn't think I would like it my mum passed it onto me. But it is really enjoyable I would def read again.
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