Fen of Stagnant Waters: A Ghost Story

by Gavin Hetherington

In 1840, Rowena Holloway lost her husband and baby in one fateful night, and the sighting of a figure over her baby's cot is the only memory she has of that event. Five years later, following the death of her Aunt, Rowena travels from London to the North of England to attend the funeral. She finds herself in the small village of Grasmere in the Lake District, a place where ghostly superstitions are more authentic than she ever realised possible. A sceptical Rowena brushes off the notion of the paranormal, but as she becomes entangled in a mystery that has seen the deaths of several children in Grasmere, as well as the extinction of an entire family, she begins to believe in the world of vengeful spirits and deathly omens. She will have to unlock the secrets to the ghostly world that has now opened up to her, or she will end up as one of them. Someone is after her, and something has caught her attention.

120 pages, Paperback

Published October 31, 2016

About the author

Gavin Hetherington, born 7 May 1992, currently resides in the town of Gateshead in the United Kingdom. A literature fanatic of fantasy, Gavin began writing stories when he was young, mainly about witches and the supernatural.

In 2006, Gavin’s short story, titled “Vanquished” won a nationwide competition to be included in a children’s anthology of short stories. The book, Telling T.A.L.E.S. Adventure into Fiction, Vol. 1, was published on 30 November 2006.

Gavin is gay and has never had a boyfriend, which he is grateful for as he wants his first boyfriend to be “the one”. Call it fictional but it’s true. Gavin loves film and scripted American television shows. His favourite films include the Harry Potter series, The Wizard of Oz, The Little Mermaid, Finding Nemo, Titanic and more. Almost every Disney animated classic and Pixar film, Gavin loves. His favourite television shows include Charmed, Desperate Housewives, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Grey’s Anatomy, True Blood, The Walking Dead and many more.

While writing, Gavin also has a part-time job at Greggs the Bakers in Gateshead. Gavin attended Gateshead College from 2008 to 2009 before dropping out after feeling lost during a course change in the second year. Gavin returned to learning in September 2013 when he enrolled at Newcastle City Learning and will attend University in Fall 2014.