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This book is a wonderful and loving tribute to those cherished Gothic tales of ghosts and mysteries.
Written with a deft hand, the prose is beautiful as befits the genre's legacy, but never interferes with the act of storytelling. And, in this book, it's all for the story. A most excellent story.
If you enjoy "The Woman in White," the works of Edgar Allen Poe. If you liked "Wuthering Heights" and "Jane Eyre" well enough but couldn't hold back from rolling your eyes every so often. If you love and ...more
Written with a deft hand, the prose is beautiful as befits the genre's legacy, but never interferes with the act of storytelling. And, in this book, it's all for the story. A most excellent story.
If you enjoy "The Woman in White," the works of Edgar Allen Poe. If you liked "Wuthering Heights" and "Jane Eyre" well enough but couldn't hold back from rolling your eyes every so often. If you love and ...more
Superbly written. Ms Setterfield writes in the language of an era. I felt snapped up in a past time.
Bookish Meg is requested to write the biography of a famous authoress Vera Winters. As the story unfolds Meg and Vera realize their lives have some similar themes.
The plot has many unfolding revelations, all leading to an unforeseen conclusion.
I loved reading this tale and it will be a few days before I’m able to completely walk out of the mist.
Bookish Meg is requested to write the biography of a famous authoress Vera Winters. As the story unfolds Meg and Vera realize their lives have some similar themes.
The plot has many unfolding revelations, all leading to an unforeseen conclusion.
I loved reading this tale and it will be a few days before I’m able to completely walk out of the mist.
This was a great, well-written story..but it was too heart wrenching for me-the death, drama, and separation--I just felt so sad and creeped out after reading this..the imagery she invokes is a little too clear for me...I hope I don't have nightmares!
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