The bestselling author of The Silent Companions and The Whispering Muse unfurls her debut YA novel, an enchanting gothic romance about supernatural horrors and all-too-human affairs of the heart.
From award-winning bestseller Laura Purcell comes her YA debut, Moonstone, a sparkling, chilling gothic romance with real bite…
Don’t misbehave. Beware the moon. And never go out after dark.
Following a scandal at the Vauxhall pleasure gardens, Camille is sent to the woods to live with her reclusive godmother and her strange daughter, Lucy. Cast out from polite society, she must learn to live by her godmother’s strict rules.
Camille has never met anyone quite like Lucy before, and as they grow closer and cross forbidden boundaries, strange things begin to happen. Mysterious deaths, claw marks raking the doors, and the nights are pierced by the howls of a creature that sounds almost . . . otherworldly.
Should Camille be more afraid of what’s hiding in the woods – or her own heart?
From the award-winning, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Silent Companions, Moonstone is a haunting gothic romance with real bite.
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780008562823
Number of pages: 288
Weight: 480 g
Dimensions: 240 x 159 x 30 mm
Praise for Laura Purcell "Brilliant and beautiful, Moonstone is the Gothic werewolf love story we've all been waiting for. Easily one of my favourite books of the year!" -JJA Harwood PRAISE FOR THE SILENT COMPANIONS Ghost stories are for Christmas. Some recent ones haven’t quite got it right but this is terrific. Perfect setting, great build-up, chilling. What more could you want? ― Susan Hill, author of The Woman in Black Layering on the dark and creepy, this intriguingly plotted novel is the full-blown Gothic, maintaining throughout an unsettling claustrophobic atmosphere mixed with some unusual historical detail ― Daily Mail A deliciously creepy ghost story ― Sunday Express A perfect read for a winter night. Intriguing, nuanced and genuinely eerie ― Guardian A creepy, unsettling tale that I had to finish reading in broad daylight ― Stylist, ‘Must-Read Books’ A sinister slice of Victorian gothic… creepy and page-turning ― The Times Really tense and unnerving, it still won’t let me go ― Woman & Home A true page-turner…neatly crafted and compelling…with a spine-tingling revelation every few pages ― Times Literary Supplement Irresistibly creepy, this romps along, Purcell turning her screws with skill. It’s what crumpets and dismal afternoons were made for ― Glamour A superbly atmospheric, tense novel full of creeping dread. I could only read it during daylight hours! ― Red
Thank you to the author and publisher for the chance to read this ARC, via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Moonstone is a great gothic fantasy, It is gorgeously written, I definitely got the promise of a... More
In the atmospheric setting of the regency era, "The Silence of Camille" unfolds the tale of a young protagonist, Camille, whose life takes a sharp turn after a scandal forces her into the care of her... More
I read an eARC of this book so thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley.
What a wonderfully entertaining take on a particular type of monster novel. An isolated gothic setting, a scandal, a family with...
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