Masterfully fusing folklore and captivating gothic mystery, Owen’s elegant and sly debut sees a young woman prepare for her wedding in the eerie church of a remote village.
When Chloe turns the key to Small Angels, the church nestled at the edge of Mockbeggar Woods where she is to be married, she is braced for cobwebs and dust.What she doesn't expect are the villagers' concerned faces, her fiance's remoteness, or the nagging voice in her head that whispers to her of fears she didn't even know she had.
Something in the woods is beginning to stir, to creep closer to the sleeping houses. Something that should have been banished long ago.
Whatever it is, it's getting stronger, and pretending it's not there won't keep the wedding, or the village - or Chloe - safe.
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
ISBN: 9781472280237
Number of pages: 480
Weight: 732 g
Dimensions: 238 x 164 x 42 mm
A twisting gothic tale of darkness, intrigue, heartbreak and revenge... gorgeously atmospheric and gripping! - Jennifer Saint, author of ARIADNE
Beautiful and frightening, SMALL ANGELS is both ghost story and love ballad to the art of story-telling. Lauren Owen has written a true page-turner. This book will haunt and bewitch you - A J Gnuse, author of THE GIRL IN THE WALLS
Small Angels is beautiful in every way - atmospheric, eerie, elegantly written. An intricately woven tale of characters haunted by love and pain, revenge and courage. It is a stunning book, perfect for lovers of folklore and gothic fiction - Elizabeth Lee, author of CUNNING WOMEN
A suspenseful, gloriously atmospheric first novel, and a feast of gothic storytelling that is impossible to resist - Kate Atkinson (on THE QUICK)
A sly and glittering addition to the literature of the macabre... As soon as you have breathed with relief, much worse horrors begin - Hilary Mantel (on THE QUICK)
Macabre, readable and atmospheric - Sunday Times
Hauntingly atmospheric and beautifully written, this story of bewitchment and revenge weaves a spell over you, and won't quite let go - Susan Stokes-Chapman
Lauren Owen's second novel has a perfect Gothic setting: Mockbeggar Woods, a place as brooding and ominous as the Brontes' moors... This beautifully written modern ghost story is an enchanting place to get lost - Danielle Trussoni, New York Times
A folk-horror blend of murder ballad and ghost story, for fans of Joanne Harris and Andrew Michael Hurley - Metro
As soon as Chloe set eyes on Small Angels, the church at the edge of her fiance Sam's home village, she knew it would be the perfect wedding venue. But the church is too close to Mockbeggar Wood, a place no... More
“He walks amongst the whispering trees
And this will ever be so
No help of ours could set him free
From the woods where roses grow”
Chloe and Sam are due to get married at St Michael and All Angels church, known in...
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This was such an atmospheric read! I loved the gothic folklore element, which freaked me out but completely intrigued me. This book definitely grasps your attention.
Such fantastic characters, compelling in their own...
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