Abigale Hall
Roman
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- 8,99 €
Descripción editorial
London 1947: In einer nebelverhangenen Nacht schickt Bess Haverford ihre Nichten Eliza und Rebecca nach Wales. Eliza hat nicht einmal mehr Zeit, sich von ihrem Freund Peter zu verabschieden. In Thornecroft, einem einsam gelegenen Herrenhaus, müssen die beiden Schwestern als Dienstmädchen arbeiten. Doch in den gespenstischen Hallen scheinen merkwürdige Dinge vor sich zu gehen. In der Vergangenheit verschwanden immer wieder Dienstmädchen, und Abigale Hall, der nach der verstorbenen Frau des Hausherren benannte Prachtsaal, übt eine seltsame Faszination auf Eliza aus. Kann Peter sie finden, ehe das düstere Geheimnis von Thornecroft auch ihr Schicksal besiegelt?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
From the first paragraph of Forry's debut, readers know they have entered a splendid gothic novel, with dark shadows and a disturbing creep of horror. It then comes as an intriguing surprise that the book is set in the years following the end of WWII. London is a city still suffering the aftereffects of the war: food shortages, ration books, unemployment, and the collective memories of bombings and blackouts. Seventeen-year-old Eliza Haverford and her 12-year-old sister, Rebecca, have lost their parents and are now in the care of their sullen Aunt Bess, who's more than willing to ship the girls off to Wales to work as servants. They therefore find themselves escorted by dour Mr. Drewry to Thornecroft, an isolated and dilapidated manor house, whose grimy, shabby interior and labyrinthine layout provide the ideal setting for exaggerating fears and hiding appalling truths. Forry shows herself a master at seductive prose that keeps the reader turning pages, eager to discover the next shocking turn of events. This review has been corrected; a previous version incorrectly referred to the author as British.
