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A Good House for Children
A Good House for Children | Kate Collins
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'In her beautifully written debut, Kate Collins gives the haunted house novel a refreshing renovation, while retaining a deliciously chilling atmosphere that fans of Shirley Jackson will love. I was entranced' Francine Toon, author of Pine The perfect place to destroy a family... The Reeve stands on the edge of the Dorset cliffs, awaiting its next inhabitants. Despite Orla's misgivings, her husband insists this house will be the perfect place to raise their two children. In 1976, Lydia moves to Dorset as a nanny for a family grieving their patriarch. She soon starts to hear and feel things that cannot be real, but her bereaved employer does not listen when Lydia tells her something is wrong. Separated by forty years, both Lydia and Orla realise that the longer they stay at the Reeve, the more deadly certain their need to keep the children safe from whatever lurks inside it... Nothing is quite what it seems at the Reeve, and with its pervasive atmosphere of claustrophobia and dread, Kate Collins' gothic creation will chill you to the core.
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LeahBergen
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How I spent this grey and snowy Sunday afternoon: book, fuzzy blanket and hot chocolate.

This book is getting spooky! 😆

Bklover Sounds cozy! 1mo
Ruthiella Perfect afternoon! 📚☕️😊 1mo
CarolynM That mug of chocolate looks so good 😋 1mo
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TrishB Perfect ❤️ 1mo
ShelleyBooksie Gorgeous mug 1mo
Tamra Nothing better! 😊 1mo
AmyG Sounds like the perfect day. 1mo
Suet624 I‘m ready for the snow to stop. However, we‘re getting a bunch on Wednesday. 1mo
LeahBergen @ShelleyBooksie Thanks! It‘s from a local potter. 1mo
LeahBergen @Suet624 It‘s warming up today but winter isn‘t over by a long shot here, either! 😆 1mo
Cathythoughts Looking very cosy 🥰 I love the mug too. 1mo
LeahBergen @Cathythoughts Thanks, Cathy! It‘s an old fave. 😊 1mo
Cathythoughts Leah I received a package from you. Thank you 🙏 I‘ll wait till the birthday to open it. 🥰😘😘 1mo
LeahBergen @Cathythoughts Oh, good! I was worried that it wouldn‘t make it on time for your birthday! 1mo
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candc320
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Now THIS I enjoyed! It‘s pretty wild and I can‘t really say too much about the twists or it‘ll give a huge plot point away, but I will say that it‘s definitely a unique spin on the haunted house story. Beyond the sort of paranormal angle it‘s a look at motherhood and grief and losing oneself as you try to take care of others. It‘s creepy at times and all I can say is I thoroughly enjoyed it! 🌟🌟🌟🌟💫

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kelli7990
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I received this book in the mail today. I won this physical ARC from a Goodreads giveaway. The publication date is July 2023. This one sounds interesting to me. Hopefully, I‘ll get around to reading it before it gets published. I can‘t promise that I will because I‘m bad at reading ARCs on time but I still want to read it.

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