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The Ghost House
The Ghost House: A World War II Ghost Story | Andie Newton
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Occupied France, 1944
In the shadow of the ravaged battlefields of Verdun, where the scars of the First World War never healed, Vianne, struggling to hold onto her crumbling family chateau, takes in her traumatized nephew Blaise after the arrest of her sister by the Nazis.
But when Blaise says he can see eerie figures in the fog and whispers from the forbidden forest beyond the fence, it seems something ancient and sorrowful stirs in the soil where soldiers of the Great War once bled. As strange guests arrive at the old house and secrets surface, Vianne must face the terrifying possibility that the brutal SS aren’t the only horrors she must face…
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This is a really interesting historical fiction read incorporating true facts (the Zone Rouge is real & so was the Nazi fascination with the Occult). I think that the author did a great job of conveying the tense & suspicious atmosphere of an occupied country, where the inhabitants cannot be sure who is on their side & who is a traitor. In fact all the narrative concentrated on the war is done very well, but I found that (continued)

OutsmartYourShelf the supernatural side of things was a bit of a letdown after the build-up. I thought things could have been ratcheted up there a little more. It's a minor quibble though & I did enjoy reading this one. 4🌟

My thanks to #NetGalley & publishers, HarperCollins UK/One More Chapter, for the opportunity to read an ARC.

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7873242585
Read 23rd - 26th 2025
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