A Good House for Children

Name: A Good House for Children
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781788169301
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Longlisted for the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award

By Kate Collins

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Summary

In A Good House for Children by Kate Collins, the story unfolds in a remote house steeped in mystery and echoes of the past. Throughout the narrative, a series of residents encounter inexplicable events that interweave their fates across time. The book expertly explores themes of memory, history, and the haunting nature of unresolved secrets, creating a gripping and atmospheric read.
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Format: Hardback

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This intriguing novel may appeal to you if you enjoy stories combining elements of mystery and psychological tension. It explores themes of family, home, and the hidden histories within a seemingly perfect environment. Ideal for readers who appreciate a suspenseful narrative with emotionally complex characters.

A Good House for Children

A scintillatingly sinister folk horror debut.

A scintillatingly sinister folk horror debut

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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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Reviews of A Good House for Children by Kate Collins highlight its dark, haunting narrative, blending elements of folklore and gothic literature to explore motherhood and grief. Readers praise its beautifully written, claustrophobic tale that builds a pervasive sense of menace, effectively intertwining the stories of characters Orla and Lydia. The novel is noted for its subtle dread, evoking comparisons to the works of Shirley Jackson, and for its ability to leave a lasting impression with its chilling and unsettling atmosphere.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781788169301

Publisher: Profile Books Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 02 March 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Serpent's Tail

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 36.0mm

Width: 214.0mm

Height: 134.0mm

Weight: 439g

Pages: 336

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Fiction General Fiction Horror & Supernatural Kate Collins Literary Fiction

About the Author

Kate Collins was born in Cork, Ireland and has spent her career in trade and academic publishing. She studied literature and medieval history at Lancaster University and went on to complete an Master's degree in contemporary literature at the same university. She lives in Oxfordshire.