Book Synopsis:
A child who does not know her name…In 1903 fishermen find a wrecked boat containing a woman, who has been badly beaten, and a young girl. An ambulance is sent for, and the two survivors are taken to All Hallows, the imposing asylum, hidden deep on Dartmoor. The woman remains in a coma, but the little girl, Harriet, awakens and is taken to an attic room, far away from the noise of the asylum, and is put in the care of Nurse Emma Everdeen.Two motherless boys banished to boarding school…In 1993, All Hallows is now a boarding school. Following his mother’s death and his father’s hasty remarriage, Lewis Tyler is banished to Dartmoor, stripped of his fashionable clothes, shorn of his long hair, and left feeling more alone than ever. There he meets Isak, another lost soul, and whilst refurbishment of the dormitories is taking place, the boys are marooned up in the attic, in an old wing of the school.Cries and calls from the past that can no longer be ignored…All Hallows is a building full of memories, whispers, cries from the past. As Lewis and Isak learn more about the fate of Harriet, and Nurse Emma’s desperate fight to keep the little girl safe, it soon becomes clear there are ghosts who are still restless.Are they ghosts the boys hear at night in the room above, are they the unquiet souls from the asylum still caught between the walls? And can Lewis and Isak bring peace to All Hallows before the past breaks them first…
The Room In The Attic is available in ebook and paperback now. You can purchase your copy using the links below.
My Review:
I’m a huge fan of this author so you can imagine my excitement when I discovered she had a new book out. As I might have mentioned once or twice I love books that involve spooky houses with a history so this book instantly appealed to me. Even better the house used to be an asylum which has always fascinated me. It was really interesting to learn more about this history and trying to piece together how the two timelines were connected.
The author has clearly done her research and I drank in all the vivid details which really helped me imagine things in my mind. There are a lot of interesting topics discussed in this book not least the attitude towards women in the 19th century which made me very indignant to read about but also very grateful to realise how far we had come.
Overall I really enjoyed this book and will be recommending it to everyone. I was griped from the beginning and had to keep reading as I was very intrigued by the characters and wanted to find out what would happen next. The two timelines are told in alternate chapters and I liked the way they complemented each other, gradually revealing all the clues to the reader.
Huge thanks to Rachel from Rachel’s Random Resources for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Bold wood for my copy of this book via netgalley.
About The Author:
Louise Douglas is the bestselling and brilliantly reviewed author of 6 novels including The Love of my Life and Missing You – a RNA award winner. The Secrets Between Us was a Richard and Judy Book Club pick. She lives in the West Country.
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