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Free Will and the Human Sciences in Britain, 1870-1910

Roger Smith

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From the late nineteenth century onwards religion gave way to science as the dominant force in...

The Last Fighting Tommy

Harry Patch

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On 17 June 2009, Harry Patch celebrated his 111th birthday. At the time, he was the last living...

Glasgow Interiors

Helen Kendrick and Neale Smith

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Glasgow has a dazzling array of buildings and is internationally renowned for its history of...

Nothing Undone Remained

Dominic Luke

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Life has been kind to Roderick Brannan in his first fourteen years, and in the autumn of 1906 there...

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Wakenhyrst

Michelle Paver | 2019 | Crime, Fiction & Poetry, Horror, Paranormal, Thriller

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Edwardian Gothic Horror

Michelle Paver has this exceptional ability to create a location that always becomes the lead character of her stories. Here it is The Fen and the Manor House within it. You can smell the pond weed, hear the birds and visualise the location immaculately. This incredible writer also always manages to create suggestions and hints of horror without ever over stating it. Its a beautiful subtlety which makes it even more haunting. This book also highlights strong feminist values simply by portraying female strength she ridicules the notion of patriarchy.
As you know I don't like to give away the story, wanting you to discover the pages yourself. Wakenhyrst is set in the early 1900s and is a dark githic thriller about past deeds haunting the now, and like her other books it's spectacular.