A Line in the Dark
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"A twisty, dark psychological thriller that will leave you guessing til the very end."--Teen Vogue ...
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Hidden Valley Road
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Don and Mimi Galvin seemed to be living the American dream. After World War II, Don's work with the...
The Wrong Family
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The Wrong Family is your new obsession. It's full of twists you'll never see coming and you'll be...
The Liar's Sister
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Ten years ago, a family lost their son in the quiet village of Buckthorpe and he was never found. ...
Strangers to Ourselves
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"Know thyself," a precept as old as Socrates, is still good advice. But is introspection the best...
The Chalk Man
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The must-read thriller of 2018, this riveting and relentlessly compelling psychological suspense...
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Upheaval
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In his international bestsellers Guns, Germs and Steel and Collapse, Jared Diamond transformed our...
Hazel (2934 KP) rated The House of Ashes in Books
Feb 13, 2022
This is a sad and tragic story told from the perspective of two women, Sara and Mary, and from two timelines, the present and sixty years ago, with all 'action' taking place on an isolated farm in Northern Ireland.
This is not a story full of joy or happiness but rather there is an overwhelming sense of darkness and sadness with a foreboding undertone from start to finish that is intense and certainly keeps you on edge. Having said that, it is also a story of strength, survival and hope amidst a backdrop of abuse, control and gaslighting.
I admit this isn't a story for everyone and I can't say I enjoyed it given the nature of its content, however, it was an excellent read that had me hooked and took me through so many emotions that many books don't do nowadays that I can only recommend it to others who enjoy dark, psychological thrillers with a little of the supernatural thrown in to enhance the overall feel of the book.
Thank you to Bonnier Books UK and NetGalley for my copy in return for an honest, unbiased and unedited review.