"If these walls could talk . . . Scarpside House is famed for its beauty, its isolation, and its legendary parties. Tonight, it hosts the Penny Club soiree. An annual gathering of lucky men and women from all walks of life, coming together to celebrate their survival against the odds. But this year their luck … Continue reading #BookReview: The Thirty-One Doors by Kate Hulme @CoronetBooks #TheThirtyOneDoors #damppebbles
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#BookReview: Begars Abbey by V.L. Valentine @ViperBooks #BegarsAbbey #damppebbles
"A dark house filled with darker secrets... Winter 1954, and in a dilapidated apartment in Brooklyn, Sam Cooper realises that she has nothing left. Her mother is dead, she has no prospects, and she cannot afford the rent. But as she goes through her mother's things, Sam finds a stack of hidden letters that reveal … Continue reading #BookReview: Begars Abbey by V.L. Valentine @ViperBooks #BegarsAbbey #damppebbles
#BookReview: Mirrorland by Carole Johnstone #Mirrorland #damppebbles
"The most dangerous stories are the ones we tell ourselvesβ¦ No. 36 Westeryk Road: an imposing flat-stone house on the outskirts of Edinburgh. A place of curving shadows and crumbling grandeur. But itβs what lies under the house that is extraordinary β Mirrorland. A vivid make-believe world that twin sisters Cat and El created as … Continue reading #BookReview: Mirrorland by Carole Johnstone #Mirrorland #damppebbles
#BookReview: Pine by Francine Toon @DoubledayUK #Pine #damppebbles
"They are driving home from the search party when they see her. The trees are coarse and tall in the winter light, standing like men. Lauren and her father Niall live alone in the Highlands, in a small village surrounded by pine forest. When a woman stumbles out onto the road one Halloween night, Niall … Continue reading #BookReview: Pine by Francine Toon @DoubledayUK #Pine #damppebbles
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