This weeks WoW from me is Long Lankin. The description sounds nail bitingly scary and curious. I'm betting it's going to be a book which is hard to put down.
Author: Lindsey Barraclough
Publisher: Random (Bodley Head)
Published: April 2011
ISBN: 9780370331966
Book synopsis:
A chilling, beautiful debut novel inspired by a haunting folk song about murder, witchcraft and revenge.
Beware of Long Lankin, that lives in the moss . . .
When Cora and her little sister Mimi are sent to stay with their elderly aunt in the isolated village of Bryers Guerdon, they receive a less than warm welcome, and are desperate to go back to London. But Auntie Ida's life was devastated the last time two young girls were at Guerdon Hall, and now her nieces' arrival has reawoken an evil that has lain waiting for years.
A haunting voice in an empty room ... A strange, scarred man lurking in the graveyard ... A mysterious warning, scrawled on the walls of the abandoned church . . . Along with Roger and Peter, two young village boys, Cora must uncover the horrifying truth that has held Bryers Guerdon in its dark grip for centuries - before it is too late for Mimi.
Intensely atmospheric and truly compelling, this is a stunning debut.
This is a UK debut, so another one for the BBC list :)
3 comments:
This does sound good, I am off to add it to my wish list.
Fantastic pick :)
Yeah, sounds to be a tad bit scary... ;)
I'm with you on this one. Can't wait.
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