The Summer Of The Haunting

Nov 14, 2024 12:44 PM

Author:William Corlett

If your mum is a top interior designer it is not unusual to spend the summer holidays in someone else's house whilst 'mother dear' gets on with doing it up. In this case it is Borthwick Hall, an 18th century country house in a remote area of North Yorkshire. All is not as it seems, and when doors starts slamming shut of their own accord and lights go unexpectedly on and off, Emma tries her best to explain why in a rational manner; but when the breathing, voices and unbearable chiding laughter starts her slight uneasiness turns to a gripping fear.

Reviews

Corlett cleverly combines the psychological and supernatural into a thrilling read where the lid is only just kept on top of the terror, and fear constantly bubbles to the surface

—— Sunday Telegraph

Brilliant, intense and completely unpredictable . . . Dramatic and fast-moving

—— Reading Matters

This tragi-comic ghost story is sure to please Malorie Blackman's many fans. Her books always succeed in being fast-paced and very readable, while offering the more thoughtful reader several layers of meaning

—— Bookseller

Expertly written

—— Primary Times

Clever and surprising. That's what makes it so brilliant

—— Olivia, aged 9 , Sunday Express

Brilliant...the quality of imagination at play here is something special

—— TES

Joseph Delaney's The Wardstone Chronicles are a series of books that have maintained the very highest standard for nearly a decade. The Spook's Nightmare is another excellent addition to the series. Highly recommended.

—— Fantasy Book Review

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