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Gloam

By: Jack Mackay
Narrated by: Indira Varma
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In a creaky old house on a small, damp island, someone — or something — is waiting…


A Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week. Winner of The Week Junior Book Awards Audiobook of the Year 2026.


A grieving family. A decaying house. A babysitter with a monstrous secret. Nothing on Gloam Island is quite what it seems...


Gwen doesn’t need anyone to help her look after her younger siblings. And she isn’t fooled by the beautiful babysitter with the hungry eyes and sharp teeth. But everyone else is. So if Gwen wants Esme Laverne gone, she’ll have to handle it herself.


As Esme’s power grows, Gwen must embrace her deepest fears before she can defeat the monster in her home for good.


Because as everyone knows, it’s impossible to be brave unless you’re already afraid.


"Thrillingly scary and impossible to put down. Don't read it alone!" Jonathan Stroud, author of Lockwood & Co

©2024 Jack Mackay (P)2025 W.F. Howes Ltd Action & Adventure Growing Up & Facts of Life Literature & Fiction Scary Stories Science Fiction & Fantasy Survival Stories
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What if someone wrote Coraline, but made the importance of family even more significant!
Scary, heartfelt, mysterious and exciting - I loved Global from start to finish!

Magnificent!!

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This is such an engaging story. It's beautifully read by Indira Varma and beautifully written. I love audiobooks but there are few that have been quite as captivating as this. I'm an adult and I got a little scared(!) - the book deals very sensitively with difficult issues and is full of love, despite it being a scary book. I highly recommend ☺️

One of the best!

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