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Wakenhyrst

By: Michelle Paver
Narrated by: Juanita McMahon
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About this listen

 Bloomsbury presents Wakenhyrst by Michelle Paver, read by Juanita McMahon.

A Times Best Book of 2019.

'Paver is one of Britain's modern greats. This sinister, gothic chiller shows why' BIG ISSUE, Books of the Year 2019.

"Something has been let loose..."

In Edwardian Suffolk, a manor house stands alone in a lost corner of the Fens: a glinting wilderness of water whose whispering reeds guard ancient secrets. Maud is a lonely child growing up without a mother, ruled by her repressive father.

When he finds a painted medieval devil in a graveyard, unhallowed forces are awakened.

Maud's battle has begun. She must survive a world haunted by witchcraft, the age-old legends of her beloved fen – and the even more nightmarish demons of her father's past.

Spanning five centuries, Wakenhyrst is a darkly gothic thriller about murderous obsession and one girl's longing to fly free by the bestselling author of Dark Matter and Thin Air. Wakenhyrst is an outstanding new piece of story-telling, a tale of mystery and imagination laced with terror. It is a masterwork in the modern gothic tradition that ranges from Mary Shelley and Bram Stoker to Neil Gaiman and Sarah Perry.©2019 Michelle Paver (P)2020 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. Genre Fiction Ghosts Gothic Horror Literary Fiction Supernatural Thriller & Suspense Haunted Scary Paranormal Fiction Exciting Mystery Suspense

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Critic reviews

"A ghost story to chill and thrill...Like Touching the Void rewritten by Jack London, Thin Air is a heart-freezing masterpiece." (Guardian)

"Paver is the mistress of suspense." (The Times)

"A wonderful atmospheric and hugely enjoyable ghost story." (Anthony Horowitz)
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I rarely leave reviews but was moved to by Wakenhurst as I was so impressed by it. Michelle Paver skilfully weaves a haunting atmospheric tale which intertwines supernatural and psychological happenings. She really effectively maintains suspense for a novel length ghost story...an impressive feat on its own.

atmospheric, gripping & well written

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Great story, well narrated too. Amusing and intelligent. Definitly not hard going. Would definately recommend.

Had to keep going.

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came across the authors childrens books, which my son loved, very glad I gave this a go. wonderful writing and performance.

great story and atmosphere, beautifully read

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This book held me very tense throughout. I was very invested and enjoyed it. The author wrote a masterpiece in Edwardian horror. Very endearing main character.

very scary

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Evocative and well written, this is a story that is given time to grow and characters slowly develop and gain depth. It echoes the fens within which it is based where on the surface nothing appears to change, however if one looks a little deeper, everything does and with meaning. The religious and demonic mystery is both interesting and captivating and the book is well framed within outer and inner layers of truth and deception.
This book fits well with the other two stand alone ghost stories that the author has written. I await the next with interest.

Beautiful

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