There's something wrong with Haddon Hall...
In 1876, Eleanor Teague lives in a lonely house far from the glamorous London Society she once knew. Confined to Haddon Hall by agoraphobia, bedevilled by nightmares of the death of her daughter, and haunted by the guilt of a terrible crime she committed, Eleanor depends on the household servants and on her husband Ezra, who is kind, patient… and controlling.
But when an apparition appears at her bedside, and mysterious voices urge her to find the 'Shadow House', she’s convinced an uncanny presence dwells within the walls of Haddon Hall, and that the staff are lying to her – they, in turn, fear she’s descending into madness.
As Eleanor’s world starts to fracture, the very foundations of Haddon Hall seem to shake. Why is the attic room locked? What is the Shadow House? Who is the strange woman in the woods?
The shocking truth will shatter everything Eleanor thought she knew about her life.
A haunting, high-concept thriller with a jaw-dropping twist, The Strange Lives of Eleanor Teague will enthral readers of John Marrs, Gillian McAllister and Stuart Turton.
What did I think?
Wow! What an absolute corker of a book! It's not a spoiler to mention the jaw-dropping twist as it's stated in the blurb but it is MINDBLOWING!
The main character of Eleanor Teague is complex and I really felt for her. Not only is she grieving for her young daughter but she is filled with guilt over her death. It's no wonder that she's frightened to leave the house. Luckily for Eleanor, she lives in a large house with servants and her doting husband Ezra so she is well looked after...or so it would appear.
Mental health wasn't even considered in Victorian times so Eleanor is just seen as a weak and hysterical woman. Haddon Hall is both her sanctuary and her prison and now it looks like it's haunted too. Eleanor doesn't know what to believe or who to trust and the suspense and tension ramps up with every turn of the page.
Mind-bending, addictive and highly original, The Strange Lives of Eleanor Teague is completely unpredictable and incredibly suspenseful. I was already hooked on the book when M K Hill delivered an ingenious twist that really pulled the rug out from beneath me and I take my hat off to you, sir! The Strange Lives of Eleanor Teague is unmissable and highly recommended.
I received a digital ARC to read and review for the blog tour and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.
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M.K. Hill was a journalist and an award-winning music radio producer before becoming a full-time writer. He's written the Sasha Dawson series - The Bad Place, The Woman In The Wood - and the Ray Drake series - The Two O'Clock Boy and It Was Her - as well as acclaimed psychological thriller One Bad Thing, and the espionage thriller Zero Kill. He lives in London.
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