The Glass House

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The window to the past can never be closed...1963: At the stark and isolated modernist mansion of controversial political philosopher Richard Acklehurst, the glittering annual New Year party has not gone quite as planned. Considered a genius by some, and something far darker by others, by the end of the evening Acklehurst will be dead in mysterious circumstances, casting a long shadow over the lives of his teenage daughters, Aisling and Stella. 1999: Richard Acklehurst's remains are defiled in the country graveyard where they have lain undisturbed for over thirty years, forcing his daughters to return to their childhood home where they must finally confront the complex and dark dynamic at the heart of their family. Moving from the West of Ireland to Dublin, London, Florence and back, The Glass House is a captivating and compelling tale of two sisters and their secrets, of love, regret and vengeance.

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Rachel Donohue is a beautiful writer. Lyrical prose with ominous secrets saturating its deepest core. Just the sort of mystery I adore. -- Alex Marwood, bestselling author of THE WICKED GIRLS
I absolutely loved this beautifully written, gorgeously atmospheric, and darkly brooding novel about sisters, secrets and how fame casts a long and toxic shadow. -- Carole Hailey, author of THE SILENCE PROJECT
A brooding, gothic-tinged coming-of-age tale... There is a gentle lyricism to Donohue's prose that brushes everything with a dreamy heat haze - but the emotions roiling beneath are sharp and cutting * The Times on The Beauty of Impossible Things *
Poetic, atmospheric * Daily Mail on The Beauty of Impossible Things *
Haunting and compelling * Emma Rous on The Beauty of Impossible Things *
Evocative and mysterious... sublime writing with an engaging plot and superbly drawn characters * Sunday Independent on The Temple House Vanishing *
Donohue is a master of clean, sharp prose * Irish Times on The Temple House Vanishing *

Author Bio

Rachel Donohue graduated from University College, Dublin, in Philosophy and Politics before embarking on a career in communications and media relations. Her short fiction has been published in the Irish Times, Irish Independent and at RTE online (Irish national broadcaster). In 2017, she won the prestigious Hennessy New Irish Writer of the Year Award for her short fiction. Her debut novel, The Temple House Vanishing was an Irish Times bestseller.