The House on Rye Lane

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They thought theyd found their dream home. They were wrong.
2008. The house Maxine and Seb have just bought was a bargain a huge Georgian townhouse on the edge of Peckham Rye, it needs a lot of work but Max couldnt resist it. Now they are in, though, nothing seems to be going right and as the problems mount up, Max starts to doubt her relationship as well as her decision. Is Seb all he seems to be And why are the neighbours so evasive about the houses previous owner

1994. Cookie and his parents have been forced by his dads gambling debts to move into the attic room of a big old house, as lodgers. Tensions run high between them and their elderly landlady, and theres something odd about the place that Cookie cant quite put his finger on

1843. Horatio built this house for his beloved wife, who then died in mysterious circumstances. After a second death on the premises, both his servants and the locals are starting to talk. Horatios grief is tinged with shame and guilt. What is he hiding And will the house ever be free of his legacy

THE HOUSE ON RYE LANE is a tense, taut, beautifully crafted novel about the treachery of secrets and the many ways the past can echo into the present, from the acclaimed author of THE SILENCE.

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Praise for THE SILENCE:

Emotionally wrenching WALL STREET JOURNAL

A suspenseful, beautifully crafted debut for fans of Celeste Ng and Jane Harper TELEGRAPH AUSTRALIA

Intricate and suspenseful [a] stellar debut NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS

'A riveting mystery, beautifully unwound. The Silence excavates dark, decades-old secrets buried in human hearts, in families and in nations. I read it in one weekend ERIN KELLY

'A darkly gripping and addictive read. I tore through it in a few days ESTHER FREUD

'Deeply engrossing an exquisite literary thriller PHILIPPA EAST, author of Little White Lies

An impressive and beautifully written, Australian-set debut with the devastating subject of the Stolen Generation at its core FIONA MITCHELL, author of The Swap

Tense, atmospheric and brilliantly paced. The Silence is fraught with disturbing secrets and powerful emotions. I loved it FRANCESCA JAKOBI, author of Bitter

A suspense-filled story set in Australia, highlighting the effects of an official policy that has haunted generations. Allott's prose builds an incredibly convincing portrayal of the destruction caused by dysfunctional relationships. A fantastic debut NIKKI SMITH, author of All in Her Head

A poignant literary mystery, impossible to put down. One of those books that stops you rushing to your next read for fear it wont compare TREVOR WOOD, author of The Man on the Street

A brooding, suspenseful debut SUNDAY MIRROR

Allott uses the scandal of Australias stolen children to devastating effect in this memorable debut SUNDAY TIMES

An atmospheric, convincing portrayal of the way that the decisions we make, both individually and collectively, reverberate down the years GUARDIAN

A compelling account of loyalty, familial trust and distrust LANCASHIRE TIMES

Author Bio

Susan Allott is from the UK but spent part of her twenties in Australia, desperately homesick but trying to make Sydney her home. In 2016 she completed the Faber Academy course, during which she started writing this novel. She now lives in south London with her two children and her very Australian husband.