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The Black Feathers
By (Author) Rebecca Netley
Penguin Books Ltd
Michael Joseph Ltd
12th October 2023
12th October 2023
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Historical fiction
Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss
823.92
Hardback
352
Width 144mm, Height 222mm, Spine 33mm
468g
A ghostly tale of magic and wickedness, set on the Yorkshire moors in the 1800s When Annie marries widower Edward Stonehouse and arrives at his estate on the Yorkshire moors, she thinks she's put darkness behind her. She is mistaken. Edward's sister, Iris, still lives in the family home. A taxidermist and medium, she urges Annie to look for black feathers - claiming that they mark the spot where a spirt has visited. Initially, Annie dismisses her warnings. But, before long, she begins to feel haunted. What happened to Edward's first wife Why is Iris so disturbed And should Annie really be watching for signs from the dead Or is she the one being watched..
Rebecca Netley grew up as part of an eccentric family in a house full of books and music, and these things have fed her passions. Family and writing remain at the heart of Rebecca's life. She lives in Reading with her husband, sons and an over-enthusiastic dog, who gives her writing tips. The Whistling is Rebecca Netley's debut novel and won the Exeter Novel Prize.