Starling House

Beschreibung

Step into Starling House, if you dare . . .<BR>Alix E. Harrow reimagines Beauty and the Beast in this gorgeously modern Gothic fantasy, perfect for fans of V. E. Schwab and Naomi Novik.<BR><BR>This edition includes a bonus short story that reaches beyond the house's gnarly, tangled gates.<BR><BR>Opal is a lot of things - orphan, high-school dropout, full-time cynic. Most of all, she's determined to find a better life for her younger brother.

One that gets them both out of Eden, a town renowned for bad luck. So when Opal gets the chance to earn a good wage at Starling House, Eden's very own haunted mansion, she can't resist.<BR><BR>Her new workplace is uncanny and full of secrets ­­- just like Arthur, its brooding heir. It also feels strangely, dangerously, like something Opal never had: a home. As sinister forces converge on Eden, Opal realizes she might finally have found a reason to stick around.

But now she'll have to fight for it . . .<BR><BR>This is a romantic and spellbinding Gothic fairytale from Hugo, Nebula and Locus Award-shortlisted Alix E. Harrow.<BR><BR>Praise for Starling House<BR><BR>'Alix E. Harrow is an exceptional, undeniable talent' - Olivie Blake, author of The Atlas Six<BR><BR>'Alix E. Harrow's greatest work yet' - Ava Reid, author of A Study in Drowning<BR><BR>'This book has everything you could possibly want this fall . . . a cursed town, a haunted house, a vivid & eerie setting' - Reese Witherspoon <BR><BR>**A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick**<BR><BR>Starling House was a No.

6 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 18/11/2023<BR>

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