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The Night Gardener
- Author
- Jonathan Auxier
- Narrator
- Beverley A. Crick
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish Date
- 16 January 2015
- Run Time
- 8 hours 49 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
A New York Times bestseller, Jonathan Auxier’s The Night Gardener is a Victorian ghost story with shades of Washington Irving and Henry James. More than just a spooky tale, it’s also a moral fable about human greed and the power of storytelling.
The Night Gardener follows two abandoned Irish siblings who travel to work as servants at a creepy, crumbling English manor house. But the house and its family are not quite what they seem. Soon the children are confronted by a mysterious spectre and an ancient curse that threatens their very lives.
With Auxier’s exquisite command of language, The Night Gardener is a mesmerizing read and a classic in the making.
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Details
- Author
- Jonathan Auxier
- Narrator
- Beverley A. Crick
- Duration
- 8 hours 49 minutes
- Release Date
- 16 January 2015
- ISBN
- 9781490658100
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Horror and ghost stories, chillers
Synopsis
A New York Times bestseller, Jonathan Auxier’s The Night Gardener is a Victorian ghost story with shades of Washington Irving and Henry James. More than just a spooky tale, it’s also a moral fable about human greed and the power of storytelling. The Night Gardener follows two abandoned Irish siblings who travel to work as servants at a creepy, crumbling English manor house. But the house and its family are not quite what they seem. Soon the children are confronted by a mysterious spectre and an ancient curse that threatens their very lives. With Auxier’s exquisite command of language, The Night Gardener is a mesmerizing read and a classic in the making.
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