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The Vet's Daughter
- Author
- Barbara Comyns
- Narrator
- Katherine Press
- Publisher
- SAGA Egmont
- Publish Date
- 16 February 2023
- Run Time
- 5 hours 4 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Growing up in Edwardian south London, Alice Rowlands longs for romance and excitement, for a release from a life that is dreary and lonely. Her father, a vet, is harsh and oppressive; his new girlfriend, brash and lascivious.
Alice seeks refuge in fantasy, in her rapturous longing for Nicholas, a handsome young sailor, and in the blossoming of what she perceives as her occult powers.
Harrowing and haunting, this Gothic tale is a strange cross between Daphne du Maurier and Stephen King, but will also intrigue readers of Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Diane Setterfield.
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Details
- Author
- Barbara Comyns
- Narrator
- Katherine Press
- Duration
- 5 hours 4 minutes
- Release Date
- 16 February 2023
- ISBN
- 9788728572788
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- SAGA Egmont
- Genre
- Occult fiction, Classic horror & ghost stories, Magical realism, Family life fiction
Synopsis
'A small Gothic masterpiece...I have read it many times, and with every re-read I marvel again at its many qualities - its darkness, its strangeness, its humour, its sadness, its startling images and twists of phrase' Sarah Waters.Growing up in Edwardian south London, Alice Rowlands longs for romance and excitement, for a release from a life that is dreary and lonely. Her father, a vet, is harsh and oppressive; his new girlfriend, brash and lascivious. Alice seeks refuge in fantasy, in her rapturous longing for Nicholas, a handsome young sailor, and in the blossoming of what she perceives as her occult powers. Harrowing and haunting, a Gothic tale that is a strange cross between Daphne Du Maurier and Stephen King, but will also intrigue readers of Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Diane Setterfield.-
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