The Wilderness

Eve Chase's "The Girls" is a haunting story of a family home that is no longer a home for two young sisters, and Anna finds herself increasingly isolated and suspicious of a man she is deeply suspicious of.

Format: Hardback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 21 July 2022
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group

Darkly beautiful and exquisitely written, I loved this haunting story by Eve Chase. I was swept away in the depth and darkness of her storytelling, the beauty of the landscape, and these fragile, damaged relationships.

Once it was a family home. Now they are all at sea. . . .

When Anna and David receive a phone call late one evening, their lives are upturned. Within minutes, they are traveling to the west coast of Scotland, preparing to care for two young sisters, tragically and suddenly orphaned.

It's a beautiful place, the heather is in bloom, the birds wheel above the waves, the deer graze peacefully in the distance. But the large granite house is no longer a home for the girls, and Anna knows she can never take the place of their mother. Then David invites his friend to stay, to ease them through, and Anna finds herself increasingly isolated, with everything she and the girls once knew of life discarded and overruled by a man of whom she is deeply suspicious.

The girls are wary of him, and Anna can't help but feel that there is something sinister about his presence. As the days pass, Anna begins to unravel the secrets of the house and the man who lives there. She discovers that he is a recluse, living alone in the house for years, and that he has a dark past that he is reluctant to share.

As Anna delves deeper into the mystery, she becomes increasingly aware of the danger that she and the girls are in. She knows that she must find a way to protect them from the man's dark past and the secrets that he is keeping.

The story is filled with suspense and tension, as Anna struggles to keep the girls safe and to uncover the truth about the man who lives in the house. The writing is vivid and evocative, and the characters are well-developed and complex.

Overall, "The House on the Shore" is a haunting and powerful story that will leave readers feeling deeply moved and contemplative. Eve Chase is a talented writer who has created a story that is both beautiful and dark, and that will stay with readers long after they have finished reading.

Weight: 454g
Dimension: 164 x 243 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781472229885