Whispering House

Freya Lyell is drawn into the world of Byrne Hall and its owners, charismatic artist Cory and his sinister, watchful mother, after discovering a portrait of Stella, her sister, in a house she never set foot in.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 14 October 2021
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd

Shimmering, lush prose will keep you up all night, as Rene Denfeld, the author of THE ENCHANTED, weaves a tale that is both eerie and addictive. The New York Times has praised this novel for its ability to captivate readers from the very first page.

When I think of Byrne Hall, which I do more often than I'd like, it's the dead weight of the heatwave that comes back to me, and the smell of things going rotten. Freya Lyell is struggling to move on from her sister Stella's suicide five years ago. Visiting the bewitching Byrne Hall, only a few miles from the scene of the tragedy, she discovers a portrait of Stella - a portrait she had no idea existed, in a house Stella never set foot in. Or so she thought.

Driven to find out more about her sister's secrets, Freya is drawn into the world of Byrne Hall and its owners: charismatic artist Cory and his sinister, watchful mother. But as Freya's relationship with Cory crosses the line into obsession, the darkness behind the locked doors of Byrne Hall threatens to spill out.

Weight: 200g
Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781784163501