Seasonal Reading

[lunababymoonchild]

44 minutes ago, Madeleine said:

Laura Purcell has a new one out soon, "Bone China" is great, I also loved "The Corset".

 

One of my favourite authors, I've read them all. The Shape of Darkness is amazing.

[Raven]

23 hours ago, megustaleer said:

 

 Don't expect The Pale Horse to be anything like the TV version of a couple of years ago. There is much less of the occult in it.

 

 

Given the post you are replying to is nearly two years old, I suspect that ship may have sailed by now!

 

[Hayley]

On 04/09/2021 at 9:38 PM, Madeleine said:

Laura Purcell has a new one out soon

Ooh I hadn’t heard that! 
 

On 04/09/2021 at 10:23 PM, lunababymoonchild said:

The Shape of Darkness is amazing.

That’s another one I really want! 

[lunababymoonchild]

7 minutes ago, Hayley said:

Ooh I hadn’t heard that! 
 

That’s another one I really want! 

The Shape of Darkness is by Laura Purcell

[Hayley]

1 hour ago, lunababymoonchild said:

The Shape of Darkness is by Laura Purcell

Oh The Shape of Darkness is the new book? I took it to mean that there was another new one announced. Although I suppose that would have been very fast 

[Hayley]

I ducked into a charity shop to get out of the rain a few days ago (I wasn't looking for books - honest) and spotted A Very Murderous Christmas, a collection of short stories I remember someone reviewing on here (Chrissy maybe?). I will definitely be reading that one this December now! I love that the cover has a typical isolated house in a bleak landscape, but the title is flagged by cheerful little sprigs of holly .

[Madeleine]

I finished The Shape of Darkness last night, I must admit I was brought up a bit short by the abrupt ending.  

Spoiler

I did start to suspect Simon was not to be trusted about halfway through the book.  I didn't see the twist with Mamma and Cedric.  I do wonder how much was in Agnes's mind.

 

Edited November 5, 2021 by Madeleine