This House is Haunted
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  • Published: 2 June 2014
  • ISBN: 9780552778428
  • Imprint: Black Swan
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $29.99
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This House is Haunted

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25 Apr 2013
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23 Jul 2020
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2 Jun 2014
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A chilling Dickensian ghost story by one of Ireland's finest writers.

1867. On a dark and chilling night Eliza Caine arrives in Norfolk to take up her position as governess at Gaudlin Hall. As she makes her way across the station platform, a pair of invisible hands push her from behind into the path of an approaching train. She is only saved by the vigilance of a passing doctor.

It is the start of a journey into a world of abandoned children, unexplained occurrences and terrifying experiences which Eliza will have to overcome if she is to survive the secrets that lie within Gaudlin’s walls…
  • Published: 2 June 2014
  • ISBN: 9780552778428
  • Imprint: Black Swan
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $29.99
Categories:

About the author

John Boyne

John Boyne was born in Ireland in 1971. He is the author of eleven novels for adults, six for younger readers and a collection of short stories. Perhaps best known for his 2006 multi-award-winning book The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas, John’s other novels, notably The Absolutist and A History of Loneliness, have been widely praised and are international bestsellers. Most recently, The Heart's Invisible Furies was a Richard & Judy Bookclub word-of-mouth bestseller, and A Ladder to the Sky was shortlisted for the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award in association with Listowel Writers’ Week.

His novels are published in over fifty languages.

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