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268 pages • first pub 1935 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780575029729
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Edition Pub Date: Not specified
For readers drawn to gothic suspense about the intoxicating pull of dangerous places and the price of defying warnings whispered in the dark. Ideal if you crave brooding atmosphere, windswept isolation, and slow-dawning dread more than rapid twists, with tension that lingers like salt on skin and romance that feels both inevitable and perilous.
Description
The coachman tried to warn her away from the ruined, forbidding place on the rainswept Cornish coast. But young Mary Yellan chose instead to honor her mother's dying request that she join her frightened Aunt Patience and huge, hulking Uncle Joss M...
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268 pages • first pub 1935 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780575029729
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Edition Pub Date: Not specified
For readers drawn to gothic suspense about the intoxicating pull of dangerous places and the price of defying warnings whispered in the dark. Ideal if you crave brooding atmosphere, windswept isolation, and slow-dawning dread more than rapid twists, with tension that lingers like salt on skin and romance that feels both inevitable and perilous.
Description
The coachman tried to warn her away from the ruined, forbidding place on the rainswept Cornish coast. But young Mary Yellan chose instead to honor her mother's dying request that she join her frightened Aunt Patience and huge, hulking Uncle Joss M...
Community Reviews
Moods
dark: 86%
mysterious: 83%
tense: 65%
adventurous: 58%
emotional: 19%
sad: 12%
challenging: 10%
reflective: 5%
hopeful: 3%
inspiring: 1%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcoholism, Murder, Domestic abuseModerate
Sexual assault, Death of parent, ViolenceMinor
Animal cruelty, Sexual harassment, Blood