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A review by irish_bookfairy
The Room in the Attic by Louise Douglas
5.0
This story is told throughout two different timelines, 90 years apart. In 1903 the location of the story is the All Hallows asylum in Dartmoor, where we follow nurse Emma Everdeen. In 1993 the asylum has been converted by an all-boys boarding school where we follow Lewis Tyler who's been sent there by his father and stepmother.
When a young child and her mother arrive at All Hallows, nurse Everdeen takes the young girl Harriet under her wings until her mother recovers. They reside in a locked room in the attic in order to keep Harriet save from the unfortunate souls currently being held in the asylum. As time goes by, Emma gets more and more attached to the little girl and grows more suspicious of Harriet's mother.
Meanwhile in '93 starts to handle life in boarding school and becomes interested in the school's history. Stumbling upon harrowing events happening there, he becomes more involved in the building's history than he ever thought possible.
The book is very well written, short chapters so you float from one timeline to the next without losing track of past events. The gothic setting with sinister vibes makes for an exciting read and by the time you reach the end you simply cannot put the book down.
Loved every minute of it!
When a young child and her mother arrive at All Hallows, nurse Everdeen takes the young girl Harriet under her wings until her mother recovers. They reside in a locked room in the attic in order to keep Harriet save from the unfortunate souls currently being held in the asylum. As time goes by, Emma gets more and more attached to the little girl and grows more suspicious of Harriet's mother.
Meanwhile in '93 starts to handle life in boarding school and becomes interested in the school's history. Stumbling upon harrowing events happening there, he becomes more involved in the building's history than he ever thought possible.
The book is very well written, short chapters so you float from one timeline to the next without losing track of past events. The gothic setting with sinister vibes makes for an exciting read and by the time you reach the end you simply cannot put the book down.
Loved every minute of it!