{"product_id":"the-marsh-house","title":"Zoe Somerville: The Marsh House [2022] hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe haunting second novel from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Night of the Flood\u003c\/i\u003e. Two women, separated by decades, are drawn together by one, mysterious house on the North Norfolk coast.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Part ghost story, part thriller, I loved it' \u003cb\u003eLouise Hare, author of \u003ci\u003eThis Lovely City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDecember, 1962.\u003c\/b\u003e Desperate to create a happy Christmas for her young daughter, Franny, after a disastrous year, Malorie rents a remote house on the Norfolk coast. But once there, the strained silence between them feels louder than ever. As Malorie digs for decorations in the attic, she comes across the notebooks of the teenaged Rosemary, who lived in the house thirty years before. Trapped inside by a blizzard, and with long days and nights ahead of her, Malorie begins to read. Though she knows she needs to focus on the present, she finds herself inexorably drawn into the past...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJuly, 1931.\u003c\/b\u003e Rosemary lives in the Marsh House with her austere father, surrounded by unspoken truths and rumours. So when the glamorous Lafferty family moves to the village, she succumbs easily to their charm. Dazzled by the beautiful Hilda and her dashing brother, Franklin, Rosemary fails to see the danger that lurks beneath their bright facades...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Malorie reads Rosemary's diary, past and present begin to merge in this moving story of mothers and daughters, family obligation and deeply buried secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Marsh House\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Zoe Somerville is a born storyteller and this page-turner delivers plenty of creepy thrills' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A satisfyingly dark, gothic tale where the past is never far behind you' \u003cb\u003eRhiannon Ward, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Quickening\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Beautifully written, atmospheric as hell, and elegantly constructed, the story of The Marsh House will draw you into its grip and never let go till the final word' \u003cb\u003eJane Johnson, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sea Gate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Deliciously eerie and unsettling, \u003ci\u003eThe Marsh House\u003c\/i\u003e had me bewitched from page one. I loved its layers of history and secrets. A haunting gem of a book' \u003cb\u003eSusan Allott, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Silence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A fabulous read, deft and precise, with a satisfying mystery at its centre, based upon a beautifully compassionate reading of the tradition of English folk magic' \u003cb\u003eAmanda Mason, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hiding Place\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Immersed in the landscape of the North Norfolk  coast, this is a clever, suspenseful novel that kept me intrigued. Part ghost story, part thriller, I loved it' \u003cb\u003eLouise Hare, author of \u003ci\u003eThis Lovely City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerville, Zoe","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":42451859767481,"sku":"9781838934644","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/products\/somerville-zoe-the-marsh-house-9781838934644-32851986710713.jpg?v=1655834223","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/the-marsh-house","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}