The Animals at Lockwood Manor
$21.56
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
8 June 2021
Summary
Some secrets are unspoken. Others are unspeakable …
August 1939.
Thirty-year-old Hetty Cartwright is tasked with the evacuation and safekeeping of the natural history museum’s collection of mammals. Once she and her exhibits arrive at Lockwood Manor, however, where they are to stay for the duration of the war, Hetty soon realizes that she’s taken on more than she’d bargained for.
Protecting her charges from the irascible Lord Lockwood and resentful servants is work eno…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529014198 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1529014190 |
| Author: | Jane Healey |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Pan Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 8 June 2021 |
| Weight: | 250g |
| Dimensions: | 195mm x 129mm x 23mm |
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Critics Review
An eerie puzzle box of a book … a deeply consuming read and a fantastic novel to get lost in
Jane Healey’s excellent debut novel is a rich story full of tension and darkness. The star of the novel is the claustrophobic Manor itself, which casts a shadow over every page and hides a truly horrible secret. Atmospheric and disquieting, The Animals at Lockwood Manor is an ideal book club read – A J Pearce, author of Dear Mrs Bird
An eerie puzzle box of a book … a deeply consuming read and a fantastic novel to get lost in – Erika Swyler
Such a vivid, beautiful but haunting story, with a thread of darkness running through it … I was thoroughly engrossed – Cressida McLaughlin
This story will keep you captivated * Women’s Weekly *
Hypnotic … Will keep you emotionally invested to the end * Woman & Home *
Absorbing, atmospheric * The Herald *
In this modern gothic, animals disappear, chilling screams pierce the night, and tales of abuse and madness abound. An appropriately horrific conclusion is worthy of the genre’s best storytellers * Audiofile *
About The Author
Jane Healey
Jane Healey studied English Literature at Warwick University. She has been shortlisted for the Bristol Short Story Prize 2013, the Costa Short Story Award 2014, the Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2016 and the Penguin Random House WriteNow mentoring programme 2017. The Animals at Lockwood Manor is her first novel. She lives in Edinburgh.
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