Friday, May 18, 2007

"But you don't have to take my word for it..."

Just finished this book last night after a frantic rush to the end...This is a great throwback gothic-ish novel reminiscent of the likes of Rebecca, Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre--with definitely the same creepy atmosphere; it's full of British fog, creaky floorboards, scandals, old women with secrets and...ghosts??? A definite recommend! A really fun read. Thanks for the tip, Amanda!

And while I'm at it, try The Woman in Black by Susan Hill. It's scarier, and sadder. But I do love a good ghost story.

Extra points if you can tell me where my title quote comes from!

5 comments:

JohnR said...

Butterfly in the sky, I can go twice as high
Take a look, it's in a book...

debi said...

I actually just read that book and finished it this morning. That's so funny! I borrowed it from my mom.

Amanda said...

I'm glad you liked it. By the way, do you remember what Margaret's (was that her name?) sister's name was? I went back to find it and couldn't.

Caroline said...

I just read it too. Very entertaining. My one complaint is that there wasn't enough build up to the romance! For most of the way through I thought she was going to hook up with that 60 year old chef guy. The doctor thing came too out of the blue for me.

ShalottLady said...

Funny, Caroline...I read the book a few weeks ago, and now I don't even remember the doctor guy. Was he the old lady's doctor...? I only remember the chef. There was definitely more "buildup" to that relationship.