New
Starling House
The perfect dark, Gothic fairytale and a Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick
-
<p><em><b>Step into Starling House, if you dare . . .</b></em><b>Alix E. Harrow reimagines <i>Beauty and the Beast </i>in this gorgeously modern Gothic fantasy, perfect for fans of V. E. Schwab and Naomi Novik.<br><br>This paperback edition includes a bonus short story that reaches beyond the house's gnarly, tangled gates.</b><br><br>Opal is a lot of things – orphan, high-school dropout, full-time cynic. Most of all, she’s determined to find a better life for her younger brother. One that gets them both out of Eden, a town renowned for bad luck. So when Opal gets the chance to earn a good wage at Starling House, Eden’s very own haunted mansion, she can’t resist.<br><br>Her new workplace is uncanny and full of secrets ­­– just like Arthur, its brooding heir. It also feels strangely, dangerously, like something Opal never had: a home. As sinister forces converge on Eden, Opal realizes she might finally have found a reason to stick around. But now she’ll have to fight for it . . .<br><br><b>This is a romantic and spellbinding Gothic fairytale from Hugo, Nebula and Locus Award-shortlisted Alix E. Harrow.<br><br>Praise for <i>Starling House</i></b><br><br>‘Alix E. Harrow is an exceptional, undeniable talent‘ – Olivie Blake, author of<i> The Atlas Six</i><br><br>‘Alix E. Harrow’s greatest work yet‘ – Ava Reid, author of <i>A Study in Drowning</i><br><br>‘This book has everything you could possibly want this fall . . . a cursed town, a haunted house, a vivid & eerie setting‘ – Reese Witherspoon <br><br><b>**A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick**</b><br><br><sup><i>Starling House </i>was a No. 6 <i>Sunday Times</i> bestseller w/c 18/11/2023</sup><br></p>
<p><em><b>Step into Starling House, if you dare . . .</b></em><b>Alix E. Harrow reimagines <i>Beauty and the Beast </i>in this gorgeously modern Gothic fantasy, perfect for fans of V. E. Schwab and Naomi Novik.<br><br>This paperback edition includes a bonus short story that reaches beyond the house's gnarly, tangled gates.</b><br><br>Opal is a lot of things – orphan, high-school dropout, full-time cynic. Most of all, she’s determined to find a better life for her younger brother. One that gets them both out of Eden, a town renowned for bad luck. So when Opal gets the chance to earn a good wage at Starling House, Eden’s very own haunted mansion, she can’t resist.<br><br>Her new workplace is uncanny and full of secrets ­­– just like Arthur, its brooding heir. It also feels strangely, dangerously, like something Opal never had: a home. As sinister forces converge on Eden, Opal realizes she might finally have found a reason to stick around. But now she’ll have to fight for it . . .<br><br><b>This is a romantic and spellbinding Gothic fairytale from Hugo, Nebula and Locus Award-shortlisted Alix E. Harrow.<br><br>Praise for <i>Starling House</i></b><br><br>‘Alix E. Harrow is an exceptional, undeniable talent‘ – Olivie Blake, author of<i> The Atlas Six</i><br><br>‘Alix E. Harrow’s greatest work yet‘ – Ava Reid, author of <i>A Study in Drowning</i><br><br>‘This book has everything you could possibly want this fall . . . a cursed town, a haunted house, a vivid & eerie setting‘ – Reese Witherspoon <br><br><b>**A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick**</b><br><br><sup><i>Starling House </i>was a No. 6 <i>Sunday Times</i> bestseller w/c 18/11/2023</sup><br></p>