The Black Feathers

Author Rebecca Netley
Narrator Genevieve Gaunt
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Run Time 8 hours and 4 minutes
Format Audio
Genre Historical fiction, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Thriller / suspense fiction.

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What to expect

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Where ghosts tread, black feathers fall . . .

When Annie marries widower Edward Stonehouse and arrives at Guardbridge, his estate on the Yorkshire moors, she thinks she has finally put darkness behind her.

She is mistaken.

Edward's sister, Iris, still lives in the family home. A taxidermist and medium, she urges Annie to watch out for black feathers - claiming that they mark the spot where a spirt has visited.

At first, Annie dismisses her warnings. But, before long, she begins to feel haunted.

What exactly happened to Edward's first wife? Why is Iris so disturbed?

And should Annie really be watching for signs from the dead - or is she the one being watched?

SET ON THE YORKSHIRE MOORS IN THE 1800S, THE BLACK FEATHERS IS A GHOSTLY TALE OF MAGIC AND WICKEDNESS.

Praise for THE WHISTLING

'Wonderfully atmospheric, genuinely eerie' GUARDIAN
'A wicked twist . . . brilliant, scary, clever' 5***** READER REVIEW
'Gripping, chilling and very, very satisfying' DAILY MAIL

©2023 Rebecca Netley (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Critics Review

If Halloween whets your appetite for Victorian Gothic, the author of The Whistling delivers once again.

Saga

A chilling gothic thriller

Woman's Own

An atmospheric, eerie read, perfect for autumn

PRIMA

A chilling and atmospheric tale…you are drawn into a haunting mystery that will keep you guessing

Yours

The Black Feathers has everything you could want in a Gothic novel, underpinned by a thrilling sense of menace. Reminiscent of Jane Eyre and The Silent Companions, the wild setting of the windswept Northern moors was a perfect backdrop for the rising tensions within Guardbridge, a grand old house in the finest tradition of English Gothic, keeping all sorts of secrets. Spooky, twisty, with a surprisingly emotional pay off, The Black Feathers is a wonderful way to spend a dark autumn evening

KATE COLLINS

Chilling, haunting and incredibly moving

BARBARA COPPERTHWAITE

The perfect book for a cold winter’s night…an immersive gothic tale, dark and mysterious, in which it seems one must fear the living as much as the dead. Truly haunting!

ANITA FRANK

Looking for an atmospheric read to while away the autumn nights? Set in a big house on the Yorkshire Moors, this Gothic ghost story delivers intrigue and suspense in spades

GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

Atcmospheric, ghostly and gripping. A gothic tale of magic and wickedness

Yorkshire Life

The Black Feathers is such a glorious autumnal read. With echoes of Wuthering Heights and Rebecca, it is both a spine-tingling ghost story and a powerful meditation on grief. A beautifully written tale that gripped me from the very first page.

IRIS COSTELLO

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