Starling House
by Alix E. Harrow · 2023
Buy on AmazonI dream sometimes about a house I’ve never seen… Opal is a lot of things—orphan, high school dropout, full-time cynic and part-time cashier—but above all, she's determined to find a better life for her younger brother Jasper. One that gets them out of Eden, Kentucky, a town remarkable for only two things: bad luck and E. Starling, the reclusive nineteenth century author of The Underland, who disappeared over a hundred years ago. All she left behind were dark rumors—and her home. Everyone agrees that it’s best to ignore the uncanny mansion and its misanthropic heir, Arthur. Almost everyone, anyway. I should be scared, but in the dream I don’t hesitate. Opal has been obsessed with The Underland since she was a child.…
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"This gothic tale of a young woman uncovering dark secrets in a mysterious house fits Reese Witherspoon's interest in stories with strong female protagonists and a touch of suspense."
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"In Eden, Ky., the air is thick with dust. The dying coal town is the perfect setting for this gothic fantasy about a haunted house and the inevitable, inescapable pull of history. At the center of the story are Opal and Arthur – two lonely people shouldering the burden of a town that refuses to make peace with the past. And the romance that unfolds between them is so lovely in its yearning, it’ll make your bones ache."
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