In January 1998, a family of five moved into a flat on a small estate in Beeston, West Yorkshire. By November of the same year they had fled, with their lives and nerves in tatters. What happened to the Walkingtons during their time there to cause such a turn-around in what was once such a humorous, close family?
In their own words, three of the five members of the Walkington family detail their lives at the time, their separate and shared unexplainable experiences and the emotions, opinions and consequences thrown up from their eleven terrible months back in 1998.
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Presented as a true account, written by three members of the family, this is chilling book that will stay with you.
This isn’t what you’d expect from a ‘haunted house’ book.. it doesn’t set out to be shocking or gory, nor is it full of the usual clichés. It simply reads like a genuine, believable tale.
This were times when I wondered if the style was a little too ‘dry’ for a fiction book, reading like a report. However, I think it’s particular style that makes it get to you. There were a few times I put the book down, wandered out to the bathroom, and found myself looking over my shoulder! It’s creepy without you even realising it!
The characters are also great, you can certainly imagine this very normal family going through these experiences, and suffering for them.
The author says that alot of the book is based on her own experiences.. but it’s up to you to decide what is, what isn’t, and indeed what you believe.
As a bonus, the book is a limited edition hardback, and is gorgeous – it even has one of those little built in ribbon bookmarks, which I wish every book did!
If you’re interested in haunted houses, ghosts, and the such, but get put off by ‘over the top’ horror books, you may just love this one! 🙂
Review by Michelle
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