The Last Heir to Blackwood Library
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The Last Heir to Blackwood Library
Narrated by:
Ell Potter
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Narrated by:
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Ell Potter
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Hester Fox
About this listen
In post–World War I England, a young woman inherits a mysterious library and must untangle its powerful secrets…
With the stroke of a pen, twenty-three-year-old Ivy Radcliffe becomes Lady Hayworth, owner of a sprawling estate on the Yorkshire moors. Ivy has never heard of Blackwood Abbey, or of the ancient bloodline from which she’s descended. With nothing to keep her in London since losing her brother in the Great War, she warily makes her way to her new home.
The abbey is foreboding, the servants reserved and suspicious. But there is a treasure waiting behind locked doors: a magnificent library. Despite cryptic warnings from the staff, Ivy feels irresistibly drawn to its dusty shelves, where familiar works mingle with strange, esoteric texts. And she senses something else in the library too, a presence that seems to have a will of its own.
Rumors swirl in the village about the abbey’s previous owners, about ghosts and curses, and an enigmatic manuscript at the center of it all. And as events grow more sinister, it will be up to Ivy to uncover the library’s mysteries in order to reclaim her own story—before it vanishes forever.
Lush, atmospheric and transporting, The Last Heir to Blackwood Library is a skillful reflection on memory and female agency, and a love letter to books from a writer at the height of her power.
Don't miss A MAGIC DEEP & DROWNING, Hester Fox's lush, enchanting reimagining of The Little Mermaid, where a young woman in 1650 Friesland must face a deadly choice between love, duty, and a mythic legacy...
Look for these other gothic mysteries from Hester Fox:
- The Book of Thorns
- The Witch of Willow Hall
- The Widow of Pale Harbor
- The Orphan of Cemetery Hill
- A Lullaby for Witches
I was totally captivated by The witch of Willow Hall by this author and so was keen to read this when it released recently. I decided on the audiobook version as I feel it definitely adds something extra to a story like this. Though I will also need to add this to my bookshelves.
Eerie, atmospheric and captivating throughout, this book tells the story of Ivy who inherits a distant unknown relatives Hall and title. Set in post war England, Ivy moves to Yorkshire to Blackwood Hall with its foreboding library and dark secrets. Only to find that her ancestors are linked to an ancient curse. (Full synopsis in comments)
What to expect-
An introduction that hinted at something dark and hidden, unfolding over each atmospheric chapter
Stories of hauntings by a mad murdering monk in Blackwood Hall
A book that built up in the first half to a dramatic dark climax.
Slow burn chapter by chapter reveals and character driven plot
Hints of romance
Strong independent women and characters you'll hate!
I loved the audiobook adaptation of this book, and this will definitely be a book I reread and recommend.
Creepy and atmospheric.
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Most Enjoyable with Twists. Great Narration
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The fundamentals of the story lured me in - but...
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