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A gripping, sinister Gothic tale inspired by and in the tradition of Henry James's The Turn of the Screw In 1891, in a remote and crumbling New England mansion, 12-year-old orphan Florence and her younger brother are neglected by her guardian uncle. Banned from reading, Florence devours books in secret and talks to herself?and narrates her story?in a unique language of her own invention. By night, she sleepwalks the corridors and is troubled by a recurrent dream in which a mysterious woman appears to threaten her younger brother Giles. After the sudden violent death of the children's first governess, a second teacher, Miss Taylor, arrives, and immediately strange phenomena begin to occur. Florence becomes convinced that the new governess is a malevolent spirit who means to do Giles harm. Against this powerful enemy, Florence must use all her intelligence and ingenuity to protect her little brother and preserve her private world. This gothic page-turner in the tradition of The Woman in Black and The Fall of the House of Usher is told in a startlingly different and wonderfully captivating narrative voice.
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Florence & Giles, John Harding
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- Released
- 2010
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- Title
- Florence & Giles
- Language
- English
- Authors
- John Harding
- Publisher
- Blue Door
- Released
- 2010
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 263
- ISBN10
- 0007315031
- ISBN13
- 9780007315031
- Series
- Florence & Giles
- Tags
- Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Horror, USA, British Literature, Supernatural Beings, Ghosts and Apparitions, Gothic, Childhood, Demons, Victorian Era, Gothic Horror, Historical Fantasy, Accident, Brothers, Supernatural Horror, Scary Stories, Libraries, Lakes, New England, English Countryside, Haunted Houses, Wells
- First published
- 2010
- Original title
- Florence and Giles
- Rating
- 3.75 out of 5
- Description
- A gripping, sinister Gothic tale inspired by and in the tradition of Henry James's The Turn of the Screw In 1891, in a remote and crumbling New England mansion, 12-year-old orphan Florence and her younger brother are neglected by her guardian uncle. Banned from reading, Florence devours books in secret and talks to herself?and narrates her story?in a unique language of her own invention. By night, she sleepwalks the corridors and is troubled by a recurrent dream in which a mysterious woman appears to threaten her younger brother Giles. After the sudden violent death of the children's first governess, a second teacher, Miss Taylor, arrives, and immediately strange phenomena begin to occur. Florence becomes convinced that the new governess is a malevolent spirit who means to do Giles harm. Against this powerful enemy, Florence must use all her intelligence and ingenuity to protect her little brother and preserve her private world. This gothic page-turner in the tradition of The Woman in Black and The Fall of the House of Usher is told in a startlingly different and wonderfully captivating narrative voice.