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Hare House

By: Sally Hinchcliffe
Narrated by: Kirsty Strain
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Hare House is not its real name, of course. I have, if you will forgive me, kept names to a minimum here, for reasons that will become understandable....

In the first brisk days of autumn, a woman arrives in Scotland having left her job at an all-girls school in London in mysterious circumstances. Moving into a cottage on the remote estate of Hare House, she begins to explore her new home—a patchwork of hills, moorland and forest. But among the tiny roads, dykes and scattered houses, something more sinister lurks: local tales of witchcraft, clay figures and young men sent mad.

Striking up a friendship with her landlord, Grant, and his younger sister, Cass, she begins to suspect that all might not be quite as it seems at Hare House. And as autumn turns to winter, and a heavy snowfall traps the inhabitants of the estate within its walls, tensions rise to fever pitch.

Sally Hinchcliffe’s Hare House is a modern-day witch story, perfect for fans of Pine and The Loney.

©2022 Sally Hinchcliffe (P)2022 Macmillan Publishers International Limited Ghosts Gothic Horror Supernatural Thriller & Suspense Haunted Scary Paranormal Witchcraft

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Critic reviews

"A beautiful, slow burn of a novel, eerie and shimmering in equal measure." (Mary Paulson-Ellis)

"Deliciously chilly." (Guardian)

"Humming with suppressed hysteria and madness." (The Times)

"Wonderfully evocative." (Heat)

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I enjoyed the book but I am left a bit unsure about what the actual story was about, witches possibly but it didn’t seem to come to a proper conclusion

Not sure about the end

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Gothic isn’t the right word for this curious and intriguing book as it is so understated yet completely atmospheric and gripping. The underlying witch element is handled with a lightness of touch contrasted against the unfolding of the story of the central protagonist’s experience of a strange incident from her past when she was a teacher in a girl’s’ school. I loved the evocative language which transported me to this remote part of Scotland and the beautiful narration. I heartily recommend it.

Intriguing and atmospheric

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Certainly well written and conceived but I found the protagonist very unlikeable and for the most part, uninteresting! There is a sense of dread that sort of builds, but at no point did I really question the fragility of the narrator’s safety with exception of the ‘trial’ near the end of the book. It was good certainly, but for me, not exceptional.

Well written

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The story is good but not particularly well written. It feels like it's still one edit away from finished. On the plus side it's very visual and I imagine would make a good TV adaptation I also enjoy a story that doesn't lead you by the nose. The narrator does a good job but sounds a lot younger than the character which jars a bit.

Look out for overuse of the following phrases;
Bent her head
Sheen of sweat
Low energy lightbulbs
she fell in beside me (especially noteworthy in a pondside scene)

Just OK

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I really enjoyed this book, in fact I’m going to listen to it again now. There are layers and depth to the characters and story that I want to appreciate more.
It’s well read and a gripping listen from beginning to end.

Intriguing story

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I’ve just finished this book, & I just feel a bit flat really…..nothing really happened! There wasn’t the suspense that I had hoped for at all! Although it is beautifully written & the narrator was very good, I definitely feel disappointed.

Nothing really happened….

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Rather a good gothic horror story in a modern setting a la Robert Louis Stevenson

Hare House

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I heard this book described as Scottish gothic on a BBC Scotland radio programme. However I found it disappointing and at times irritating. The plot is weak and characters unconvincing. I finished it in the hope that there might be an interesting twist at the end but that didn't happen.

Hare House Review

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Nothing much happens. Struggled to contain my boredom sadly. The performance and Scottish accents were great tho.

Slow and not very thrilling

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Kept waiting for something interesting to happen, kept struggling through it but have decided to give up with 4 hours left. The author creates nice atmosphere, interesting characterization, nice setting descriptions, but the plot is so incredibly slow and uneventful.

snooze fest

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