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The unrecovered
Strachan, Richard (Richard W.)2025
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The gloomy fortress of Gallondean lies on the Scottish coast. Local legend has it that if the heirs to the house hear the howling of a spectral hound nearby, their death will quickly follow. The current owner of the house is Jacob Beresford who, up until the recent death of his father, had never set foot within its crumbling walls. Jacob, already haunted by his own demons, has no need for more ghosts, but as the First World War staggers through its last terrible months and he uncovers unsettling details of his new home’s past, the shadows seem to be growing around him. Then he meets Esther, a young volunteer nurse serving at nearby Roddinglaw, an elegant country house now requisitioned for use as a temporary hospital ward. As Esther assists the men around her, some of whom are struggling to come to terms with permanent, life-changing injuries, she dreams of being a poet. But it is Daniel, one of the soldiers who appears to have only a minor injury, whose life will come to intersect with both Esther and Jacob in horrifying and unexpected ways.
Main title:
The unrecovered / by Richard Strachan.
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Imprint:
London, England : Raven Books, 2025.
Collation:
286 pages ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9781526670540 (paperback)
Language:
English
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BRN:
529567
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