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Wakenhyrst book review7/4/2023 ![]() Maar het is gewoon niet zo extreem bijzonder om te spreken van 'really liked it'. Nee, natuurlijk is dit geen slecht boek! Laten die drie sterren je niet in de luren leggen. Wakenhyrst is a terrifying ghost story, an atmospheric slice of gothic, a brilliant exploration of the boundaries between the real and the supernatural, and a descent into the mind of a psychopath. And when he lies awake at night, he hears a scratching sound – like claws on the wooden floor. The stench of the Fen permeates the house, even with the windows closed. But the doom keeps returning to his mind. It's horrifying in its depiction of hell, and Edmund wants nothing more to do with it despite his historical significance. His terror is only briefly abated when he discovers it's actually a painting, a 'doom', taken from the church. When Maud's mother dies in childbirth and she's left alone with her strict, disciplinarian father, Maud's isolation drives her to her father's study, where she happens upon his diary.ĭuring a walk through the local church yard, Edmund spots an eye in the undergrowth. ![]() Edmund dominates his family tyrannically, in particular daughter Maud. ![]() It is the home of Edmund Stearn and his family – a historian, scholar and land-owner, he's an upstanding member of the local community. ![]() ![]() 1906: A large manor house, Wake's End, sits on the edge of a bleak Fen, just outside the town of Wakenhyrst. ![]()
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