{"product_id":"the-ghosts-of-merry-hall","title":"The Ghosts of Merry Hall","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn modern-day England, a mother and daughter move into a crumbling Victorian house through which wind whistles eerily, floorboards creak ominously and things go bump in the night. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe ghost of a girl who performed in Victorian freak shows haunts this chilling gothic ghost story, reminiscent of Laura Purcell's \u003ci\u003eThe Silent Companions\u003c\/i\u003e and Alice Hoffman's \u003ci\u003eThe Museum of Extraordinary Things\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2025, following the break-up of her marriage, cash-strapped single mother Nell moves into the crumbling Merry Hall with her teenage daughter, Fern, to housesit for its evasive owner. She's determined to make a new life in the gloomy Victorian mansion but the noises, moving objects and strange smells in her new home make her increasingly unsettled. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the 1840s, showman Abel Wenham seduces Dolly, a talented albino girl and makes her the star of his performing collection of freaks. But after she becomes pregnant with his child, he discards her and imprisons her at Merry Hall, where her only solace is the company of fellow performers Ida the Bear Lady and the Jack the Posturer. They plan to escape with Dolly and her child and set up in business, but Wenham has other ideas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIs Dolly, just one of the ghosts that haunt Merry Hall, reaching out across the centuries to right the wrongs of the past? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Dark, unsettling and beautifully written, this gothic chiller is full of surprises. Terrifying but impossible to put down - I loved it!'\u003cbr\u003eCarly Reagon, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Toll House\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHear Him Calling\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A darkly gleaming gem of a novel about the persistence of memory and the dangers lurking in the shadows of an old and brooding house.' A. J. Elwood, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Other Lives of Miss Emily White\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Cottingley Cuckoo\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A mesmerising and original gothic tale that I struggled to put down. Beautifully written, dark and delicious. I literally dropped everything to read it in two days!'\u003cbr\u003eJody Cooksley, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Small Museum\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Ghosts of Merry Hall\u003c\/i\u003e is a gothic treasure chest full of seedy secrets and eerie charm. I loved Dolly Dove from the start.' Verity M. Holloway, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Others of Edenwell\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Titan Books (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51948061393127,"sku":"9781835413111","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_efeb6530-1565-42c9-8a3f-6e96cef78a2a.jpg?v=1775507135","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/the-ghosts-of-merry-hall","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}