The Haunting of Thores-Cross: A Yorkshire Ghost Story
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*Silver Medal Winner, European fiction - 2015 Independent Publisher Book Awards
Ghosts of Thores-Cross, book 1
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A scorned young woman will have her vengeance, even after death.
1776 - Jennet is fifteen and alone. Isolated and vulnerable, she finds safety in the arms of local wool merchant, Richard Ramsgill. Or so she thinks.
Present Day - Emma and Dave’s hopes of a fresh start in their new home are shattered when Emma hears the bells of the old village church. But this is impossible, the village of Thores-Cross and its church were drowned decades ago by the waters of Thruscross Reservoir. Emma soon learns the dark significance of the bells: Jennet has woken.
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Fans of Barbara Erskine, Katherine Clements and Susanna Kearsley will love this haunting and evocative, dual-timeline novel moving between the isolation and oppression of life in a 1700s Yorkshire moors village and present day.
1776 - Jennet is fifteen and alone. Isolated and vulnerable, she finds safety in the arms of local wool merchant, Richard Ramsgill. Or so she thinks.
Present Day - Emma and Dave’s hopes of a fresh start in their new home are shattered when Emma hears the bells of the old village church. But this is impossible, the village of Thores-Cross and its church were drowned decades ago by the waters of Thruscross Reservoir. Emma soon learns the dark significance of the bells: Jennet has woken.
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Fans of Barbara Erskine, Katherine Clements and Susanna Kearsley will love this haunting and evocative, dual-timeline novel moving between the isolation and oppression of life in a 1700s Yorkshire moors village and present day.
A Selection of Review Extracts for The Haunting of Thores-Cross on Amazon
“The Haunting of Thores-Cross is quite simply one of the most exciting, incredible, occult-inspired books I have ever read” The Red-Headed Book Lover
“A perfect read.”
“Karen Perkins is a true literary talent”
“An exceptional novel that will take readers on a journey unlike no other”
“A brilliant piece of literature”
“A read that will keep you entertained for hours on end as well as enthrall you“
“Suspenseful and atmospheric” – Publishers Weekly
“Jennet will have your heart and your fear in equal measure”
“If you like a good book with plenty of suspense, read this: you won't regret it.”
“Beautifully written and researched, this is one heck of a ghost story”
“This historical ghost story provides page-turning chills and sympathy for scorned women"
“The Haunting of Thores-Cross is quite simply one of the most exciting, incredible, occult-inspired books I have ever read” The Red-Headed Book Lover
“A perfect read.”
“Karen Perkins is a true literary talent”
“An exceptional novel that will take readers on a journey unlike no other”
“A brilliant piece of literature”
“A read that will keep you entertained for hours on end as well as enthrall you“
“Suspenseful and atmospheric” – Publishers Weekly
“Jennet will have your heart and your fear in equal measure”
“If you like a good book with plenty of suspense, read this: you won't regret it.”
“Beautifully written and researched, this is one heck of a ghost story”
“This historical ghost story provides page-turning chills and sympathy for scorned women"
