Books and Things | My Favourite Literary Trope | A woman arrives at a house full of mysteries . . . @katiejlumsden | Uploaded February 2024 | Updated October 2024, 6 days ago.
In which I talk about some books that begin with women arriving at houses full of mysteries . . .

*Books Mentioned*

All Bookshop.org are UK affiliate links.

The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, Katie Lumsden (me): goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall
Bookshop.org UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883

Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë: goodreads.com/book/show/10210.Jane_Eyre
Bookshop.org UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781784870737

Uncle Silas, J. Sheridan Le Fanu: goodreads.com/book/show/49190.Uncle_Silas
Bookshop.org UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780140437461

Rebecca, Daphne Du Maurier: goodreads.com/book/show/17899948-rebecca
Bookshop.org UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780349006574

The Haunting of Hill House, Shirley Jackson: goodreads.com/book/show/89717.The_Haunting_of_Hill_House
Bookshop.org UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780141191447

Fingersmith, Sarah Waters: goodreads.com/book/show/8913370-fingersmith
Bookshop.org UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781860498831

The Thirteenth Tale, Diane Setterfield: goodreads.com/book/show/864037.The_Thirteenth_Tale
Bookshop.org UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781409192954

The Miniaturist, Jessie Burton: goodreads.com/book/show/18498569-the-miniaturist
Bookshop.org UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781447250937

The Lost Ones, Anita Frank: goodreads.com/book/show/45166671-the-lost-ones
Bookshop.org UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780008341237

The Quickening, Rhiannon Ward: goodreads.com/book/show/48997632-the-quickening
Bookshop.org UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781409192183

Mrs England, Stacey Halls: goodreads.com/book/show/56089437-mrs-england
Bookshop.org UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781838772888

The Hiding Place, Amanda Mason: goodreads.com/book/show/55242818-the-hiding-place
Bookshop.org UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781838771942

The Nesting, C.J. Cooke: goodreads.com/book/show/50996769-the-nesting
Bookshop.org UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780008402341

The Ghost Woods, C.J. Cooke: goodreads.com/book/show/60567943-the-ghost-woods
Bookshop.org UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780008515942

The Beholders, Hester Musson: goodreads.com/book/show/179252476
Bookshop.org UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780008558611

The Library Thief, Kuchenga Shenje: goodreads.com/book/show/131965226
Bookshop.org UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781408726846

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My second novel, The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst, is coming out summer 2024.
Pre-order from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115
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My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW.
Buy from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9781405951883
Buy from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9781405951883
Buy from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-mysterious-atmospheric/dp/1405951885
Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS
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Goodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall

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