My Darling Dreadful Thing : A Novel

*** Winner of the British Fantasy Awards Best Horror Novel 2025 *** If the dead can wake and walk among us, how can we know what is truly real? Roos Beckman has a spirit companion only she can see. Ruth―strange, corpse-like, and dead for centuries―is the light of Roos' life. That is, until the wealthy young widow Agnes Knoop visits one of Roos' backroom seances, and the two strike up a connection. Soon, Roos is whisked away to the crumbling estate Agnes inherited upon the death of her husband, where an ill woman haunts the halls, strange smells drift through the air at night, and mysterious stone statues reside in the family chapel. Something dreadful festers in the manor, but still, the attraction between Roos and Agnes is undeniable. Then, someone is murdered. Poor, alone, and with a history of 'hysterics', Roos is the obvious culprit. With her sanity and innocence in question, she'll have to prove who―or what―is at fault or lose everything she holds dear.Author: Veen, Johanna van,author Contributors: Veen, Johanna van,author Binding: paperback Number Of Pages: 416 Publication Date: Release Date: Languages: English,Published,English,Original Language Edition: 1 Published/Release Date: 14 May 2024 Bic Classification: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Horror & ghost stories bicCode: Format: Paperback / softback Publisher/Studio/Brand: Sourcebooks, Inc Author/Director/Artist: Johanna van Veen Dimension (cm): 198x129x28 mm Package Dimension (cm): 34x196x130 mm Item Weight (g): 292 Package Weight (g): 290