{"id":2769,"date":"2013-10-17T11:03:05","date_gmt":"2013-10-17T16:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.litquotes.com\/blog\/?p=2769"},"modified":"2013-10-22T15:56:51","modified_gmt":"2013-10-22T20:56:51","slug":"just-in-time-for-halloween-this-house-is-haunted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.litquotes.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/just-in-time-for-halloween-this-house-is-haunted\/","title":{"rendered":"Just in time for Halloween – This House Is Haunted"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I blame Charles Dickens for the death of my father.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

So begins\u00a0This House is Haunted<\/a><\/em>\u00a0by John Boyne. \u00a0While the novel isn’t about Dickens, his name comes up frequently. And those of you that like Dickens\u2019s style of writing are sure to adore this scary tale.<\/p>\n

In this novel, reminiscent of \u00a0Jane Eyre <\/em>and\u00a0The Turn of the Screw, \u00a0<\/em>Eliza Caine accepts the position of governess at Gaudline Hall. \u00a0But things are a little off at Gaudline Hall. \u00a0 The children seem to be all on their own. The people in town seem to know a lot more than they’re telling. \u00a0What is it exactly that they’re afraid to say? \u00a0Could it relate to the odd feeling that Eliza has about Gaudline Hall?<\/p>\n

This is the perfect book for this spooky time of year.<\/p>\n

From the moment Eliza rises the following morning, her every step seems dogged by a malign presence that lives within Gaudlin\u2019s walls. Eliza realizes that if she and the children are to survive its violent attentions, she must first uncover the hall\u2019s long-buried secrets and confront the demons of its past. Clever, captivating, and witty,\u00a0This House Is Haunted<\/i>\u00a0is pure entertainment with a catch.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I blame Charles Dickens for the death of my father. So begins\u00a0This House is Haunted\u00a0by John Boyne. \u00a0While the novel isn’t about Dickens, his name comes up frequently. And those of you that like Dickens\u2019s style of writing are sure …<\/span> <\/p>\n ","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2770,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[825,134,193,105],"class_list":["post-2769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-charles-dickens","tag-charles-dickens","tag-jane-eyre","tag-spooky-quotes","tag-the-turn-of-the-screw"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t