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 The Black Feathers

by

Rebecca Netley

When Annie marries widower Edward Stonehouse and arrives at Guardbridge, his estate on the Yorkshire moors, she thinks she has finally put darkness behind her.

She is mistaken . . .

Edward's sister, Iris, still lives in the family home. A taxidermist and medium, she urges Annie to watch out for black feathers - claiming that they mark the spot where a spirt has visited.

At first, Annie dismisses her warnings. But, before long, an eerie almost haunting feeling takes over her.

What exactly happened to Edward's first wife? Why is Iris so disturbed?

And should Annie be watching for signs from the dead - or rather is she the one being watched?

REVIEW

Annie meets widower Edward Stonehouse and they marry soon after. She arrives at Guardbridge, his estate on the Yorkshire moors, with their young son and hopes that she can be happy there. 

She meets Edward's sister Iris,  who although can seem quite odd as she reports she is a Medium (and is also a Taxidermist), she does befriend her and they get quite close. 

When Annie is invited by Iris to attend a seance one evening, she is full of apprehension and intrigue, but when  Annie starts seeing and feeling strange things and thinks someone is watching her, she wonders if what Iris says is true. 

It is when Annie starts seeing black feathers around her that Iris tells her that it is a sign that someone is trying to contact her from the dead...

I loved this book. I read it in only a few days and am only sorry I didn't get to it sooner as I have had it on my TBR pile for ages! If you love gothic historical fiction, then this is for you - and there is a twist at the end!