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Gothic FictionHistorical FictionRomantic Suspense

Nine Coaches Waiting

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  • 1958 first published
  • 342 pages
  • ★ 4.3 (12 ratings)
  • 23 editions
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Mary Stewart's Nine Coaches Waiting (1958) is a gothic fiction and historical fiction novel. The story is set in France and province. It deals with governesses.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.3 out of 5 from 12 ratings, and 102 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 23 editions.

It runs to roughly 342 pages — 6–7 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Nine Coaches Waiting

Linda Martin, an English woman is hired to be a governess for a young French boy. But a strange terror coiled in the shadows behind the brooding elegance of the huge Château Valmy. It lay there like some dark and twisted thing -- waiting, watching, ready to strike. Was it only chance encounter than had brought the lovely governess to the château? Or was it something planned? She only knew something was wrong and that she was afraid. She is unaware of the danger she faces or who to trust in order to protect the young heir. Now she could not even trust the man she loved. For Raoul Valmy was one of them -- linked by blood and name to the dark secrets of the Valmy past.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Historical
  • Romance
  • Governesses
  • Mystery
  • France
  • Suspense romance
  • Gothic

Quick answers

Who wrote Nine Coaches Waiting?

Nine Coaches Waiting was written by Mary Stewart and first published in 1958.

What genre is Nine Coaches Waiting?

It is usually shelved as Gothic Fiction, Historical Fiction and Romantic Suspense.

How long is Nine Coaches Waiting?

The median edition has 342 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Nine Coaches Waiting?

Readers who like it often enjoy Relentless Storm, Assassin's Creed and The Demon Lover (Chivers Sound Library).

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