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This House is Haunted

  • 2013 first published
  • 298 pages
  • 12 editions

Published in 2013, This House is Haunted is a ghost story and horror novel by John Boyne. It takes readers to East Anglia and East Anglia, England in the 19th century. Characters include Englisch,. It deals with family secrets, governesses, haunted houses and Ghost.

25 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 12 editions.

At about 298 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours.

About This House is Haunted

1867. Eliza Caine arrives in Norfolk to take up her position as governess at Gaudlin Hall on a dark and chilling night. As she makes her way across the station platform, a pair of invisible hands push her from behind into the path of an approaching train. She is only saved by the vigilance of a passing doctor. When she finally arrives, shaken, at the hall she is greeted by the two children in her care, Isabella and Eustace. There are no parents, no adults at all, and no one to represent her mysterious employer. The children offer no explanation. Later that night in her room, a second terrifying experience further reinforces the sense that something is very wrong. From the moment she rises the following morning, her every step seems dogged by a malign presence which lives within Gaudlin's walls. Eliza realizes that if she and the children are to survive its violent attentions, she must first uncover the hall's long-buried secrets and confront the demons of its past.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Setting

  • England
  • East Anglia
  • East Anglia, England
  • Norfolk, England
  • Norfolk

Era

Characters

  • Englisch,

Subjects

  • Family secrets
  • Historical fiction
  • Governesses
  • Haunted houses
  • English Ghost stories
  • Horror
  • Ghost
  • England
  • Historical
  • Gespenstergeschichte
  • Historischer Roman
  • Ghost stories

Quick answers

Who wrote This House is Haunted?

This House is Haunted was written by John Boyne and first published in 2013.

What genre is This House is Haunted?

It is usually shelved as Ghost Stories, Horror and Historical Fiction.

How long is This House is Haunted?

The median edition has 298 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to This House is Haunted?

Readers who like it often enjoy Mexican Gothic, A Christmas Carol and The Screaming Staircase.

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