Therefore, the guests are challenged to create tales that will freeze the blood’. Outside storms rage so imaginations are heightened. Lord Byron, Percy and Mary Shelley and friends are gathered at the Villa Diodati for an evening of story telling. "Magic and mystery adds appeal to this already compelling family drama.and Carroll manages to wrap all of the threads into a wholly satisfying ending.The year is 1816. "Magic and mystery adds appeal to this already compelling family drama.and Carroll manages to wrap all of the threads into a wholly satisfying ending." -Bulletin Hand this to readers who enjoy fantasy, fairy tales, and magical realism."- School Library Journal, Starred "A tale brimming with emotion and atmosphere. "A haunting and poignant exploration of family, loss, and redemption." - Booklist, Starred Praise for Emma Carroll's In Darkling Wood: and the consequences are even more devastating. Sometimes the truth is far more terrifying than fiction. What starts as a simple tale of village life soon turns to tragedy and the darkest, most dangerous of secrets. She has traveled a long way with her own tale to tell, and now they all must listen.
Collapsed on the doorstep is a girl with strange scars on her face. Then there's an unexpected knock at the front door. But one of the guests-Mary Shelley-is stuck for a story to share. After dinner is served, they challenge each other to tell ghost stories that will freeze the blood.
One stormy June evening, five friends meet at Villa Diodati, the summer home of Lord Byron. From the critically acclaimed author of In Darkling Wood comes a spine-tingling novel inspired by Frankenstein with more than a hint of mystery and suspense.
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