Charlotte Markham and the House of Darkling

Charlotte Markham and the House of DarklingDebut novelist Michael Boccacino invites readers into the world beyond the realm of the living in Charlotte Markham and the House of Darkling, a Victorian gothic tale of the strange and supernatural. But all who enter this house must beware for there is a price to pay for visitors who wish to save those they love. The story of a British governess and her young charges seduced by the otherworldly enticements of a mysterious mansion in the forest

Debut novelist Michael Boccacino invites readers into the world beyond the realm of the living in Charlotte Markham and the House of Darkling, a Victorian gothic tale of the strange and supernatural. But all who enter this house must beware--for there is a price to pay for visitors who wish to save those they love. The story of a British governess and her young charges seduced by the otherworldly enticements of a mysterious mansion in the forest following the inexplicable death of the former nanny, this Tim Burton-like tale of dark fantasy is a bewitching treat for fans of horror and paranormal fiction, as well as readers who love creepy gothic tales and mysterious shadowy English manor houses. Not since Suzanna Clarke introduced Jonathan Strange to Mr. Norrell, and Neil Gaiman's Coraline crawled through a secret door into a twisted and sinister mirror world, has there been a journey as wondrously fantastic and terrifying as Charlotte Markham's adventures in the House of Darkling.
--Christopher Ransom, international bestselling author of The Birthing House and The Fading

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Published: 07/24/2012
ISBN: 9780062122612
Pages: 296
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.30w x 0.90d
Award: Bram Stoker Awards - Nominee

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 06/25/2012 pg. 154
Publishers Weekly 07/02/2012
Booklist 07/01/2012 pg. 34