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Book SynopsisSMALL ANGELS updates the classic ghost story for the 21st century: a wedding in a Suffolk village sees the woods begin to stir with an unsettling magic, and forces a troubled family's secrets out into the open.
Trade ReviewA
twisting gothic tale of darkness, intrigue, heartbreak and revenge...
gorgeously atmospheric and gripping! -- Jennifer Saint, author of ARIADNE
Beautiful and frightening, SMALL ANGELS is
both ghost story and love ballad to the art of story-telling. Lauren Owen has written a true page-turner.
This book will haunt and bewitch you -- A J Gnuse, author of THE GIRL IN THE WALLS
Small Angels is beautiful in every way - atmospheric, eerie, elegantly written. An intricately woven tale of characters
haunted by love and pain, revenge and courage. It is
a stunning book, perfect for lovers of folklore and gothic fiction -- Elizabeth Lee, author of CUNNING WOMEN
A suspenseful, gloriously atmospheric first novel, and a feast of gothic storytelling that is impossible to resist * Kate Atkinson (on THE QUICK) *
A sly and glittering addition to the literature of the macabre... As soon as you have breathed with relief, much worse horrors begin * Hilary Mantel (on THE QUICK) *
Macabre, readable and atmospheric * Sunday Times *
Hauntingly atmospheric and beautifully written, this story of bewitchment and revenge weaves a spell over you, and won't quite let go -- Susan Stokes-Chapman
Lauren Owen's second novel has
a perfect Gothic setting: Mockbeggar Woods, a place as brooding and ominous as the Brontes' moors... This
beautifully written modern ghost story is an
enchanting place to get lost -- Danielle Trussoni * New York Times *
A folk-horror blend of murder ballad and ghost story, for fans of Joanne Harris and Andrew Michael Hurley * Metro *
