{"product_id":"the-house-of-whispers-9781398703858","title":"The House of Whispers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e*\u003c\/i\u003ePicked as one of the best historical novels of 2023 by \u003ci\u003eThe Times!*\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A creepy, chilling story - another Anna Mazzola triumph!'' \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eJENNIFER SAINT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e''Chilling and compelling, with echoes of Daphne du Maurier''s Rebecca'' \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eESSIE FOX\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSometimes the secrets of the past are more dangerous than the present...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRome, 1938.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the world teeters on the brink of war, talented pianist Eva Valenti enters the house of widower Dante Cavallera to become his new wife.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the outside, the forces of Fascism are accelerating, but in her new home, Eva fears that something else is at work, whispering in the walls and leaving mysterious marks on Dante''s young daughter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoon she starts to wonder whether the house itself is trying to give up the secrets of its mysterious past - secrets that Dante seems so determined to keep hidden.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHowever, Eva must also conceal the truth of her own iden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ecreepy, chilling story\u003c\/b\u003e - another Anna Mazzola triumph! * JENNIFER SAINT *\u003cbr\u003eChilling and compelling, \u003cb\u003ewith echoes of Daphne du Maurier's \u003ci\u003eRebecca\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, this is a thrilling mystery with many eerie twists and turns to keep you hooked all through the night * ESSIE FOX *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePowerful, spine-tingling and beautifully penned\u003c\/b\u003e, this is gothic historical fiction at its very best and cements Mazzola as one of its most talented exponents * ABIR MUKHERJEE *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDarkly atmospheric\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003edripping with menace\u003c\/b\u003e. Anna Mazzola is a \u003cb\u003etwisted genius\u003c\/b\u003e * TAMMY COHEN *\u003cbr\u003eAbsolutely brilliant. \u003cb\u003eGripping, beautifully written and properly chilling\u003c\/b\u003e * CAROLINE GREEN *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeautiful, chilling, and darkly enchanting.\u003c\/b\u003e Anna Mazzola is a truly gifted storyteller, and in \u003ci\u003eThe House of Whispers\u003c\/i\u003e has created a novel so rich in detail, so clever and twisting * CHRIS WHITAKER *\u003cbr\u003eEerie and unsettling, but perhaps Anna Mazzola's superbly realised depiction of a nation gripped by the horrors of fascism is \u003cb\u003ethe most terrifying thing of all\u003c\/b\u003e * KATE GRIFFIN *\u003cbr\u003eA wonderful tale, if also \u003cb\u003edeeply unsettling and creepy\u003c\/b\u003e. I ripped through \u003ci\u003eThe House of Whispers\u003c\/i\u003e in double quick time * JAMES OSWALD *\u003cbr\u003eRobert Harris meets M.R. James in an evocative gothic tale set in a Rome on the edge of catastrophe . . .  \u003cb\u003eMazzola's dazzling imagination is at its very peak\u003c\/b\u003e * DAVID HEWSON *\u003cbr\u003eThe sense of place is impeccable, \u003cb\u003ethe sense of danger truly chilling\u003c\/b\u003e * SINÉAD CROWLEY *\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003cb\u003ethrilling tale of a woman caught between the pressures of pre-war Italy\u003c\/b\u003e and the more mysterious manifestations of something amiss in her own household * ALISON LITTLEWOOD *\u003cbr\u003eA delicately told ghost story set in the bright heat of 1930s Italy. \u003cb\u003eClaustrophobic and compelling\u003c\/b\u003e * AMANDA MASON *\u003cbr\u003ePacked with \u003cb\u003epolitical and emotional intrigue\u003c\/b\u003e . . . historically rich and \u003cb\u003edeeply unsettling\u003c\/b\u003e * SARAH HILARY *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGothic, immersive\u003c\/b\u003e and very, very scary . . . Set in 1939 Rome against the rise of fascism, injecting a \u003cb\u003epowerful sense of dread\u003c\/b\u003e * ALLY WILKES *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003egripping, thrilling story\u003c\/b\u003e which had me hooked from the start, as the \u003cb\u003eterrifying reality of fascism\u003c\/b\u003e in pre-war Italy is increasingly entwined in an \u003cb\u003eanguished marriage\u003c\/b\u003e * MARY CHAMBERLAIN *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTense historical fiction\u003c\/b\u003e like no other . . . \u003cb\u003eDark and mysterious\u003c\/b\u003e with whispers of a buried past hidden in the walls. I cannot recommend \u003ci\u003eThe House of Whispers\u003c\/i\u003e highly enough * AJ WEST *\u003cbr\u003eSupernatural events in a house mirror the creeping fascism in 1930s Rome . . . An \u003cb\u003eabsolute page turner\u003c\/b\u003e * JULIE OWEN MOYLAN *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat a rare treat\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Offers a real insight into a little-explored era - in this case Mussolini's fascist destruction of Italy. \u003cb\u003eUtterly authentic\u003c\/b\u003e * AK TURNER *\u003cbr\u003eAnna Mazzola skilfully blends \u003cb\u003epersonal trauma and political violence\u003c\/b\u003e in her novel of innocence destroyed and betrayal - and adds a \u003cb\u003edash of Gothic\u003c\/b\u003e for good measure * ELIZABETH BUCHAN *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFascinating\u003c\/b\u003e, tense and very, very creepy * MICHAEL MALONE *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47836734095703,"sku":"9781398703858","price":8.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781398703858.jpg?v=1710381669","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-house-of-whispers-9781398703858","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}