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Friday Finds: The Little Stranger



The Little Stranger
by Sarah Waters

Friday Finds is hosted by Should Be Reading.

Here’s the blurb from the publisher:

Set in rural Warwickshire just after the Second World War, The Little Stranger is her fifth novel, the first with a male narrator, Dr. Faraday. We meet the doctor at Hundreds Hall, a former grand structure now wasting away, and home to the Ayreses for close to two centuries. Members of the landed gentry now fallen to ruin, the Ayreses — Mrs. Ayres and her two grown children, Caroline and Roderick — seem steeped in a bygone, gentler age. Called upon to examine the housemaid, Dr Faraday finds himself strangely drawn to the dilapidated house, where his own mother used to work as a maid 30 years ago.

What begins as mild fascination with the house and its residents will transform itself into something more pronounced as Dr. Faraday scrambles to make sense of the strange happenings that begin to haunt Hundreds. Unexplained marks appear on the walls, fires start on their own accord, and footsteps break the silence of unoccupied rooms. Acting both as doctor and confidant, Dr. Faraday’s life becomes closely entwined with the Ayreses, even as a string of greater tragedies descend on the Hundreds.

This one sounds like a good one for the R.I.P IV challenge that I talked about here. What caught your eye this week?

R.I.P IV Challenge: Are You In?

I just heard about this challenge and it sounds like a lot of fun! R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril IV is hosted by Stainless Steel Droppings and runs from September 1st through Halloween. There are many levels of participation so everyone can participate and includes the following genres:

  • Mystery
  • Suspense
  • Thriller
  • Dark Fantasy
  • Gothic
  • Horror
  • Supernatural

I haven’t chosen my books yet but I hope to join at the ‘Peril The Second’ level which requires me to read at least two books. I’m not sure which books I plan to read yet as I just heard about the challenge but I will list them here once I’ve decided. Anyone else want to join in on the fun? If so, click here for details. I swear, the post alone will put you in the mood for Halloween.

1. The Last Dickens by Matthew Pearl

2.The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

3. Of Bees and Mist by Erick Setiawan

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