The Green Man of Eshwood Hall (Hardback)
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Beautifully written and bone-chilling folk-horror published at Halloween
'Striking a perfect balance between myth and psychosocial realism, this is a beautifully written debut' Guardian
'Recalls M. R. James at his nastiest' Telegraph
Eshwood Hall is a great English house surrounded by sprawling woods. In 1962, Izzy is thirteen, lives in the servants quarters and doesn't go to school. Neglected by her parents, she spends her moments of freedom exploring the forest and the village beyond. The more she comes to understand the history of the place and her own situation, the stranger are the things she hears and sees. The most tantalising of these is the Green Man who inhabits the woods, and seems to know all about her, even those desires she has buried deep inside.
A family story rooted in folk tale, The Green Man of Eshwood Hall shows us the power that the wild still holds on our imagination, and the shocking nightmares to which it can give rise.
The Green Man of Eshwood Hall (Ebook)
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A devastating haunted-house novel published for the chilling-tales season
Eshwood Hall is a great English house surrounded by sprawling woods. In 1962, Izzy is thirteen, lives in the servants quarters and doesn't go to school. Neglected by her parents, she spends her moments of freedom exploring the forest and the village beyond. The more she comes to understand the history of the place and her own situation, the stranger are the things she hears and sees. The most tantalising of these is the Green Man who inhabits the woods, and seems to know all about her, even those desires she has buried deep inside.
A family story rooted in folk tale, The Green Man of Eshwood Hall shows us the power that the wild still holds on our imagination, and the shocking nightmares to which it can give rise.
The Green Man of Eshwood Hall (Paperback)
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This evocative short novel is a work of folk horror, close in spirit to Alan Garner's fantasies rooted in the land . . . Striking a perfect balance between myth and psychosocial realism, this beautifully written debut is the first of a projected series set in an imaginary version of Northumberland
A devastating haunted-house novel published for the chilling-tales season
Jacob Kerr
Jacob Kerr is the author of The Green Man of Eshwood Hall. His writing is inspired by the North East of England, where he was born. After teaching English as a foreign language for many years, he now lives in Cumbria.