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House Of Echoes (Mass Market Paperback)

by Barbara Erskine (Author)

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Mass Market Paperback: 448 pages
Publisher: Penguin Canada (APB) (Feb 1 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0140239065
ISBN-13: 978-0140239065

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

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Supernatural chills and romantic sighs are Erskine's (Midnight Is a Lonely Place) stock in trade, but this outing finds her deficient in both categories. She concludes her latest romance-cum-spook story with a book review praising a first novel by protagonist Jocelyn "Joss" Grant for "leaving the reader clinging to the edge of his chair," but that's wishful thinking as far as this novel is concerned. Adopted as a baby, Joss tracks down her biological mother and learns she has inherited an ancient house in Essex. Ignoring the villagers' superstitious warnings, she moves into Belheddon Hall with her husband, Luke, and her two-year-old son, Tom. Unfortunately, the ensuing strange phenomena?roses left on pillows, and ghostly giggles?frighten Joss more than the reader. Then bruises appear on Tom's arms. Joss suspects ghosts, but Luke suspects Joss. Determined to discover the house's secrets, Joss researches her blighted family tree only to find that no male heir has ever inherited Belheddon. The problem, it turns out, stretches back to the 15th century, when a powerful witch, who lived in the house, cast a spell on King Edward IV that caused him to fall in love with her daughter, Katherine. Over 500 years later, the spell still binds an armor-clad King Edward, who spends eternity making love to all of Katherine's descendants (including Joss), while the bitter Katherine menaces the men of Belheddon. Just when Joss is on the verge of losing her sanity, a village psychic conveniently breaks the ancient curse with surprising ease, forcing an ending that is as illogical as it is happy. Literary Guild/Doubleday Book Club featured alternate.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Faced with financial ruin, Jocelyn and Luke Grant at first view the surprise inheritance of an Essex manor house from Joss' birth mother as a godsend. But who really sent the centuries-old house where boyish voices echo, drifts of icy rose petals appear and then vanish, and a chilling shadow threatens the safety of Luke and his toddler son? When Joss' second child is born, also a boy, it becomes apparent that only the males in the Grant household are threatened, and suspicion falls on Joss. To clear her name and save her family, she must confront and defeat a powerful, ancient presence. Without being overly graphic or ghoulish, Erskine's third novel of the supernatural provides a sensual, shivery thrill ride through a classic English country house. Roberta Johnson --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Chilling, Spine tingling., Feb 23 2004

By	glenda taylor (Mold.Flintshire.North Wales.UK.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: House Of Echoes (Hardcover)

I am a great fan of Barbara Erskine, this book was the best to date. When Luke and Joss Grant face financial problems due to Luke losing his business and their home, they cant believe their luck when Joss inherits a beautiful old house from a mother she never knew. Along with Tom their small son they move into Belheddon Hall. When Joss becomes pregnant with their second child they thought that their happiness was is now complete.

How wrong they were.Joss starts hearing childrens voices and white roses start to appear on her pillow.After the birth of her second son Ned, things really start to happen.Tom starts having terrible nightmares and mysterious bruises appear on his
arms and legs. When Ned disappears and is finally found in one of the attic rooms Luke begins to think Joss is responsible. As the secrets of the old house unfold Joss realises that her sons lives are in danger. She enlists the help of a previous colleague David and together they try and fight the ghosts that threaten them.

From the first page to the very last this book was compelling . The combination of terror and historic events made it very hard to put down. Thank you Barbara Erskine,for a wonderful read.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, Dec 20 2003

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This review is from: House Of Echoes (Paperback)

I'm a huge fan of Barabra Erskine and this book does not disappoint in any way!
Joss, a young woman with a new family, inherits an estate from her mother. She wants to make the fresh start and here is a place where she can learn about the family she never knew.
The only problem is that with the land and the house, Joss also inherits a legacy of revenge, passion and fear.
Erskine continues her usual fabulous writing to create scenes that jump out off the page and become so real you could swear you were there. Full of suspense, you won't be able to put this book down, so make sure you've got a free evening when you start this book!!

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but could have been cut in half, Jul 22 2002

By	J. Copeland "book lover" (midwest) - See all my reviews

This review is from: House Of Echoes (Paperback)

I love ghost stories and this is no exception. I won't go into a plot synopsis, because that's been done already. Ms. Erskine began with an interesting plot. Her writing is very atmospheric and there's that wonderful sense of impending doom. Some very clever juxtapostion of just who and what is doing the bad stuff. But, I have to say, the book was too long. It could easily have been cut in half. We spend Joss' entire pregnancy listening to poor little Tom screaming that the "Tin Man" is scaring the bejabbers out of him and other than that, nothing really happens. The stakes are never really upped enough to start sitting on the edge of your seat. I liked Joss, but she was a bit of a victim. Bringing Natalie in to clean things up was just too pat. Joss should have been the one to lay the ghosts to rest. It was her house and her children in danger. I thought she fluffed off her adoptive parents far too easily. They just became a non-part of the story. Lynn I wanted to slap, she was so one dimensional, and Luke needed a boot in the butt to wake up. I kept hoping Joss would leave him and get together with David who was far more interesting.

Yes, (G), I did like this story. I listened to the unabridged audio version. I love being read too, but even as much as I love it, as I said this work could easily have been cut in half to pick up the pacing and none of the story would have been lost.

This is my first exposure to Ms. Erskine and I did like this book well enough to try her other books.

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5.0 out of 5 stars AN EERIE, SENSUAL, AND ATMOSPHERIC HAUNTED HOUSE STORY
This is a beautifully written novel about a haunted manor in the English countryside. It is the story of a young, married woman, Jocelyn Grant, who inherits that country manor,... Read more

Published on Feb 19 2001 by Lawyeraau

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, Gripping Reading
After the other books by Ms Erskine, I did not think her writing could get any better but she has proven us wrong I thoroughly enjoyed House of Echoes from beginning to end. Read more

Published on Dec 2 2000 by Mrs. L. C. Manzione

4.0 out of 5 stars Perfect beach reading book.
I absolutely love ghost stories and this was a pretty good one. It was a little too long and drawn out but if you've got some extra time I would recommend it. Read more

Published on Jun 16 2000 by Kate

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this book
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