“A masterful and enigmatic tale of psychological suspense. Harris ramps up the menace at a pitch-perfect pace, setting the stage for a big reveal that’s surprising, plausible, and unexpectedly poignant. This melancholy ghost story is a bona fide tour de force.”
Description
A gripping and powerful suspense story of love, loss, and the mysteries of memory by internationally bestselling author Joanne Harris.
Out on the moor, in the snow, a house stands beneath a pylon. It is a house full of memories, and full of old things. And, in the dark, when the pylon sings in the wind, it is a house full of ghosts and fading memories...
The house, Kirkhill, has a new occupant—just moved in, fresh from a bitter divorce and looking for a fresh start. The moor is the perfect place for it: isolated, beautiful in the changing seasons, peaceful, and with just enough of the previous owners' belongings that it's a perfectly self-contained and cosy home.
Only as the nights start to draw in, and the weather takes a turn, so does the house. The cosy isolation becomes menacing, animals begin acting strangely, and it seems someone could be watching the house... and the diaries of the previous owners begin to reveal a terrible tragedy which befell Kirkhill - one which its new occupant may be unable to escape...
Reviews
“A jarring mystery centered on a divorced middle-aged man who has lost all contact with his despised ex-wife and two beloved children. The mix of mystery, suspense, and ghost story is gripping.”
Praise for Joanne Harris
"Joanne Harris’s novels embody the spirit of a fierce chess match. The icy rage and ruthless revenge is turned up even higher in A Narrow Door."
"Harris keeps the suspense high all the way to the exhilarating ending. This spectacular feat of storytelling will seduce the reader from page one."
