Fireside Gothic

About the book

Transport yourself to a Christmas before the Great War, where two schoolboys find themselves engrossed in the eerie tales of an elderly teacher. As they embark on a journey to uncover the truth behind the stories, they soon realize that curiosity may come at a deadly price.

Caught in a stormy night with nowhere to turn, a man seeks refuge in a secluded cottage by the sea. The enigmatic woman who resides there warns him to leave, but his inexplicable urge to return the following day leads to a chilling revelation – the woman and the cottage have vanished without a trace.

Join Clare and Gerald in the depths of the Forest of Dean, where their tranquil life is disrupted by the arrival of Gerald’s nephew, haunted by a persistent scratch from his time in Afghanistan. As tensions rise between family members and their feline companion, Cannop, the scratch takes on a life of its own, threatening to unravel their world in ways they could never have imagined.