Parliament of Rooks: Haunting Bronte Country by Karen Perkins (English) Paperbac

Description: Parliament of Rooks by Karen Perkins Parliament of Rooks, the new historical paranormal novel in the award-winning Yorkshire Ghosts series, contrasts the beautiful, inspiring village of Haworth today with the slum - or rookery - it was during the industrial revolution. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Past and present collide in the home of the Brontë sisters in this engrossing and suspenseful dual-timeline novel. 1838 - Nine-year-old Harry hates working on the mill floor, and flees to the moors above Haworth whenever he can escape the deadly, thundering machinery. There he meets Emily Brontë, and a lifelong friendship is born. Trouble ensues when Harry marries, as Martha finds jealousy a hard demon to exorcise. The consequences are tragic. 2016 - Newly divorced, Verity is looking forward to her new life running a guest house in Haworth. She soon realises it is haunted - not only by the ghosts of her own past, but by those of Haworth. And Haworths ghosts can be tenacious. As Verity and her new beau, William, are caught up in Harry and Marthas battles, their own lives hang in the balance in a horrific fight between past and present.---Fans of Bella Ellis, Barbara Erskine and Stacey Halls will love this haunting timeslip novel moving between the harsh realities of village life in Emily Brontës Haworth and present day.---#21 UK Kindle Store Bestseller "I love your books!" Sunday Times Bestselling Author Rowan Coleman/Bella Ellis Author Biography Karen Perkins is the author of the Yorkshire Ghost Stories, the Pendle Witch Short Stories and the Valkyrie Series of historical nautical fiction. Her fiction has appeared at the top of bestseller lists on both sides of the Atlantic, including the top 21 in the UK Kindle Store in 2018. Her first Yorkshire Ghost Story - THE HAUNTING OF THORES-CROSS - won the Silver Medal for European Fiction in the prestigious 2015 Independent Publisher Book Awards in New York, whilst her Valkyrie novel, DEAD RECKONING, was long-listed in the 2011 MSLEXIA novel competition. Originally a financial advisor, a sailing injury left Karen with a chronic pain condition (although she did take the European ladies title despite the injury!). Writing has given her a new lease of - and purpose to - life, and she is currently working on a sequel to Parliament of Rooks: Haunting Brontë Country, as well as the next Pendle Witch story. Karen Perkins is a member of the Society of Authors, the Writers Guild of Great Britain and the Horror Writers Association. Review "I love your books!" - Rowan Coleman/Bella Ellis, author of The Girl at the Window and The Vanished Bride "Ms Perkins makes the art of writing look easy, a sure sign of a talented writer and gifted story-telling. 5 stars." - JJ Toner, author of Black Orchestra "Lush and atmospheric, this novel is dark and moody with supernatural elements and accurate historical details" - Review from the BookLife Prize by Publishers Weekly "Atmospheric and perfectly balanced between the past and present, Parliament of Rooks by Karen Perkins is a deeply moving and tremendously exciting story that holds your interest from the first page to the last." - Readers Favorite "Your books are like a binge watch on Netflix because once you start you cant put it down" - Instagram review Long Description No matter how hard life is, humanity has the power to make it better - or even worse. Parliament of Rooks, the new historical paranormal novel in the award-winning Yorkshire Ghosts series, contrasts the beautiful, inspiring village of Haworth today with the slum - or rookery - it was during the industrial revolution: rife with disease, heartache, poverty, and employing child slavery in the mills. In 2017, life expectancy in the UK is 81. In 1848 Haworth, it was 22. "Lush and atmospheric, this novel is dark and moody with supernatural elements and accurate historical details" - Review from the BookLife Prize by Publishers Weekly Likened by independent reviewers on Amazon to the BrontE sisters, Edgar Allen Poe, Barbara Erskine and Nathaniel Hawthorne, Karen Perkins novels are filled with unflinching honesty and an acute understanding of human nature. She explores not only the depths of humanity, but the depths of human motivation behind the actions and pain people inflict upon each other, as well as the repercussions of these actions not only in the short term, but also the later generations who live with the implications of the past. Karen Perkins won the silver medal for European Fiction in the 2015 IPPY book awards, and her fiction has been at the top of bestseller lists on both sides of the Atlantic, including #50 in the UK Kindle Store. Nine-year-old Harry Sutcliff hates working at Rooks Mill and is forever in trouble for running away to the wide empty spaces of the moors - empty but for the song of the skylark, the antics of the rabbits, and the explorations of Emily BrontE. Bound together by their love of the moors, Emily and Harry develop a lasting friendship, but not everyone is happy about it - especially Martha, Harrys wife. As Marthas jealous rages grow in ferocity, Harry does not realise the danger he is in. A hundred and fifty years later, this danger also threatens Verity and her new beau, William. Only time will tell if Verity and William have the strength to fight off the ghosts determined to shape their lives, or whether they will succumb to an age-old betrayal. The Yorkshire Ghost Stories are all individual, complete books and can be read in any order. Details ISBN1910115789 Author Karen Perkins Pages 272 Publisher LionheART Publishing House Language English ISBN-10 1910115789 ISBN-13 9781910115787 Media Book Format Paperback Series Yorkshire Ghost Stories Year 2017 Subtitle Haunting Bronte Country Place of Publication Harrogate Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations black & white illustrations Publication Date 2017-03-01 Short Title Parliament of Rooks DEWEY 823.92 UK Release Date 2017-03-01 Imprint LionheART Publishing House AU Release Date 2017-03-01 NZ Release Date 2017-03-01 Series Number 3 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:101952397;

Price: 35.9 AUD

Location: Melbourne

End Time: 2024-12-11T03:12:07.000Z

Shipping Cost: 9.46 AUD