In the late 1960s, hugo alton doted on nancy, his gorgeous and gregarious wife. About black rabbit hall for fans of kate morton and daphne du maurier, black rabbit hall is an obvious mustread. For me, the black rabbit hall of the past was far more intriguing and better written than the present day story line. Black rabbit hall s beautifully crafted mystery is a delight i want to experience again and again. Imagery showing a light source casting the shadow would have helped complete the journey. Black rabbit hall by eve chase my book of the year so far. Fellow bibliophiles will understand my panicked dash to the local bookshop before my city train was due. Reading guide for black rabbit hall by eve chase discussion guide for book clubs. Black rabbit hall pulls you like a sleepwalker into a beautiful, hazy story about a grand cornish home full of character and thunderclap memories. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading black rabbit hall. From the deliciously mysterious prologue until the last page is turned, black rabbit hall by eve chase is a riveting novel that is impossible to put down. The eponymous estate in eve chases debut novel, black rabbit hall, is one such place, though this wasnt always the case.
Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Black rabbit hall book johnson county library bibliocommons. Black rabbit hall intersperses a presentday narrative with another story from 40 years before. Amber alton knows that the hours pass differently at black rabbit hall, her london familys country estate where no two clocks read the same. Jun 26, 2015 black rabbit hall by eve chase is a 2015 publication. Lorna, however, is absolutely smitten with black rabbit hall, and she seizes eagerly upon mrs.
Black rabbit hall is set in cornwall in a massive country house. I wasnt out and out blown away by it but i had flashes where i loved the writing and the story kept me captivated throughout. The black rabbit by philippa leathers, hardcover barnes. Rabbit hall solomou dionysiou 12 exarchia, athens, greece, athens, greece rated 3. Black rabbit hall is drawing a number of comparisons with the beloved novels of daphne du maurier, not least because of their shared setting in cornwall, but also because of a more generalized exploration of the links between a specific, evocative place and often devastating family history. Buy black rabbit hall first edition by chase, eve isbn.
For fans of kate morton and daphne du maurier, black rabbit hall is an obvious mustread. The descriptions of black rabbit hall in the 1960s really did make me feel as if i was there with the family on their school holidays. One place fetching lornas eye is the estate pencraw hall, better known as black rabbit hall, which has seen better days. Many people will place a book in the gothic category, using the term too loosely, in my opinion, but its very, very rare to find a story that delivers an authentic gothic mystery. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. To see the complete list of this book s readalikes.
Black rabbit hall by eve chase is a 2015 publication. Rabbit finally manages to escape black rabbit in the deep, dark wood. With black rabbit hall, eve chase has crafted a gothic novel that ticks all the genre boxes in a way that could be boringly formulaic, but isnt the sensuous prose and adept pacing saves the novel and lends the requisite level of depth, suspense, and ambiance to make for a good read. Ive just started disclaimer by renee knight which is very intriguing and almost as unputdownable as. He wakes up and leaves his burrow on a beautiful sunny day only to discover hes being followed by a big black rabbit. It is designed, being set in cornwall, to remind the reader of daphne du maurier and, while nowhere near as engaging, it does slightly. Feb 09, 2016 thirty years apart, two womens secrets unfold within black rabbit hall, a ramshackle ancestral home set in windswept cornwall.
Altons invitation to stay for a few nights, much to jons dismay. Amber last day of the summer holidays, 1969, cornwall i feel safe on the cliff ledge, safer than in the house, anyway. However, black rabbit hall delivers exactly that, and with relish on top. Black rabbit hall by eve chase follows two households of two generations in two crossing storylines to unwind their own twisty secrets. The book has a second narrative that takes place three decades. A group of teens steal and smash petes bike, then chase him. Amber alton knows that the hours pass differently at black rabbit hall, her london familys cornish country house, where no two clocks read the same. The dark and sorrowful events from 1969 continue to reverberate three decades later when bridetobe lorna dunaways search for a wedding venue takes her to a dilapidated country estate in cornwall. Aug 24, 2015 it follows two women, separated by decades, inextricably linked by the magnificent and derelict black rabbit hall. Browsing in blackheaths gleebooks, i picked up black rabbit hall with its intriguing title and lovely cover design. When he stops and turns around, the huge black rabbit is there.
For centuries, the mysterious darkrobed figure has roamed the globe, searching for those whose complicity and cowardice have fed into the rapids of historys darkest waters and now, in sarah perrys breathtaking followup to the essex serpent, it is heading in our direction. We loved the dual narrativesthen and nowand found ourselves breathless with anticipation to discover the fates of 60s teenager amber, her tempestuous mother and vivacious siblings, as well as engaged london couple lorna. Reading guide for black rabbit hall by eve chase bookbrowse. Deborah lawrenson, author of the lantern and the sea garden. Black rabbit hall by eve chase secret library book blog. Twelve years ago this month, waterbrook press released on the edge of the dark sea of darkness, book 1 of andrew petersons wingfeather saga. Black rabbit halls beautifully crafted mystery is a delight i. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. Apart from the occasional classic, i have rarely felt the urge to read a book twiceblack rabbit halls beautifully crafted mystery is a delight that i want to experience again and again the stylist. For fans of kate morton and sarah waters, heres a magnetic debut novel of wrenching family secrets, forbidden love, and heartbreaking loss housed within the grand gothic manor of black rabbit hall. Feb 09, 2016 black rabbit hall ebook written by eve chase. Black rabbit hall tale peddler josephine pennicott.
The house at the centre of the novel, black rabbit hall, is socalled because when the sun sets over its vast green lawn the rabbits are silhouetted on the horizon. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read black rabbit hall. The story moves between the alton family in cromwell, 1968, as they deal with a tragedy that turns their cheerful family upside down, and lorna, who 30 years later is drawn to black rabbit hall while searching for a wedding venue. Join facebook to connect with rabbit hall and others you may know. Apart from the occasional classic, i have rarely felt the urge to read a book twice.
Black rabbit hall by eve chase goodreads share book. I enjoyed both eras, the 60s and present day, as i liked the main characters, amber and lorna. The appealing drawings are done in watercolor with pen, yet for all their thoughtfulness, they fail to show that rabbit ultimately understands the black rabbit to be his shadow. It switches between the 1960s and the present day, the whole book has the feeling of an old gothic novel the house is a character in and of itself and it holds the secrets of everyone who comes inside. At the time, the rabbit room was barely six months old. Black rabbit hall by eve chase overdrive rakuten overdrive. Chases novel rarely shifts setting from the confines of black rabbit hall and its environs. Mar 31, 2016 black rabbit hall contains a little bit of everything, with family drama, tragedy and mystery all engaging the readers interest.
Mar 10, 2018 what a wonderfully tense and atmospheric book this was. Jul 04, 2017 black rabbit hall intersperses a presentday narrative with another story from 40 years before. The house rabbit handbook is the first and still the best book on house rabbit care, and the book that started house rabbit society faqs. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. For fans of kate morton and daphne du maurier, black rabbit hall. The alton family joke is that a black rabbit hour lasts twice as long as a london one, but you dont get a quarter of the things done.
Soon enough, the house begins to weave a spell over lorna, nudging her to notice relics that seem to point to her own past. Jul 30, 2015 i discovered black rabbit hall on an outing to the blue mountains, after finishing my train book on the journey up. Black rabbit hall by eve chase is the spellbinding, lusciouslywritten story of two families twined together across the span of time, trapped in limbo in a magical, seaswept cornwall house with secrets as deep as its normandy roots. If you built a book around my wheelhouse this would be it. Handpicked recommendations to other books that have a similar writing style or theme to black rabbit hall. Afew feet from the coast path, its a twentyminute scramble from the edge of the estate, far enough from black rabbit halls watching win dows, a secret place.
We wont clog your inbox, but we will send offers for discounts and free books. Raymonds rabbit is decapitated and its head impaled on a rusty nail on a gate. In our faqs, learn about litterbox training, housing, spayneuter, the hazards of outdoor living, diet, bunny proofing, toys, chewing, aggression, and more. An older boy threatens him by squeezing his neck until he almost passes out, and by holding a box cutter against his face and telling him ill cut your fking tongue out. The end of innocence in black rabbit hall posted on february 17, 2016 february 3, 2016 by christina callison lorna knew as soon as she saw the photo of black rabbit hall that she wanted her wedding there because it reminded her of the house she and her mom visited when she was a child. It is a book which truly knows what its doing, alternating between tugging on heartstrings and yanking at your nerves.