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. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In the late 1960s, hugo alton doted on nancy, his gorgeous and gregarious wife. 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. Black rabbit hall by eve chase follows two households of two generations in two crossing storylines to unwind their own twisty secrets. We wont clog your inbox, but we will send offers for discounts and free books. Black rabbit hall pulls you like a sleepwalker into a beautiful, hazy story about a grand cornish home full of character and thunderclap memories. It is a book which truly knows what its doing, alternating between tugging on heartstrings and yanking at your nerves. Black rabbit halls beautifully crafted mystery is a delight i. 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. Apart from the occasional classic, i have rarely felt the urge to read a book twice. Mar 10, 2018 what a wonderfully tense and atmospheric book this was.
Black rabbit hall by eve chase overdrive rakuten overdrive. He wakes up and leaves his burrow on a beautiful sunny day only to discover hes being followed by a big black rabbit. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Rabbit finally manages to escape black rabbit in the deep, dark wood. Amber alton knows that the hours pass differently at black rabbit hall, her london familys country estate where no two clocks read the same. Mar 31, 2016 black rabbit hall contains a little bit of everything, with family drama, tragedy and mystery all engaging the readers interest. 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. Raymonds rabbit is decapitated and its head impaled on a rusty nail on a gate. Chases novel rarely shifts setting from the confines of black rabbit hall and its environs. Handpicked recommendations to other books that have a similar writing style or theme to black rabbit hall. The eponymous estate in eve chases debut novel, black rabbit hall, is one such place, though this wasnt always the case.
Feb 09, 2016 thirty years apart, two womens secrets unfold within black rabbit hall, a ramshackle ancestral home set in windswept cornwall. Ive just started disclaimer by renee knight which is very intriguing and almost as unputdownable as. Lorna, however, is absolutely smitten with black rabbit hall, and she seizes eagerly upon mrs. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading black rabbit hall. 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. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. Black rabbit hall tale peddler josephine pennicott. Jul 04, 2017 black rabbit hall intersperses a presentday narrative with another story from 40 years before. For fans of kate morton and daphne du maurier, black rabbit hall. Aug 24, 2015 it follows two women, separated by decades, inextricably linked by the magnificent and derelict black rabbit hall. 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. 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. Reading guide for black rabbit hall by eve chase discussion guide for book clubs.
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. 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 by eve chase my book of the year so far. Black rabbit hall book johnson county library bibliocommons. Black rabbit hall s beautifully crafted mystery is a delight i want to experience again and again. Books similar to black rabbit hall goodreads share book. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 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. Black rabbit hall by eve chase goodreads share book. 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.
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. Deborah lawrenson, author of the lantern and the sea garden. For fans of kate morton and daphne du maurier, black rabbit hall is an obvious mustread. 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. Rabbit hall solomou dionysiou 12 exarchia, athens, greece, athens, greece rated 3.
A group of teens steal and smash petes bike, then chase him. Black rabbit hall intersperses a presentday narrative with another story from 40 years before. Black rabbit hall is set in cornwall in a massive country house. About black rabbit hall for fans of kate morton and daphne du maurier, black rabbit hall is an obvious mustread. Imagery showing a light source casting the shadow would have helped complete the journey. 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 designed, being set in cornwall, to remind the reader of daphne du maurier and, while nowhere near as engaging, it does slightly. The black rabbit by philippa leathers, hardcover barnes. Black rabbit hall by eve chase is a 2015 publication. Amber last day of the summer holidays, 1969, cornwall i feel safe on the cliff ledge, safer than in the house, anyway. Jun 26, 2015 black rabbit hall by eve chase is a 2015 publication. 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. At the time, the rabbit room was barely six months old. I enjoyed both eras, the 60s and present day, as i liked the main characters, amber and lorna. Praise for black rabbit hall apart from the occasional classic, i have rarely felt the urge to read a book twice. 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. However, black rabbit hall delivers exactly that, and with relish on top.
Fellow bibliophiles will understand my panicked dash to the local bookshop before my city train was due. The book has a second narrative that takes place three decades. Buy black rabbit hall first edition by chase, eve isbn. 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. 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. Soon enough, the house begins to weave a spell over lorna, nudging her to notice relics that seem to point to her own past. If you built a book around my wheelhouse this would be it.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read black rabbit hall. One place fetching lornas eye is the estate pencraw hall, better known as black rabbit hall, which has seen better days. Altons invitation to stay for a few nights, much to jons dismay. Feb 09, 2016 black rabbit hall ebook written by eve chase. 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. 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.
Browsing in blackheaths gleebooks, i picked up black rabbit hall with its intriguing title and lovely cover design. Black rabbit hall by eve chase secret library book blog. To see the complete list of this book s readalikes. When he stops and turns around, the huge black rabbit is there. Join facebook to connect with rabbit hall and others you may know. In our faqs, learn about litterbox training, housing, spayneuter, the hazards of outdoor living, diet, bunny proofing, toys, chewing, aggression, and more. 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. 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. Twelve years ago this month, waterbrook press released on the edge of the dark sea of darkness, book 1 of andrew petersons wingfeather saga. Reading guide for black rabbit hall by eve chase bookbrowse.