Starling House

Step into Starling House, if you dare . . . Alix E. Harrow reimagines Beauty and the Beast in this gorgeously modern Gothic fantasy, perfect for fans of V. E. Schwab and Naomi Novik.This paperback edition includes a bonus short story that reaches beyond the house's gnarly, tangled gates.‘Alix E. Harrow is an exceptional, undeniable talent‘ - Olivie Blake, author of The Atlas SixOpal is a lot of things – orphan, high-school dropout, full-time cynic. Most of all, she’s determined to find a better life for her younger brother. One that gets them both out of Eden, a town renowned for bad luck. So when Opal gets the chance to earn a good wage at Starling House, Eden’s very own haunted mansion, she can’t resist.Her new workplace is uncanny and full of secrets ­­– just like Arthur, its brooding heir. It also feels strangely, dangerously, like something Opal never had: a home. As sinister forces converge on Eden, Opal realizes she might finally have found a reason to stick around. But now she’ll have to fight for it . . .This is a romantic and spellbinding Gothic fairytale from Hugo, Nebula and Locus Award-shortlisted Alix E. Harrow.‘Alix E. Harrow’s greatest work yet‘ - Ava Reid, author of A Study in Drowning‘This book has everything you could possibly want this fall . . . a cursed town, a haunted house, a vivid & eerie setting‘- Reese Witherspoon **A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick**Starling House was a No. 6 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 18/11/2023

This book has everything you could possibly want this fall . . . a cursed town, a haunted house, a vivid and eerie setting – plus, characters willing to risk everything, Alix E. Harrow is an exceptional, undeniable talent, and Starling House, with its gentle reassurances of the homes we make and the love we deserve, is more than satisfying. It’s pure loveliness in book form, Gorgeous, poignant, and honest – an unforgettable read, The gaudy, dark seam between horror and romance. Starling House is Alix E. Harrow’s greatest work yet – if you can survive its slow belly-crawl into hell, This is gothic fairy tale at its best and truest: dark and romantic, angry and hopeful . . . I loved it, This book has everything you could possibly want this fall . . . a cursed town, a haunted house, a vivid and eerie setting – plus, characters willing to risk everything, Alix E. Harrow is an exceptional, undeniable talent, and Starling House, with its gentle reassurances of the homes we make and the love we deserve, is more than satisfying. It’s pure loveliness in book form, Gorgeous, poignant, and honest – an unforgettable read, The gaudy, dark seam between horror and romance. Starling House is Alix E. Harrow’s greatest work yet – if you can survive its slow belly-crawl into hell, This is gothic fairy tale at its best and truest: dark and romantic, angry and hopeful . . . I loved it

Alix E. Harrow is an ex-historian with lots of opinions and excessive library fines, currently living in Kentucky with her husband and their semi-feral children. Her short fiction has been nominated for the Hugo, Nebula and Locus awards. Her full-length novels include The Ten Thousand Doors of January, The Once and Future Witches and Starling House.

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