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Honour Thy Father
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Product Description
In a remote, crumbling house in the Fens live four sisters - Agatha, Milly, and Ellen and Esther, identical twins so closely linked as to be almost one person. They have lived there all their lives, trapped still by the fear of their dead father, who governs his daughters' lives from beyond the grave. And then there is George, another inhabitant, imprisoned in the cellar. Bit by bit macabre events come to light; events that transformed an idyllic country childhood into a world of eccentric isolation.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #325171 in Books
- Published on: 1999-01-21
- Original language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- 160 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
'A superior and very English offering: mad, macabre deserves attention and applause' Sunday Telegraph 'A true original a startling work. Eerie and satisfying - a horro story told with tenderness' Sunday Times 'Has a dreamlike quality - yet this is a fairytale gone gruesomely wrong - a sinister, powerful book. Not for the faint-hearted' Literary Review
Sunday Times
'A true original ... a startling work. Eerie and satisfying - a horro story told with tenderness'
Literary Review
'Has a dreamlike quality - yet this is a fairytale gone gruesomely wrong - a sinister, powerful book. Not for the faint-hearted'
Customer Reviews
A disturbing tale of four sisters and the secrets of their past
This is a book about 4 sisters; Agatha, Milly, Ellen and Esther. They have lived in their crumbling farmhouse all their lives, trapped and terrified by their long deceased father. As the story unfolds we learn of happier times in their youth, and more unhappy times as they grow older.
Glaister has a wonderful knack of creating such intricate, realistic characters and I really think this is what makes her books such a success. As Agatha and Milly grow old and the house starts to crumble along with them, the descriptions of decay relating to both the characters and their surroundings are both utterly fascinating and horrifying.
This is a relatively short book which I read in one day - but this is due to the author's skill as I couldn't put it down. Highly recommended, along with Glaister's other work.
Honour thy father
This book was absolutely great, I really enjoyed reading it and couldnt put it down. It came in excellent condition.
