![]() ![]() Paver is a British writer probably best known for her ‘Chronicles of Ancient Darkness’ childrens’ series. I received ‘Wakenhyrst’ last Christmas from a different relative and immediately looked forward to another enjoyable read. I loved her ability to tell a ghost story but didn’t look into her previous titles nor anticipate any future ones. I first came across the writing of Michelle Paver a couple of Christmases ago when I received ‘Thin Air’ as a present. ![]() What I’ve learned blows her father’s case wide open.’ I’m the first outsider who’s met her and been inside Wake’s End. Why did he do it? Did he confide his secrets to a notebook? Why won’t his daughter reveal the truth? For more than 50 years Maud Stearne has lived the life of a recluse. We’ve marvelled at his works and shuddered at this crime. It was from that window in 1913 that 16-year-old Maud Stearne watched her father set off down the steps with an ice-pick, a geological hammer – and murder in his heart. I can’t take my eyes off the ivy-choked window above the front door. ‘Like a witch’s lair in a fairytale the ancient manor house crouches in its tangled garden. ![]()
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