Starling House
English
By (author): Alix E. Harrow
A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick
Alix E. Harrow is an exceptional, undeniable talent - Olivie Blake, author of The Atlas Six
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.
Nobody in Eden remembers when Starling House was built. But the town agrees its best to let this ill-omened mansion and its last lonely heir go to hell. Stories of the houses bad luck, like good china, have been passed down the generations.
Opal knows better than to mess with haunted houses, or brooding men. But when an opportunity to work there arises, the money might get her brother out of Eden. Starling House is uncanny and full of secrets just like Arthur, its heir. It also feels strangely, dangerously, like something shes never had: a home. Yet Opal isnt the only one interested in the horrors and the wonders that lie buried beneath it.
Sinister forces converge on Eden and Opal realizes that if she wants a home, shell have to fight for it. Even if it involves digging up her familys ugly past to achieve a better future. Shell have to go down, deep down beneath Starling House, to claw her way back to the light . . .
This is a romantic and spellbinding Gothic fairytale from Hugo, Nebula and Locus Award-shortlisted Alix E. Harrow.
'Starling House is Alix E. Harrows greatest work yet' - Ava Reid, author of Juniper and Thorn