Virginia Moffatt – Echo Hall

Echo Hall by Virginia Moffatt is a modern take on a gothic style story which travels for generations in it’s telling.

Beginning in the present day, it tells the stories of the women who came before, each generation with the very similar issues then returns back to the present day, a beautifully haunted tale of women being left by the men to go away for the various wars over the years.

Echo Hall is the house that is at the core of the story. The Flints, the family that has been part of this house for all the generations and all the women have sat waiting for their husbands wondering if their marriage was the right. The echoes of a generation upon generation reverberating through the house, for the woman of the time to sense the supernatural feelings, the feeling of being watched or a tiny glimpse of someone else, when someone isn’t there. The stories of the three women and their respective husbands all woven together deftly, nothing short of a spider spinning a web. Virginia Moffatt has managed to capture the character of the women who stay at Echo Hall, waiting and wondering perfectly, along with the different era’s as well.

As I said, a haunting tale of a family and the generations who lived in Echo Hall, which has clearly been well researched and beautifully written.

Thanks to Damp Pebbles Blog Tours and Virginia Moffatt for the copy of this lovely book for the tour.