I’m back! Today, I’m on the book tour for The Droll Teller by S.E. England. Thanks to DLM Book Tours and S.E. England for the gifted ebook of The Droll Teller to take part.
A ghostly novella.
‘1962, and on Christmas Day at precisely 6pm, a mysterious old man by the name of Silas Finn, calls on the new owners of an ancestral home in Devon, and asks which they’d prefer to hear – a story or a song. Ten year-old Enys Quiller is adamant they must have a story, just as Cousin Beatrice instructed.
‘I’d be glad if you told me dreckly, what the real story is,’ says Beatrice. ‘And then you could tell me.’
But the strange and macabre tale of Victorian poisoning and madness that follows, has far-reaching repercussions on Enys and her parents, and after the droll teller has finished, any notion of staying there, or even together, is shattered.
Author note: contains some dialect in the dialogue.
I have spent the last few weeks reviewing books from authors I know very well and am sure I enjoy their work. Today, it makes a refreshing change to have a novella by an author I have no previous knowledge of. I went into the book blind,more or less. I didn’t know what to expect and sat down to see what The Droll Teller was all about.
A ghost story told in such a skilful way that I felt like I could have been there. It’s atmospheric with tension woven throughout. To be honest, this author gave me all the feels with this story.
Told by Enys, a ten year old girl. Her life is turned upside down when her mother discovers she has inherited her Aunts Devon home. The family journey to Devon straight away to spend Christmas there. From the point when they arrive, things are brought to light, secrets dug up and ghostly goings on, just put the cherry on the top of this fabulously creepy and sometimes chilling read.
From the minute I started reading until the last word, I did not move at all! OK, maybe the goosebumps and the hairs on my arms did… but in general, I just didn’t leave this book alone. S.E. England’s characters and the setting just add depths to this tale.
I loved the pull of The Droll Teller. The style of S.E. England is one that gripped me and made sure I didn’t want to escape from this ghostly tale! Now, I have looked for this author’s other books. I will certainly be adding them to my neverending TBR list! If you are a lover of ghostly tales that stick with you, I recommend The Droll Teller.
Buy Link https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BRNJL9V6
Author Bio
Sarah England orginally trained as a nurse, before working in medical sales and specialising in psychiatry. She has been a fiction writer for around 18 years and is based in the UK.
At the fore of Sarah’s body of work is the bestselling occult horror trilogy, Father of Lies, Tanners Dell and Magda; followed by The Owlmen, an off-shoot from the series. Stand-alone reads include, The Soprano, Hidden Company, Monkspike, Baba Lenka, Masquerade, Caduceus and Groom Lake. The Witching Hour is a collection of short thrillers, chillers and twists.
OUT NOW: The Droll Teller, a spellbinding tale of Victorian murder, mischief and trickery, for your delectation.
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It’s good to keep in touch!
Links to buy
Hidden Company https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07JQYQ7R8
Monkspike https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07VJHPD63
Baba Lenka https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0865VKCHL
Father of Lies.. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B015NCZYKU
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