It’s Monday, and I’m bringing you my review of a stunner of a book, Seahurst, by S.A Harris. Thanks, go to Helen Richardson PR for inviting me along and the gifted book in order to write this honest review today
‘Seahurst is set on the Suffolk coast. The area
is famous for its folklore. I was born in the
county and spent my childhood on the
beaches, running along narrow, sandy paths
that thread through the dunes. The vast
empty skies, mudflats and whispering reed
beds have inspired writers over centuries.
What better setting could there be for a
contemporary haunted house ghost story?’
– S.A. HARRIS
S.A. Harris returns with a gripping contemporary ghost story set on the Suffolk coast.
Evie Meyer and her son Alfie flee from her abusive partner Seth in Toronto to spend New
Year with her half-brother Luke at their late father’s summer home on the Suffolk Coast,
only to find Seahurst abandoned and Luke missing.
As Evie searches for her brother, she is filled with a deepening dread that something is very
wrong at Seahurst and that their father’s death may not have been suicide after all. Can Evie uncover Seahurst’s sinister secrets and keep Alfie safe before the souls of the dead claim yet
another terrible revenge?
‘Seahurst is a suspenseful spine-tingling ghost story I absolutely loved! One moment I was
holding my breath, and the next my heart was aching for Evie and her son Alfie. Harris has
once again held me with her spell-binding prose’ – RUBY SPEECHLEY
Seahurst is a novel by S.A Harris that sounded so intriguing that I just had to take part in this tour. A brand new author for me, so I had no idea what to expect. The cover and blurb both gripped me, and I started reading in the hope the story would, too.
As soon as I read the prologue, I knew this was definitely a book for me! A woman said to be a witch along with her children are shown no mercy and we see them die. The timeline moves centuries on Evie Matthews and her teenage son, Alfie, return to England after Evie left fifteen years earlier. They meet her step-brother at Seahurst, a house her father built for Evie’s mother,on the Suffolk coast.
This is such an atmospheric read. The setting gives this a great sense of place. I could picture the crumbling cliffs and the monastery that is slowly disintegrating into the sea below. The house isn’t as welcoming as Evie first thought. As the tension slowly builds throughout the story with it comes the feeling of impending doom. I was almost as anxious as Evie reading this.
A novel was so unexpectedly superb, from the rich details of the setting to the authenticity of the characters. The plot that had me on the edge of my seat with my heart in my mouth. Such a spooky and chilling tale. This is a novel I most definitely recommend if you love an atmospheric read. S.A Harris has ticked all of my boxes for a stunner of a novel.
Author Bio
Sally Harris writes ghost stories and gothic fiction as S. A. Harris. Her first novel, Haverscroft was long listed for Not
The Booker Prize, was one of Den Of Geek’s best books of 2019, a semi-finalist in the Book Bloggers Novel of the Year
Award 2020, and a Halloween recommended read in Prima Magazine. Sally is a family law solicitor living with her husband and children in Norwich.
For more information visit https://saharrisauthor.com/
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