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The Animals at Lockwood Manor

Winner of the HWA Debut Crown Award 2020Deeply gripping and darkly atmospheric, The Animals at Lockwood Manor is a tale of long-buried secrets and hidden desires by Jane Healey.Some secrets are unspoken. Others are unspeakable . . .August 1939. As the Second World War looms, thirty-year-old Hetty Cartwright is tasked with the evacuation and safekeeping of the natural history museum`s famous collection of mammals. But once she and her exhibits arrive at Lockwood Manor, Hetty soon realizes that she`s taken on more than she`d bargained for . . .Protecting her priceless animals from the irascible Lord Lockwood and resentful servants is hard enough, but when a series of mysterious events occur, Hetty begins to suspect someone – or something – is stalking her through the darkened corridors of the gothic mansion.As her fears build, Hetty finds herself falling under the spell of Lucy, Lord Lockwood`s beautiful but haunted daughter. But why is Lucy so traumatized? Does she know something she`s not telling? And is there any truth to local rumours of ghosts and curses?`Atmospheric and disquieting . . . an ideal book club read` – A J Pearce, author of Dear Mrs Bird