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Starve Acre
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An atmospheric and unsettling story of the depths of grief found in an ancient farm in northern England—now a major motion picture starring Matt Smith and Morfydd Clark.
The worst thing possible has happened. Richard and Juliette Willoughby's son, Ewan, has died suddenly at the age of five. Starve Acre, their house by the moors, was to be full of life, but is now a haunted place. Convinced Ewan still lives there in some form, Juliette seeks the help of the Beacons, a seemingly benevolent group of occultists. Richard, to try and keep the boy out of his mind, has turned his attention to the field opposite the house, where he patiently digs the barren dirt in search of a legendary oak tree. But as they delve further into their grief, both uncover more than they set out to.
Starve Acre is a devastating novel by the author of the prize-winning bestseller The Loney. It is a novel about the way in which grief splits the world in two and how, in searching for hope, we can so easily unearth horror.
The worst thing possible has happened. Richard and Juliette Willoughby's son, Ewan, has died suddenly at the age of five. Starve Acre, their house by the moors, was to be full of life, but is now a haunted place. Convinced Ewan still lives there in some form, Juliette seeks the help of the Beacons, a seemingly benevolent group of occultists. Richard, to try and keep the boy out of his mind, has turned his attention to the field opposite the house, where he patiently digs the barren dirt in search of a legendary oak tree. But as they delve further into their grief, both uncover more than they set out to.
Starve Acre is a devastating novel by the author of the prize-winning bestseller The Loney. It is a novel about the way in which grief splits the world in two and how, in searching for hope, we can so easily unearth horror.
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“Wow! I’ve been after reading this for a while to broaden my reading into folk/horror (as it’s been dubbed). So glad I did. It’s been a good while since a book has had me this gripped - and the ending?? Good grief. Chef’s kiss. Just thoroughly disturbing and will stay with me for ages.
Loved it!!”𝔐𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔢 🦉
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“This book was great at building atmosphere, I felt like I was there on that bleak acre in that little town, and I liked the way that the story gave only little details into Ewan’s troubling behaviors rather than telling you all at once. And even though parts of this book frustrated me (like miss girl Juliette with that damn hare), I feel like it made sense for her character and what she was going through.
I also really liked the ending, how it left a lot open for the reader to stew upon. But overall, I feel like this book was kind of middle of the road for me, so can’t give it a full 4 stars”
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“Creepy, nature, folk, gothic, horror with magical elements - everything I love!
I will read whatever Andrew Michael Hurley writes next.
4/5 just wish there was a bigger climax.”
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About Andrew Michael Hurley
Andrew Michael Hurley is based in Lancashire. His first novel, The Loney, was published in twenty languages, and won the Costa Best First Novel Award and the Book of the Year at the British Book Industry Awards. Devil's Day, his second novel, was picked as a Book of the Year in five newspapers, and won the Encore Award.
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