While it delivers everything I want from a 'haunted house/family curse' story, it is still stunningly original. Sentence by sentence, Catriona Ward made herself one of my very favorite writers.' - Kelly Link, award-winning author and Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Get in Trouble 'Brilliant The Girl From Rawblood is the old-school gothic novel I have been waiting for. I was hooked on the very first page and The Girl from Rawblood never let me go. Praise for The Girl from Rawblood: 'A hauntingly brilliant virtuoso performance.' - Emma Healey, author of Elizabeth is Missing 'A gothic tale of love and madness, this atmospheric and chilling story drew me in from the first page, and kept me up at night, until I reached the last.' - Claire Fuller, author of Our Endless Numbered Days 'A story to satisfy the most gothic of hearts. From the sun dappled hills of Italy to the biting chill of Victorian dissection halls, The Girl from Rawblood is a lyrical and haunting historical novel of darkness, love, and the ghosts of the past. As the world falls apart around her, she must take a final journey back to Rawblood where it all began and where it must all end.

She dares to fall in love, and the consequences of her choice are immediate and terrifying. Iris forsakes her promise to her father, to remain alone, safe from the world. They are haunted, through the generations, by 'her,' a curse passed down through ancient blood that marks each Villarca for certain heartbreak, and death. At the turn of England's century, as the wind whistles in the lonely halls of Rawblood, young Iris Villarca is the last of her family's line.

Now Iris and her father will finally understand why. Member ofĬataloging source DLC Ward, Catriona Index no index present LC call number PS3623.Winner of BEST HORROR NOVEL (August Derleth Award) at British Fantasy Awards 2016 For generations the Villarcas have died mysteriously, and young. Language eng Summary At the turn of England's century, as the wind whistles in the lonely halls of Rawblood, young Iris Villarca is the last of her family's line.

Great Britain - History - Edward VII, 1901-1910.

Label The girl from Rawblood : a novel Title The girl from Rawblood Title remainder a novel Statement of responsibility Catriona Ward Title variation Girl from Raw Blood Creator

Rawblood by Catriona Ward