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Fyneshade

By: Kate Griffin
Narrated by: Charlie Sanderson
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Many would find much to fear in Fyneshade's dark and crumbling corridors, its unseen master and silent servants. But not I. For they have far more to fear from me...

On the day of her grandmother's funeral, Marta discovers that she is to be sent to be governess at Fyneshade, her charge the young daughter of the owner, Sir William Pritchard.

All is not well at Fyneshade. Sir William is mysteriously absent, and his son and heir Vaughan is forbidden to enter the house. Marta finds herself drawn to him, despite the warnings of the housekeeper that Vaughan is a danger to all around him. But Marta is no innocent to be preyed upon. Guided by the dark gift taught to her by her grandmother, she has made her own plans. It will take more than a family riven by murderous secrets to stop her...

“A deliciously dark and decadent novel, sure to bewitch readers everywhere.”—Emilia Hart, author of WEYWARD

“A gloriously gothic and often darkly funny story. I devoured it whole.”—Anna Mazzola, author of THE CLOCKWORK GIRL

©2023 Kate Griffin (P)2023 W. F. Howes Ltd Gothic Historical Horror Mystery Scary Funny Fiction

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Overall I enjoyed this book, the story was good, it kept me intrested and the narration was excellent -perfect for the character.
I'm still trying to get my head around the main character as I just didn't like her, and maybe you were not susposed to, but I found this dislike strange. I mean we all want the heroine to succeed right, we root for them throughout the story but for the most part here, I just didn't.
Ultimately the betrayal was not a surprise but my eventual want for her to "win" was.
I'm confused as I don't know if I would say oh my God you need to read / listen to this book but it's one that will stay with me, one I'm sorry came to an end, one where I will miss the characters and one I'm glad I listened to.

One that will stay with me, one I'm sorry came to an end, one where I will miss the characters and one I'm glad I listened to.

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I loved this. Though be prepared - the heroine/narrator is very wicked (basically a psychopath!!!). I listened to it in a day.

Victorian gothic with lots of twists

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the story was OK, but the narration was shocking. Random changes in pace, mispronounced words and an obsession about elongating the end of words ending in S really spoilt this audiology for me.

Dreadful narration

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Very enjoyable listen, I devoured every word. The central character is monstrous and self-centred but I couldn’t help rooting for her and her dark deeds. Excellent antidote to the simpering “heroines” that are too often at the centre of historical tales.

Fabulous anti-heroine

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while well written, there was nothing to like about the main protagonist. she was manipulative, a child abuser and didn't seem to learn any lessons or have an arch.

what a horrible protagonist

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The trope of a young governess in a mysterious house is a mainstay of Gothic literature, and this version gives it a refreshing twist. The main character Marta is nothing like the usual delicate maiden, and instead is delightfully wicked and selfish, a real anti-heroine. Though I could see what was going to happen I didn’t mind at all, as the enjoyment was in the writing and the manipulations of the story, with a satisfying ending linking the story, rather like The Wide Sargasso Sea, to a classic. Quite happy to recommend!

A pleasingly dark twist on an old tale

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Superb in every way. I’m so pleased I read The Turn of the Screw before I finished listening to Fyneshade because it made the ending so much more enjoyable. This is not your typical Victorian governess story. Marta is an anti-hero, possibly even a psychopath. She’s the female, gothic version of Mr Ripley or Oliver Quick. Excellent writing and brilliant narration. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Dark and chilling gothic historical fiction.

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I loved listening to this book. It was interesting, historical and no fairy tail ending. Exactly my kind of read.

Perfect spooky historical book

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I hated Marta. I'd flinch and cringe at her actions and attitudes. it's so unusual to dislike the main character this much for me, yet I'm glad I did. wonderful

I hated her

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Utter serendipity that the last book I read was ‘The Turn of the Screw’. Having had no idea of its connection to Fyneshade I can now say how much more enjoyable the ending was because of my familiarity with James’s ghost story.
What grated most was the actress’s inability to pronounce apothecary. She insisted on it being ‘apocerthary’ and that, along with liver-ee (as in the Liver Bird) instead of livery, excessive sibilants and unnecessary ’dramatic pauses’ it was not as enjoyable an experience as so would have liked.

Vanity, greed and bloodlust in the Peak District

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