House of Echoes cover art

House of Echoes

 Preview
LIMITED TIME OFFER

3 months free
Try for £0.00
£8.99/mo thereafter. Renews automatically. Terms apply. Offer ends 31 July 2025 at 23:59 GMT.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for £8.99/mo after 3 months. Cancel monthly.

House of Echoes

By: Barbara Erskine
Narrated by: Isla Blair
Try for £0.00

£8.99/mo after 3 months. Offer ends 31 July 2025 23:59 GMT. Cancel monthly.

Buy Now for £12.99

Buy Now for £12.99

Confirm Purchase
Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.
Cancel

About this listen

When Joss, an adopted child, discovers that her real mother has left the beautiful family home, Belheddon Hall, to her, she is thrilled, until she discovers that the Hall is haunted by a presence which will not tolerate husbands or sons living in the house.

Joss Grant is eager to begin a new life when she inherits Belheddon Hall. She brings her husband, Luke, and their small son, Tom, to the dilapidated house, and sets about discovering her family roots.

But not long after they move in, Tom wakes screaming at night. Joss hears echoing voices and senses an invisible presence watching her from the shadows. Are they spirits from the past? As she learns, with mounting horror, of Belheddon’s tragic history, she realises that both her family and her own sanity are at the mercy of a violent and powerful energy that seems beyond anyone’s control.

©1996 Barbara Erskine (P)2013 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Ghosts Historical Historical Fiction Horror Fiction Marriage

Listeners also enjoyed...

 Hiding from the Light cover art
River of Destiny cover art
The Dream Weavers cover art
Whispers in the Sand cover art
Sleeper's Castle cover art
The Ghost Tree cover art
Kingdom of Shadows cover art
Echoes of the Runes cover art
The Witch's Tree cover art
Summer at Carrick Park cover art
Watch for Me by Moonlight cover art
White Silence cover art
Above Suspicion cover art
Trade Winds cover art
The Silent Touch of Shadows cover art
In Her Wake cover art

Critic reviews

'Her forte is mood, atmosphere and the toe-curling frisson.' Sunday Times

‘Readers of Barbara Erskine are held in thrall’
Woman’s Realm

‘Stephen King meeting Ruth Rendell’
Frank Delaney

'Barbara Erskine's storytelling talent is undeniable' The Times
All stars
Most relevant  
I thought I would be disappointed by this shorter novel by Barbara Erskine, but it was just as enjoyable as all of her other novels. Another great masterpiece, brilliantly read by Isla Blair.

Brilliant!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

A well read book with a very good storyline some of the chapters I jumped as if out of my skin I even expected the part to happen but got engrossed into it ..

a well read book a good story with twists

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
A pleasant little ghost story, quite enjoyable, but nothing special. Very like so many of Barbara Erskine's books, if you can't get enough of them then you'll love this, personally I find they are a bit formulaic, but at least that makes this a safe bet! A story of past loves that weren't settled so a modern day heroine has to work out how to let them rest.The narration is a little upper cut, so its hard to get a feel for the characters who all sound like Penelope Keith, apart from the East Anglian locals who all have west country accents!

A nice enough story to pass some time

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Couldn't put it down! The narrator was excellent. Would definitely recommend it be read at night

loved it!!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
it's not like the book, a lot of parts of the book are omitted from the narrative

Totally different

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I really enjoyed the book. It’s a good yarn. But this audio version has been decimated. The narrator did a good job with what was left but it’s such a shame so much was left out

Abridged too far

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.