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BreatheNovel
Cliff McNishstandalone novel2006
Tense in tone, about survival, set in countryside & village.
“Twelve-year-old Jack, suffering from chronic asthma, has just moved into the old house with his widowed mother, and discovers that the Ghost Mother wants him to herself.”
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The Woman in BlackSeries
series3 books1983
Gothic, tense in tone, set in small town.
“A television film adaptation with a screenplay by Nigel Kneale, was produced in 1989.”
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Her Fearful SymmetryNovel
Audrey Niffeneggerstandalone novel2009
Gothic, about family secrets, set in our world.
The Secret of Crickley HallNovel
James Herbertstandalone novel2006
Gothic, tense in tone, about family secrets.
JuliaNovel
Peter Straubstandalone novel1975
Gothic, dark in tone, about family secrets, set in europe.
“Julia was later adapted into the 1977 film Full Circle, starring Mia Farrow.”
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Naomi's RoomNovel
Jonathan Aycliffestandalone novel1991
Dark in tone, about family secrets.