Abigale Hall

"I mean, come on, who doesn't love an atmospheric, creepy-as-hell Gothic novel featuring two tormented sisters? ABIGALE HALL recalls the classics of the genre while smartly pushing and prodding at the genre boundaries as well as the discomfort level of the reader."
PAUL TREMBLAY, author of A Head Full of Ghosts and Disappearance at Devil's Rock 

“Set in Britain’s difficult postwar years, Abigale Hall is a moody, Gothic fantasy that transports the reader from the grimy streets of London to a remote, crumbling mansion in the Wales countryside. Forry’s well-drawn, idiosyncratic characters find themselves absorbed into a surreal world where reality is not what it seems, and which becomes more horrifying with every turn of the page. A tense, intelligent read that surprises right up to its unexpected conclusion!”—RICHARD COX, author of The Boys of Summer 

"Full of atmosphere and with that irresistible creeping dread from start to end, this Gothic horror is a real treat."
HEAT MAGAZINE


"Lauren A. Forry was PA to Zooey Deschanel on The Happening – that being an M. Night Shyamalan movie, she's obviously well versed in nightmares... This debut novel of the Faber & Faber Creative Writing MA prize winner, touted as Daphne Du Maurier meets hitchcock, is one to watch."
THE SKINNY


"Lauren Forry has created a brilliant debut novel, one that creeped me out, kept me hooked and will have me recommending Abigale Hall to everyone."
READING WITH A VIEW


"Abigale Hall hooks you in... Death hangs on the edge of the pages."
HEATHER WRITES (4 Stars)


"The mansionis something out of a gothic horror in its own right, and there's even a sinister housekeeper something along the lines of the terrifying Mrs Danvers from... what was that book... Ah yes, Rebecca!"
CRIME FICTION LOVER


"A beautifully written novel full of rumours, intrigue, love and loss."
THE WELSH LIBRARIAN


"Forry ratches up the tension expertly, until we don't know if it's madness, ghosts, someone toying with Eliza, or her own imagination that makes the mansion such a place of fear. Whatever it is, it works – keep the lights on when reading!"
CRIME WORM