Ghosts of Chanterlands

‘Insidiously eerie, sinuously unpredictable and compellingly chilling, Ghosts of Chanterlands is a spectacularly spectral saga that leads us deep into a labyrinth of dark myth and mystery. It deserves to win Catherine Cavendish many new readers." Ramsey Campbell, World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

'A classic ghost story in the vein of Susan Hill’ – Priya Sharma, World Fantasy Award Winner

'Unspooling like a lost silent-era Hollywood film, Catherine Cavendish’s lushly gothic Ghosts of Chanterlands is like waltzing with lost spirits as they whisper their secrets and melancholy stories in your ear.' - John Palisano, Bram Stoker Award-Winning author of Requiem and All That Withers

‘Cavendish is a master at immersing us in the story’s time and world, while adding plot twists that keep us on the edge of our chairs. Engaging, haunting, and delightful!’ Carol Gyzander, Bram Stoker Award® recipient and World Fantasy Award finalist

'This is a book that will appeal to fans of the classics…an unsettling tale of generational revenge, family secrets, and a crumbling old mansion that houses it all.' -Hannah Kate’s Bookshelf, NM Radio

‘A great mix of period drama, family secrets and of course some unquiet guests in the house’ – Runalongtheshelves

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I’ll always shout about Catherine’s work from the rooftops. Each one I read, I swear it’s my favorite… but then I revisit a past read or read her latest, and it’s the same case!' - Erica Robyn Reads

'Ghosts of Chanterlands is another winner of a novel, a terrific slice of gothic horror from the reigning queen…Cavendish’s fiction is spooky, entertaining stuff.’ – Daniel Robichaud, Considering Stories

'Pitch-perfect historical fiction that blends myth and murder into a compelling coming-of-age story’ – Locus

'All you would want from a ghost story. Not only supernatural moments and scares, but the important added elements such as a mystery that explains the reason for the ghosts and their actions. This is no meaningless ramble setting out to scare with body horror, but a considered tale that uses the history of the house to tell the story.' SF Book Reviews

'Ghosts of Chanterlands captures everything I love about classic gothic horror. Reminiscent of The Woman in Black, it weaves an eerie haunted house mystery through generations of family tragedy and loss. Catherine Cavendish creates an atmosphere so vivid and unsettling that I felt as though I were wandering the shadowed corridors of Chanterlands myself. A beautifully crafted ghost story that is both chilling and deeply poignant.' Gaby Triana, Gothic suspense author of Moon Child

‘Fans of creepy, suspenseful gothic ghost tales will absolutely love this book’ – JG Faherty, author of Ragman, The Wakening and Sins of the Father

‘Catherine Cavendish has a way of drawing you so far into the story that it can be difficult to put the book down and Ghosts of Chanterlands is no different.’ James Lefebure, award-winning author of Sense of Self and Books of Sarah

‘A truly gothic mystery with plenty of paranormal and a dash of folk horror too!’ - @aratecla_the_bookrat

‘This story has it all: family secrets, ratcheting tension, misplaced trust, history, and stunningly written ghostly encounters. I could read this book ten times and still love every word.’ – Somer Canon – Imadjinn Award-winning author of The Killer Chronicles

Fans of Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw and James Herbert’s The Secret of Crickley Hall will enjoy Cat Cavendish’s intimate and atmospheric period ghost story.’ Frazer Lee, Bram Stoker Award Nominee and Edgar Allan Poe Gothic Filmmaker Award Winner

‘A novel brimming with stories of old Hollywood, family secrets, ghosts both benign and malevolent, and a beautiful English country landscape filled with magical flora and fauna. Immersive and unforgettable!’ Christi Nogle, Bram Stoker Award® winning author of Beulah

‘With a storyline ram-packed with gothic settings, chilling mysteries, evil, death, tragedy, secrets, family, ghosts and so, SO much...what more on Earth (or could it be Hell?) could you ask for? @bookwormwhitlock86

‘A house full of secrets, ghosts and something very sinister lurking in the attic, this is where it pulled me right in and kept me hooked. Atmospheric, spooky and such a pleasure to read!’ - @jadepotter_09x

‘One of the reasons I enjoy Catherine's books so much is that the way the interactions with entities are described in her books often matches my own.’ lady_j_reads

‘Intriguing and easy to get caught up in…another fantastic read by Cavendish.’ Pause_theframe

“This is my favourite of Catherine’s works so far, and I can happily recommend it to fans of spooks, ghosts, and spectres” – Happy Goat Horror

'Fans of classic haunted house stories, Gothic fiction, and ghostly mysteries will find plenty to love here. Ghosts of Chanterlands is a chilling, beautifully crafted novel that lingers long after the final page. ‘— Melissa Prusi, co-author of the Stoker’s Wilde trilogy

‘A chilling tale of ghosts, revenge, loss, and terror. With a plot that weaves and loops through the pages just like the otters dancing in the lake, the reader is swept away in the story’ – Cat Mowat, author of Fragments

'It’s atmospheric and has eerie moments that sent shivers down my spine - it’s a perfect book for reading during spooky season.' lovetoread42

‘Incredibly atmospheric and unsettling, the chill and eeriness of the story makes Ghosts of Chanterlands the ideal companion for spookyseason. It’s exactly how I like my ghost stories to be.’ – Jo_scho_reads

'Eerie, atmospheric, and haunting - plus this story really transports you back to the 1940s with the tone and language' - @alittlemixofvix

‘If you like haunted houses, historical settings, and family mysteries then this one is for you!’ @the.curly.reader

“You don’t belong here. None of you do. None but us….”

1940. Pamela Courtney is evacuated to Chanterlands – the home of her aunts: Jilly, the eccentric one, who dreams of her days as a star of the silver screen, and Bunny, the pragmatic one.

But Chanterlands is home to more than just the living. There’s the spectral lonely boy whose room Pamela sleeps in and, in the long-neglected attic, she discovers a sinister secret of this once-great house.

But greater danger awaits Pamela during that summer long ago when war raged all over Europe and the safety her mother had wished for her took a dark and fatal turn.

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