Crow Hollow
by Dorothy Eden
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When the doctor's new bride arrived at the eerie old house, she was uncertain of how to face the occupants: Rodney's irritable grandfather & his three highly eccentric aunts. Lois soon sensed a shared hostility towards her. Although she knew nothing of her hsuband's past, Lois came to realize that somebody was determined to get rid of her, dead or aliveTags
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This was a wild read! Newly married Lois has to navigate three eccentric aunts, one oddly unsettling servant girl, and one of the worst husbands ever in this 1950 gothic romance novel.
Although, taking Rodney the terrible husband into account, it’s really more of a mystery with gothic undertones - romance is nowhere to be found for the modern reader. It boggles the mind just how many times Rodney doesn’t take his wife’s perfectly legitimate concerns seriously. Everyone else is constantly dismissing her, too. Get ready for the most gaslighting you’ve ever seen in a book if you take the plunge and read this! While the gaslighting was incredibly aggravating, I have to admit that it did add to the peril of the book, and kept my eyes show more glued to the page to find out what awful thing would happen next.
The three aunts as well as Willow, the servant girl, are undoubtedly the best part of the book. These characters in particular feel a little like something out of Shirley Jackson’s We Have Always Lived in the Castle, or The Sundial. But because Crow Hollow was published in 1950, it actually predates those Jackson books. The characters aren’t as fully developed as something Jackson would come up with, but still, I think fans of hers looking for a fun, non-serious read might enjoy this book.
Dorothy Eden is definitely the best gothic romance author I’ve found when it comes to pure entertainment factor. I’ve yet to be disappointed by her! show less
Although, taking Rodney the terrible husband into account, it’s really more of a mystery with gothic undertones - romance is nowhere to be found for the modern reader. It boggles the mind just how many times Rodney doesn’t take his wife’s perfectly legitimate concerns seriously. Everyone else is constantly dismissing her, too. Get ready for the most gaslighting you’ve ever seen in a book if you take the plunge and read this! While the gaslighting was incredibly aggravating, I have to admit that it did add to the peril of the book, and kept my eyes show more glued to the page to find out what awful thing would happen next.
The three aunts as well as Willow, the servant girl, are undoubtedly the best part of the book. These characters in particular feel a little like something out of Shirley Jackson’s We Have Always Lived in the Castle, or The Sundial. But because Crow Hollow was published in 1950, it actually predates those Jackson books. The characters aren’t as fully developed as something Jackson would come up with, but still, I think fans of hers looking for a fun, non-serious read might enjoy this book.
Dorothy Eden is definitely the best gothic romance author I’ve found when it comes to pure entertainment factor. I’ve yet to be disappointed by her! show less
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Dorothy Eden was born in Canterbury Plains, New Zealand on April 3, 1912. She worked as a legal secretary before moving to London, England in 1954 to become a full-time writer. She is best known for her writings in the historical, suspense, and Gothic genres. Her first novel, The Singing Shadows, was published in 1940. During her lifetime, she show more wrote more than 40 novels including Let Us Prey, The Vines of Yarrabee, Melbury Square, The Shadow Wife, An Afternoon Walk, The Salamanca Drum, and An Important Family. She also contributed to several magazines including Redbook and Good Housekeeping. She died of cancer on March 4, 1982 at the age of 69. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original publication date
- 1950
- First words
- Cass was late that night.
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