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The Nightingale's Castle: A thrillingly evocative and page-turning gothic historical novel for fans of Stacey Halls and Susan Stokes-Chapman
Sonia Velton
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Historical fiction
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Abacus
- Trade Paperback Jul 30, 2024 | 9780349146102 | RRP $34.99 Pre-Order
- Hardback Jul 30, 2024 | 9780349146096 | RRP $49.99 Pre-Order
- e-Book May 2, 2024 | 9780349146089 | RRP $15.99 Pre-Order
- Audiobook May 2, 2024 | 9781405559140 | RRP $44.99 Pre-Order
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Imprint
Abacus
- Trade Paperback Jul 30, 2024 | 9780349146102 | RRP $34.99 Pre-Order
- Hardback Jul 30, 2024 | 9780349146096 | RRP $49.99 Pre-Order
- e-Book May 2, 2024 | 9780349146089 | RRP $15.99 Pre-Order
- Audiobook May 2, 2024 | 9781405559140 | RRP $44.99 Pre-Order
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Imprint
Abacus
- Trade Paperback Jul 30, 2024 | 9780349146102 | RRP $34.99 Pre-Order
- Hardback Jul 30, 2024 | 9780349146096 | RRP $49.99 Pre-Order
- e-Book May 2, 2024 | 9780349146089 | RRP $15.99 Pre-Order
- Audiobook May 2, 2024 | 9781405559140 | RRP $44.99 Pre-Order
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Imprint
Little, Brown Audio
- Trade Paperback Jul 30, 2024 | 9780349146102 | RRP $34.99 Pre-Order
- Hardback Jul 30, 2024 | 9780349146096 | RRP $49.99 Pre-Order
- e-Book May 2, 2024 | 9780349146089 | RRP $15.99 Pre-Order
- Audiobook May 2, 2024 | 9781405559140 | RRP $44.99 Pre-Order
Erzsebet Bathory was accused of preposterous crimes when it suited the men who ruled Hungary in the early 1600s - The Nightingale's Castle tells the story of a woman who is fighting for her survival and the complicated, often cruel, household over which she presides.
'I was blown away by this dark, enchanting story of witchcraft, power and injustice. ..nothing short of brilliant' Mary Chamberlain
Erzsebet Bathory, whose infamous place in history characterises her as the 'Blood Countess', was accused of the murder of over 600 peasant girls in Hungary, 1610. The Nightingale's Castle tells the story of a woman fighting for her survival and the complicated, often cruel, household over which she presides.
Praise for The Nightingale's Castle
'Moving, fascinating and haunting.. A mesmerising combination of gothic horror and elegant restraint' Francesca De Tores, author of Saltblood
'Gripping... a fascinating exploration of women's struggle to have their truth heard' Louise O'Neill
In 1573, Countess Erzsebet Bathory gave birth to an illegitimate child. The infant, a girl, was swiftly bundled up and handed to a local peasant family to be brought up in one of the hamlets surrounding the Castle. Many years later, 15-year-old Boroka reluctantly leaves the safety of the only home she has ever known in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains. Trusted members of the countess's household have been sent out to gather new serving girls, and the kindly old man who has taken care of Boroka for almost all her life knows that it is too dangerous to turn them away.
Boroka struggles to find her place at Cachtice Castle: she is frightened of the countess's reputation as an alleged murderer of young girls, and the women who run the castle are terrifyingly cruel. When plague comes into the heart of the castle, a tentative bond begins to form between Boroka and the Countess Bathory. But powerful forces are moving against a woman whose wealth poses such a threat to the king: can the countess really trust the women who are so close to her? And when the show trial begins against the infamous 'Blood Countess' where will Boroka's loyalties lie?
More books by Sonia Velton
Praise for The Nightingale's Castle: A thrillingly evocative and page-turning gothic historical novel for fans of Stacey Halls and Susan Stokes-Chapman
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Velton gives [her characters] genuine depth in a moving story of love, secrets and betrayal - Sunday Times, praise for Blackberry and Wild Rose
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A richly imagined and brilliantly twisty tale - Anna Mazzola, praise for Blackberry and Wild Rose
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Sumptuous and moving - Laura Purcell, praise for Blackberry and Wild Rose
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A plot as finely detailed as Spitalfields silk - Stacey Halls, praise for Blackberry and Wild Rose
Sonia Velton
Sonia Velton grew up between the Bahamas and the UK. After graduating from university with a first class law degree, she qualified as a solicitor at an international law firm, later going on to specialise in discrimination law. Sonia relocated to the Middle East in 2006. Eight years and three children later she returned to the UK and now lives in Kent. Blackberry and Wild Rose, inspired by real characters and historical events, was short-listed for the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize as a work in progress, was longlisted for the Mslexia novel competition, and is Sonia's first novel.
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