The House on Rye Lane, Susan Allott
The House on Rye Lane, Susan Allott
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The House on Rye Lane

Author: Susan Allott

Narrator: Tom Babbage, Tim Bruce, Coral Sinclair

Unabridged: 8 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/18/2024


Synopsis

‘Beautifully written and entirely gripping’ ‘An evocative, haunting literary thriller’ 'A terrific spine chiller’ 'A sinister tale, beautifully told' Maxine has bought a huge Georgian townhouse on the edge of Peckham Rye – but already the doubts are creeping in. Why are the neighbours so evasive about the previous owner’s death? Is her partner Seb all he seems to be? And are there more secrets hiding in this house’s dark corners? The House on Rye Lane They thought they’d found their dream home. They were wrong.

About Susan Allott

Susan Allott is from the UK but spent part of her twenties in Australia, desperately homesick but trying to make Sydney her home. She completed the Faber Academy course in 2017, during which she started writing this novel. She now lives in south London with her two children and her very Australian husband.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Karen on December 06, 2024

This is a story with 3 distinct timelines. It is a sinister, gripping, riveting, page-turning tale that isn’t my typical read. Yes, I love a good mystery, but I am the girl that if the music starts to have that dark foreboding sound coming on, I am going to place that pillow over my eyes, and ask my......more

Goodreads review by Indieflower on February 26, 2024

I'm a little disappointed with this one, after reading the blurb, I felt it was very much not what it said on the tin. The three different timelines were well done and the characterisation was good, however, after being initially intrigued, I found the story somewhat repetitive, it seemed to drag, a......more

Goodreads review by Jo_Scho_Reads on January 18, 2024

4.5 stars. Three separate timelines, all bringing together the history of one house on Rye Lane. In 1843 there is Horatio. He’s grieving over the death of his wife and obsessed with the disease that the River Peck brings. In 1994 Cookie and his parents live in a tiny upstairs room, forced there by h......more

Goodreads review by Eleni on January 18, 2024

Spooky, gothic splendour - this book will creep under your skin and keep you enthralled to the very last page. It’s the tale of three families who over the years have all lived in the freezing, creaking house on Rye Lane, where their dreadful secrets and terrible deeds have been absorbed into the br......more

Goodreads review by jean on October 17, 2023

I really enjoyed the author's first book, which was very different from this one, but happily just as good. The different time lines worked well and the sinister house (which I imagined as quite Gothic but maybe that was more to do with the story) felt like one of the main characters. I like Ms Allot......more


Quotes

'Terrific' 'A sinister tale, beautifully told' ‘Had me captivated from beginning to end. A haunting thriller that flawlessly weaves the past with the present. Tense, engrossing and unputdownable’ LOUISE HARE ‘Beautifully written, and so intricately plotted with utterly compelling characterisation and narratives that draw you relentlessly through the story to the shattering climax. An absolute gem of a literary thriller’ PHILIPPA EAST 'A terrific spine chiller’ ‘A brilliant, dark, intricate story with a huge sting in the tale. I absolutely loved it' JENNIE GODFREY ‘A House of Usher for the 21st Century: unnerving, unsettling and increasingly hard to put down’ PHILIP GRAY ‘A haunting and hypnotic story that creeped me out and then made me cry. Tautly written and subtle – what a book! Loved it’ FIONA MITCHELL ‘What a read! Twisty, turny, beautifully written, just brilliant’ FRANCES QUINN ‘A highly accomplished literary thriller… Allott is establishing herself as one of the most talented new writers around’ TREVOR WOOD ‘Such a cleverly crafted, suspenseful and moving novel, I absolutely loved it’ ZOË SOMERVILLE, author or ‘Utterly compelling…. will live with me for years to come. At times this thriller made me think of Sarah Waters, at times Belinda Bauer – it is gripping, intelligent and deliciously dark’ FRANCESCA JAKOBI ‘A wonderfully atmospheric, darkly brooding novel which had me transfixed from the first page to the last… a novel to lose yourself in, to savour, and one which will linger, disturbing and magnificent in equal measure, long after it is finished.’ LOUISE FEIN ‘Spooky, gothic splendour – this book will creep under your skin and keep you enthralled to the very last page… Stunning prose, drenched in atmosphere… the best book I’ve read in ages’ ELENI KYRIACOU