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2000s: A missing child. A desperate mother. And a house full of secrets.
The Retreat
What you need to know before your trail
Two years ago, Julia lost her family in a tragic accident. Her husband drowned trying to save their daughter, Lily, in the river near their rural home. But the little girl’s body was never found—and Julia believes Lily is somehow still alive.
Alone and broke, Julia opens her house as a writers’ retreat. One of the first guests is Lucas, a horror novelist, who becomes obsessed with finding out what happened to Lily. But within days of his arrival, the peace of the retreat is shattered by a series of eerie events.
When Lucas’s investigation leads him and Julia into the woods, they discover a dark secret—a secret that someone will do anything to protect…
What really happened that day by the river? Why was Lily never found? And who, or what, is haunting the retreat?
Travel Guide
Llangollen in Denbighshire
A writing retreat in Wales sounds lovely right?
Set in the Beddmawr, in the Berwyn Mountains in Wale, fictional but heavily inspired by Llangollen in Denbighshire
Beddmawr, in the Berwyn Mountains in Wales with its dense forests and rivers sounds the ideal place for some rest and relaxation.somewhere with no distractions. Cut off from the outside world in every way possible. Perfect, right?
For writing yes, but not an ideal place when you’re stuck in a small retreat with strangers and the fear that something strange is going on. There’s a presence inside this place, the trees outside seem to tap on the windows as if trying to get inside…
You know things are bad when the writer who goes to one of these, Lucas, a horror writer, ends up feeling freaked out. There’s legends galore in these woods, of children being taken and sacrificed for the good of others. But isn’t this just a popular urban myth? And who is the Red Widow?
There’s not just animals in those woods – urban legends, folklore, myths and superstitions abound.
Booktrailer Review
Susan: @thebooktrailer
When I tweeted my excitement at reading this novel, Mark replied and said he wanted to keep me and other readers up all night. Well, hats off to you sir, you did just that. There will be many many people having read this today on its release date who are looking forward to going to sleep tonight. That’s if the dreams don’t get them that is.
There’s something especially thrilling about a writing retreat going wrong. I’ve come across a few in fiction and delight in meeting the characters, seeing what goes on and Mark Edwards gave me such a gift with this lovely lot! Scarred and weighed down with so many secrets, a missing girl believed to have drowned and a hidden chapel in the woods.
The locations are fictional thank goodness. Imagine if it was a real retreat! either no one would go now or it would be overpopulated by horror writers. The cover of the book is eerie enough but wait till you get inside….
I rubbed my hands with glee with the twists and turns of these urban legends and stories based n myth and in the deep dark woods, anything can happen. Mr Edwards makes sure of that….
Booktrail Boarding Pass: The Retreat
Destination : Wales Author/Guide: Mark Edwards Departure Time: 2000s
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