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2000s: A house guards its secrets but some secrets won’t stay buried for long….
While You Sleep
What you need to know before your trail
On a remote Scottish island, the McBride house stands guard over its secrets. A century ago, a young widow and her son died mysteriously there; just last year a local boy, visiting for a dare, disappeared without a trace.
For Zoe Adams, newly arrived from America, the house offers a refuge from her failing marriage. But her peaceful retreat is disrupted by strange and disturbing events: night-time intrusions; unknown voices; a constant sense of being watched.
The locals want her to believe that these incidents are echoes of the McBrides’ dark past. Zoe is convinced the danger is closer at hand, and all too real – but can she uncover the truth before she is silenced?
Travel Guide
Scotland
The island in the novel is never named and is luckily fictional as you wouldn’t want to really go here anytime soon!
It’s dark, unsettling, spooky, dark and chilling. The McBride House sits at the centre of this island. It’s a place mired in superstition and supernatural goings on. There are tales and legends galore here whcih seem to originate from the tragedy of a double drowning. A widow and her son died many years ago. More recently, a young boy has disappeared….
“It begins, they say, with a woman screaming…”
The first line in the book more than helps set the tone. As does the clearly creepy images like this:
If you stand on the each with your back to the sea, they’ll tell you , looking up at the McBridge house, you might catch, behind tall windows on the first floor, the fleetest shift of a shadow”
Booktrail Boarding Pass: While You Sleep
Destination : Scotland Author/Guide: Stephanie Merritt Departure Time: 2000s
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