Synopsis
'Joan Aiken writes superbly, with a force, a colour and strength of imagination that one encounters all too rarely today' – The Telegraph
Strong and independent Valhalla Montgomery, a heroine straight out of a Henry James novel, abandons her New York career as a journalist to search for her half-brother in Joan Aiken’s gothic novel, Castle Barebane.
Wishing to escape from her...
Details
24 July 2025464 pages
9781035057580Imprint: Pan
Reviews
A tightly-knit, exciting novel . . . an unusually well-told talePublisher’s Weekly
Joan Aiken writes superbly, with a force, a colour and strength of imagination that one encounters all too rarely today. I loved every moment of itThe Telegraph
Joan Aiken's Castle Barebane promises every kind of Gothic pleasure from grimy decadent London to a crumbling Scottish castle . . . the plot twists agilely enough to lead most readers up the garden path several timesThe Observer
Set in 19th century New York, London and Scotland, Castle Barebane is an engrossing novel of romance and terror . . . with an unforgettable, spirited heroineLiterary Guild
