Thorn

📖 The Scoop

Welcome to the creepy, spine-tingling Immortal Tales – a series of dark, sexy fairy-tale retellings from the master of British contemporary gothic horror Sarah Rayne, perfect for fans of TERRI WINDLING, ANGELA CARTER, ANNE RICE, LAIRD BARRON and BROM.

“Rayne spins eerie yarns within yarns like a latter-day Isak Dinesen or Wilkie Collins” KIRKUS REVIEWS

“Equal parts Daphne du Maurier, Josephine Tey and Ruth Rendell . . . Rayne possesses superb story-telling skills” US MYSTERY GUILD

“Highly enjoyable mainstream horror fare from a genre veteran” BOOKLIST

“Rayne writes with panache and imagination” KIRKUS REVIEWS

“Rayne is a fine writer, a sure-handed plotter and skillful character builder” BOOKLIST

“Colorful characters and a mastery of slow-burning suspense” KIRKUS REVIEWS

“Rayne perfects the craft of deftly chosen details, simmering suspense and chilling surprises” KIRKUS REVIEWS
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A family curse that has lain dormant for decades awakes, unleashing a horror beyond imagining in this dark re-telling of the Sleeping Beauty tale – from critically-acclaimed British horror author Sarah Rayne.

For several hundred years the Ingram family has lived under a curse – a hereditary madness which manifests itself in the females every other generation – and it appears the madness has struck again in the beautiful Imogen.

When a grisly incident occurs at the funeral of Imogen’s cousin, it’s decided she must be shut away from the world. Imogen is sent to a mental institution, where she falls into a mysterious stupor from which it’s feared she will never wake.

Dan Tudor, a writer commissioned to produce a feature on the family, is not convinced the curse is real. But he soon finds himself drawn into a strange, tangled web surrounding Imogen. His investigations are about to lead him to something more macabre and horrifying than anyone could ever have imagined . . .

This lush, suspenseful novel, one of three standalone fairy-tale retellings in the Immortal Tales series, is the perfect read if you enjoy gothic horror with twists and turns that will keep you up all night.

READERS ARE HOOKED ON THE IMMORTAL TALES:

“I am enjoying this series. If you have a taste for the gothic it's for you . . . Very atmospheric and entertaining” Suspense Fan, 5* Amazon review

“Sarah Rayne's writing is always beautiful. I want to read more stories by her” 5* Amazon review

“Another superb book from a superb writer” Julie B., 5* Amazon review

“An amazing read. Sarah Rayne keeps the reader in suspense until the very end” Amazon Customer, 5* Amazon review

“Holds you captive every step of the way . . . you won't be disappointed” B.B. Norman, 5* Amazon review

“If you like to be pleasurably frightened, then this is the book for you” Greg O'Rilla, 5* Amazon review

THE IMMORTAL TALES:
1. Thorn
2. Changeling
3. Wildwood

Genre: Fiction / Horror (fancy, right?)