{"title":"Stephanie Bramwell-Lawes","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"thornby-manor","title":"Thornby Manor","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003ePenniless and newly orphaned Briar Monroe finds shelter at Thornby Manor, a brooding estate above a mist-shrouded lake. But whispers of a dead wife, an estranged son and locked-away secrets haunt its corridors … Atmospheric, intoxicating and laced with peril – a spellbinding historical mystery of love, betrayal, obsession and a house that will not forget…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e‘Gloriously and traditionally gothic, rich in mist, rattling windowpanes, hidden missives and feverish dreams … \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003ean addictive Victorian mystery\u003cspan\u003e’ \u003cb\u003eJoanna Miller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e‘A gripping gothic tale, simmering with menace’\u003cb\u003e A.J. West\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e‘Fuses the brooding sense of menace of a Brontë novel with the twisty notes of a suspense thriller. A deliciously absorbing gothic mystery’ \u003cb\u003eVaseem Khan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e‘Atmospheric and accomplished … steeped in the gothic tradition of mystery and grief’ \u003cb\u003eEssie Fox\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e–––––––––\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eThere – suddenly – was Thornby Manor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e I would never forget the first time I saw it…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eA talisman of darkness, an emblem of death.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eWarwickshire, 1891. Recently orphaned and left destitute, Briar Monroe accepts the protection of Lord Danville and the shadowed sanctuary of Thornby Manor. The great house looms above a mist-shrouded lake, its corridors heavy with secrets – not least the mysterious death of Lady Elizabeth Danville, and the unspoken tensions between her formidable widower and his magnetic son, Gabriel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eAs Briar navigates the undercurrents of a household ruled by watchful servants and locked doors, she is drawn ever deeper into a web of suspicion, desire and fear. Whispers in the night, figures at windows, and a constant sense of being watched leave her questioning not only the truth about Thornby, but her own safety within its walls.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eAtmospheric, intoxicating and laced with peril, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThornby Manor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a gothic tale of betrayal, obsession and a house that never forgets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eA simmering, haunting debut for readers who loved \u003ci\u003eJane Eyre, Rebecca, The Woman in White\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Silent Companions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e–––––––––––––\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e'[An] enthralling gothic debut … beautifully written, brimming with tension and full or intriguing, morally grey characters. A wonderfully dark historical mystery that kept me reading until 1am!' \u003cb\u003eCaroline Lea\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e‘Gothic fiction has a new star’ \u003cb\u003eAnnie Garthwaite\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e‘Dark, deliciously unsettling … A spellbinding, emotionally intense, intelligent tale dripping with betrayal and obsession’ \u003cb\u003eBarbara Havelocke\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e‘Darkly dramatic, delicious fun. If you love a gothic novel full of secrets to be unpacked this is one for you …’ \u003cb\u003eLiz Hyder\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e‘Full of darkness and twisted secrets…’ \u003cb\u003eKate Griffin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e‘\u003cspan\u003eThis tale of mystery and madness, of deception and defiance, of scandal and suspicion, will have readers compulsively turning pages deep into the night’ \u003cb\u003eNaomi Kelsey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e‘A chilling gothic mystery … as unsettling as the mist that swirls around the manor. The final twist took my breath away’ \u003cb\u003eEmma Cowing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e‘Immersive and chilling gothic novel with a mystery that keeps you guessing until the final chapter’ \u003cb\u003eRachel Louise Driscoll\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e‘A tense, atmospheric and masterful work of gothic fiction … as chilling as it is intoxicating’ \u003cb\u003eCathryn Kemp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e‘Floorboards creak in the night, shadows flit along corridors, and everywhere there is a sense of being watched … a gripping gothic masterpiece’ \u003cb\u003eGill Paul\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e‘A gothic mystery written with beauty and elegance. I read \u003ci\u003eThornby Manor\u003c\/i\u003e in 48 hours and adored it’ \u003cb\u003eLiv Matthews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e‘Beautifully written, moody, haunting’ \u003cb\u003eLouise Swanson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e‘Unsettling, intoxicatingly gothic, highly original and laced with dread … a must-read debut’ \u003cb\u003eDan Bassett\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e‘Think \u003ci\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eRebecca \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eNorthanger Abbey\u003c\/i\u003e with a sprinkling of Wilkie Collins. I absolutely loved it’ \u003cb\u003eJoanna Miller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e‘A superbly gothic mystery: a mist-shrouded manor house; an insane asylum; a deadly secret; terrifying footsteps in the night; no hope of escape … shades of \u003ci\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/i\u003e, Catherine Earnshaw and \u003ci\u003eRebecca\u003c\/i\u003e haunt these pages and lead us to a breath-holding conclusion’ \u003cb\u003eMaggie Brookes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56717757612405,"sku":"978-1917764124","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/RMCopyofBOOKSforWEBSITEDONOTDELETE-2026-03-13T153413.371.png?v=1773416062"}],"url":"https:\/\/goldsborobooks.com\/collections\/stephanie-bramwell-lawes.oembed","provider":"Goldsboro Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}