The Spirit Collection of Thorne Hall
Books | Fiction / Fantasy / Romance
J. Ann Thomas
A young woman forced to live with ghosts in a mansion frozen in time must decide between forbidden love and the price of freedom in this gothic fantasy where Jane Eyre meets The Haunting of Bly Manor, perfect for fans of Starling House. At Thorne Hall, a grand estate nestled in the Berkshires, fifteen restless spirits roam, bound within the mansion’s walls since the Gilded Age. Elegy Thorne bears the weight of her family’s curse to preserve the mansion as it was in the 1890s, using ancient folk songs to keep the spirits secret and silent in order to avoid deadly consequences. When a mischievous child spirit wreaks havoc on the manor, the Thorne family calls upon their trusted preservationist to restore the mansion. He brings along his son, Atticus – a vibrant man full of life and ideas of modernization – and Elegy is captivated by him, igniting a longing for freedom she’s never dared to embrace. Torn between her desire to follow her heart and her duty to her family and its legacy, Elegy begins searching for a way to release the spirit collection back to the afterlife and set both herself and the ghosts free. With century-old secrets, peculiar magic, and spirits both whimsical and deadly, Thorne Hall will haunt and enrapture readers—and you might just not want to leave.
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Author
J. Ann Thomas
Pages
320
Publisher
Crooked Lane Books
Published Date
2025-02-11
ISBN
9798892422239
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"Thank you netgalley for the early read! What a great ghost story! <br/><br/>This book is so well written and I was completely entranced the entire time reading it. I found it to be a mix of historical fiction, thriller/horror, and romance in one book. The characters were varied and the premise was easy to hollow. There were a lot of personalities in the book. <br/><br/>My favorite part of the book was all the knowledge it contained from historical fashion, housing architecture, ancient ballads and Victorian flower language. I had so much fun looking up the different outfits, songs and flowers. I found myself wanting more outfits to look up every time the book skipped over a description. I also think it would have been cool to have a playlist to go along with the book as many old ballads are mentioned in the book. <br/><br/>Overall this was such a fun read with a mix of genres that I enjoy. Highly recommend for my gothic story lovers!"
Emma Klein
