内容简介
TheNewYorkTimesbestsellerandBookerPrizecontenderthat"delivers...aghoststorythatcreepsupyourspine"(SeattleTimes).Onepost-warsummerinruralWarwickshire,Dr.FaradayiscalledtoapatientatlonelyHundredsHall.HometotheAyresfamilyforovertwocenturies,theGeorgianhouse,onceimpressiveandhandsome,isnowindecline.Itsowners-mother,son,anddaughter-arestrugglingtokeeppacewithachangingsociety,aswellaswithconflictsoftheirown.ButaretheAyreseshauntedbysomethingmoresinisterthanadyingwayoflife?LittledoesDr.Faradayknowhowclosely,andhowterrifyingly,theirstoryisabouttobecomeintimatelyentwinedwithhis.
作者简介
SarahWatersistheauthorofTippingtheVelvet,aNewYorkTimesNotableBook,Affinity,whichwonhertheySundayTimesYoungWriteroftheYearaward,Fingersmith,andTheNightWatch,bothofwhichwereshortlistedforboththeOrangePrizeandtheManBookerPrize.ShelivesinLondon.