Eight Ghosts: The English Heritage Book of New Ghost Stories – Paperback

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In the winter of 2016, English Heritage sent some of the UK’s finest contemporary writers to stay at different historical sites across the UK. From Max Porter at Eltham Palace to Mark Haddon deep in York’s Cold War Bunker, their experiences informed their chilling creations. Eight authors, eight ghost stories, eight unsettling, supernatural creations set loose in time for Halloween. With a foreword by Andrew Martin and fascinating background detail on English Heritage sites and their supernatural legacies, this is a book to be savoured – and read aloud – as the winter nights draw in. Key Features: Eight Ghosts: The English Heritage Book of New Ghost Stories is written exclusively for English Heritage Stories from acclaimed literary novelists and short story writers such as Sarah Perry, Andrew Michael Hurley & Max Porter Each ghost story is based on an English Heritage site  Historic and atmospheric settings; from Audley End to Pendennis Castle, cold war bunkers to Hadrian’s Wall Paperback  Publication date: 25/09/2018 Authors and sites: Sarah Perry: Audley End Max Porter: Eltham Palace Andrew Michael Hurley: Carlisle Castle Mark Haddon: York Cold War Bunker Stuart Evers: Dover Castle Jeanette Winterson: Pendennis Castle Kate Clanchy: Housesteads Kamila Shamsie: Kenilworth Castle