Since then, I’ve been lacking in writing that only David Mitchell can deliver, so when I saw Slade House I just had to have it. A chunky book to say the least, but an adventure and full of writing that is pleasurable to read. The last book I read by David Mitchell was The Bone Clocks. Spanning five decades, from the last days of the 1970s to the present, leaping genres, and barreling toward an astonishing conclusion, this intricately woven novel will pull you into a reality-warping new vision of the haunted house story-as only David Mitchell could imagine it. But what really goes on inside Slade House? For those who find out, it’s already too late… Every nine years, the house’s residents - an odd brother and sister - extend a unique invitation to someone who’s different or lonely: a precocious teenager, a recently divorced policeman, a shy college student. A stranger will greet you by name and invite you inside. Keep your eyes peeled for a small black iron door.ĭown the road from a working-class British pub, along the brick wall of a narrow alley, if the conditions are exactly right, you’ll find the entrance to Slade House. “Whatever Mum’s saying’s drowned out by the grimy roar of the bus pulling away, revealing a pub called The Fox and Hounds.” Genre: Fiction/horror/supernatural/fantasy
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