Nothing in Duncain ever truly leaves.
Nothing in Duncain ever truly leaves.
Ghost, Gothic, Historical
In this neo-Victorian novel set in the fictional county of Duncain, spiritualism impacts an Anglo-Irish family. Following the death of her father, Alice Crofton returns to her family’s crumbling house, believing she will settle the estate and leave. But nothing in Duncain ever truly leaves. In her absence, spiritualism has gripped the rural county and charismatic mediums have encroached into the household, setting their sights on Alice’s family - and her inheritance. Alice tries to hold on to her family and her sanity as hysteria and hauntings take over all she once knew. Written in gothic and ghost story traditions, Begotten’s dark - and sometimes humorous - narrative raises questions about the trustworthiness of one’s senses and the very nature of ghosts.
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Begotten is a work of rich and impassioned gothic splendour, from a writer deeply versed in the history and intricacies of the occult. This immersive, atmospheric, novel speaks powerfully to the dark forces of a lost era. Readers will get utterly lost in it. ~ Guy Mankowski
Begotten is a richly detailed, chilling debut steeped in gothic tradition. Kate Cherrell brings her intimate knowledge of the murky past of spiritualism to haunt her narrator on a tormentous descent into madness. ~ Sophie Cleverly
Kate Cherrell's debut novel is drenched in the very dark energy of Gothic. It is a stormy sea of human emotion, wild nature and tempestuous relationships and melancholic mystery played out in the damp and dusty old mansions of a forgotten time. Full of power, intrigue and magic, this is a captivating debut that will leave you spellbound. ~ John Robb
