{"product_id":"9781526627230","title":"House of Splinters: The perfect spooky tale from the Queen of the GhostStory","description":"Author: Purcell, Laura\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526627230\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Feb 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 368 Format: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Impressive' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eAn enormous treat . . . beautifully vivid, claustrophobic and macabre . . . a masterful page-turner\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eBridget Collins, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Binding \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A chilling, atmospheric read'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eWoman's Own \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNot every house is a home...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eBelinda Bainbridge has spent her life in the shadow of her anxious mother, so when her father-in-law dies at The Bridge, his remote ancestral seat, she is secretly thrilled. His death means she, her husband Wilfred and their children can relocate and finally begin to create their own happy home together- born a merchant's daughter, she will now be lady of the manor.\u003cbr\u003eBut their new home quickly proves far from ideal. The garden is a wilderness, the estate is struggling financially, there are whispers about the mysterious death of a servant many years before while their young son, Freddy, seems unusually fixated on the strange wooden figures     so-called 'silent companions'     that were once owned by his ancestors.\u003cbr\u003eWhen Wilfred's charismatic brother, Nathan, arrives unexpectedly from abroad, bringing a very different account of the family's past, Belinda begins to question what her husband has told her. What really lies behind the sad history of the house? \u003cbr\u003eAnd are Belinda's children truly safe here?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe outstanding new haunted house story from \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and multi-award winner, Laura Purcell, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Silent Companions\u003c\/i\u003e, who has reignited readers' passion for classic gothic tales for a new audience. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Laura Purcell really is a master of the unsettling ghost story\u003c\/b\u003e' Jen Williams","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46631858012318,"sku":"UBD-9781526627230","price":42.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526627230.jpg?v=1774310420","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526627230","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}