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Best Paperback of 2020
A fantastic hybrid of gorgeous English Pastoral and folkloric nightmares - Starve Acre is a story of what you might dig up if you go looking under the eart... READ MORE
Folk Horror & Grief
A folkloric, uncanny look at the presences and absences that haunt our lives in grief. Beautiful evocations of landscape and shifting weather. For fans of ... READ MORE
Disturbing but beautiful
I was in the mood for a read that was a bit of a spine-tingler and this sounded like it would be just right.
It's about a grieving couple whose son has di... READ MORE
Chilling until the very end...
I received a review copy from the publisher in exchange for an impartial review.
This book was disturbingly addictive. Juliette and Richard move into the... READ MORE
Ghost story with a surprise ending
Family lose a young lad as he had a heart condition,the mother is taking it very badly.They moved into their parents house on the edge the moors that has t... READ MORE
Synopsis
Waterstones Fiction Book of the Month for November 2020
The worst thing possible has happened. Richard and Juliette Willoughby's son, Ewan, has died suddenly at the age of five. Starve Acre, their house by the moors, was to be full of life, but is now a haunted place.
Juliette, convinced Ewan still lives there in some form, seeks the help of the Beacons, a seemingly benevolent group of occultists. Richard, to try and keep the boy out of his mind, has turned his attention to the field opposite the house, where he patiently digs the barren dirt in search of a legendary oak tree.
Starve Acre is a devastating new novel by the author of the prize-winning bestseller The Loney. It is a novel about the way in which grief splits the world in two and how, in searching for hope, we can so easily unearth horror.
A BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime
- Publisher: John Murray Press
- ISBN: 9781529387308
- Number of pages: 256
- Weight: 180g
- Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 18 mm
Customer Reviews
View allA wonderfully creepy tale.
Prepare for a tense, rather scary read!
Starve Acre was a novel that had me wondering whether I’d picked up the right book. I thought I’d chosen a book abo... READ MORE
Excellent folk horror
Andrew Michael Hurley has been the main author behind the resurgence in the folk horror genre and has been perfecting his style from The Loney to Devil's D... READ MORE
Slow Atmospheric Read
This book is described as a gothic horror and I had high expectations for it.
It’s starts with an introduction to Richard and Juillete who are trying to g... READ MORE
Dont know where it left me.
Not my genre, but was interested in the initial booksellers reviews, so gave it a go.
On the plus side, the prose was very good, making this easy to fin... READ MORE
Haunting
The perfect spooky story for a winter’s night. Short and chilling this is one of the best horror story I’ve read in years.
Thrilling and Sad
This is a brilliant read.
Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start.
Love the well fleshed out characters and found the... READ MORE
Creepy story linking grief and folklore
I don'y usually like scary stories but this absorbed me through two days although I wasn't brave enough to read it at night. The setting on the border of t... READ MORE
Astonishing
From the opening descriptions until the very end, I was gripped.
It’s been a while since I’ve read descriptions so well written and captivating. Being fro... READ MORE
Absolutely loved it!
Having really enjoyed The Loney and Devils Day I was really pleased to read this and I was not disappointed. From the opening sentences with the beautiful ... READ MORE
Didn’t find it chilling
Was recommended this and the person was so excited about it but it didn’t hit the spot for me at all. It was more strange than chilling, an interesting rea... READ MORE
A horror folklore novel that will leave you feeling replete!
Being (1) a lover of horror | fantasy | folklore, and (2) British, it was unequivocally going to be the case that I would waste no time in buying and diges... READ MORE
Lovely cover
I love the cover design but was disappointed that it didn't come with the sprayed edges as were shown in the photographs for the item.
Left with an open Maw
Never have I read a book with such beautiful language. Characters you love to hate everyone of them a total horror in their own way.
Still think of this... READ MORE
Brilliant!
After reading The Loney and Devils Day I was thrilled to be given a chance to read Starve Acre. I wasn't disappointed. Andre Michael Hurleys books are so a... READ MORE
A very dark and chilling read!
Very dark! From the wonderfully evocative title to the disturbing final paragraph, this is a chilling read. Richard and Juliette move into their newly inhe... READ MORE
Does not disappoint
Devoured this book in one sitting. It's incredibly well written, drawing you into the story and wondering what will happen next. Slowly the picture builds ... READ MORE
Ghostly and haunting
A very creepy, chilling read; five year old Ewan dies suddenly and his parents are plunged into grief. When "The Beacons" arrive, they bring hope and solac... READ MORE
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