This deliciously atmospheric Gothic tale begins in post-WWI England, when 23-year-old Ivy Radcliff inherits an ancient abbey that houses a mysterious library cloaked in dark secrets. The village swirls with ghostly rumors suggesting there is a curse on the place, and Ivy begins to feel adrift as the servants conspire and potential suitors line up for her hand. One part Gothic novel and one part supernatural thriller, this inventively twisty period novel weaves a dark spell that will keep you reading late into the night.