The dead house : a novel / Billy O'Callaghan.
"This best-selling debut by an award-winning writer is both an eerie contemporary ghost story and a dread-inducing psychological thriller. Maggie is a successful young artist who has had bad luck with men. Her last put her in the hospital and, after she'shealed physically, left her needing to get out of London to heal mentally and find a place of quiet that will restore her creative spirit. On the rugged west coast of Ireland, perched on a wild cliff side, she spies the shell of a cottage that dates backto Great Famine and decides to buy it. When work on the house is done, she invites her dealer to come for the weekend to celebrate along with a couple of women friends, one of whom will become his wife. On the boozy last night, the other friend pulls outan Ouija board. What sinister thing they summon, once invited, will never go. Ireland is a country haunted by its past. In Billy O'Callaghan's hands, its terrible beauty becomes a force of inescapable horror that reaches far back in time, before the Famine, before Christianity, to a pagan place where nature and superstition are bound in an endless knot"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781628729139
- ISBN: 1628729139
- ISBN: 9781948924566
- ISBN: 1948924560
- Physical Description: 202 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First North American edition
- Publisher: New York : Arcade Publishing, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Pagination and dates may vary.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Women artists > Fiction.
Ireland > Fiction. - Genre:
- Horror fiction.
Ghost stories.
Available copies
- 11 of 12 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 2 of 3 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 12 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC O'CALLAGHAN (Text) | 36015000295572 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | FIC O'CALLAGHAN (Text) | 36015001215504 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | FIC O'CALLAGHAN (Text) | 36015001107628 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 08/18/2026 |
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