The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish, Paula Brackston
The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish, Paula Brackston
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The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish
A Novel

Author: Paula Brackston

Narrator: Marisa Calin

Unabridged: 13 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/23/2024


Synopsis

The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish is book one in New York Times bestselling author Paula Brackston's new, magic-infused series about Hecate Cavendish, an eccentric and feisty young woman who can see ghosts.

England, 1881. Hereford Cathedral stands sentinel over the city, keeping its secrets, holding long forgotten souls in its stony embrace. Hecate Cavendish speeds through the cobbled streets on her bicycle, skirts hitched daringly high, heading for her new life as Assistant Librarian. But this is no ordinary collection of books. The cathedral houses an ancient chained library, wisdom guarded for centuries, mysteries and stories locked onto its worn, humble shelves. The most prized artifact, however, is the medieval world map which hangs next to Hecate’s desk. Little does she know how much the curious people and mythical creatures depicted on it will come to mean to her. Nor does she suspect that there are lost souls waiting for her in the haunted cathedral. Some will become her dearest friends. Some will seek her help in finding peace. Others will put her in great peril, and, as she quickly learns, threaten the lives of everyone she loves.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.

About Paula Brackston

PAULA BRACKSTON is the New York Times bestselling author of The Witch's Daughter and The Little Shop of Found Things, among others. Paula lives with her family in the historical border city of Hereford in the beautiful Wye valley. When not at her desk in her writing room, she enjoys long walks with the dog in a sublime landscape filled with the imprints of past lives and ancient times.

About Marisa Calin

Marisa Calin is an actress, narrator, and novelist born in England and educated in New York at the American Academy of the Dramatic Arts. An artist with a flair for everything literary, she has written a young adult novel, You & Me, which received a Kirkus Starred Review, and has narrated the audio books Ruby Red and Sapphire Blue by Kerstin Gier.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Judy on August 01, 2024

Paula Brackston is one of my favorite authors. I really enjoyed her Found Things series, so I picked this book up as soon as I saw it was available. This is the first book in The Hecate Cavendish series, and I'm already looking forward to the next one. Description: England, 1881. Hereford cathedral st......more

Goodreads review by Jena on September 10, 2024

3.5 stars The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish follows an eccentric young woman who gets her dream job, only to find out that she can see ghosts and some malicious spirits are following her. I had some issues with this book. For example, I found that neither Hecate as a character nor the romance really d......more

Goodreads review by Holly in Bookland on February 25, 2024

I’ve been wanting to read something by this author for years. Why I never have is beyond me. This being my first book by Paula, I had no expectations. After seeing some lukewarm reviews, I was hesitant, so I’m pleasantly surprised that I quite enjoyed this. Yes, it’s slow, but in this instance it di......more

Goodreads review by Jenny on June 30, 2024

The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish was a captivating story set in a historical period about a young woman named Hekate . The plot centers on her experience learning that spirits are speaking to her and that she can communicate with them without anyone else seeing her at her new work as the librarian's......more

Goodreads review by LadyAReads on October 02, 2024

I enjoyed the story and the haunting aspect but the ending fell flat and I feel like I’m left with an incomplete puzzle. # The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish # 9/30/2024 ~ 10/2/2024 # 3.0 / 5.0......more


Quotes

"Brackston seamlessly blends horror, fantasy, and mystery...readers with a penchant for gothic fantasy won’t want to miss this." — Publisher's Weekly

"Hecate Cavendish is a breath of fresh air - a young woman who knows her own mind and is prepared to swim against the tides of her time - and ours. Her capacity to explore the reaches of reality with courage and panache is a delight. This is a charming, uplifting, lyrical read, a perfect antidote to the roller-coaster angst of our times." — Manda Scott, Author of The Boudica Dreaming Series