I have seen this book pitched as a cross between Rebecca and The Haunting of Hill House and that would be my take as well. Jane is practical - she needs a husband but doesn't care for the romance. Independent and smart, she doesn't want a life tied to housekeeping and raising children. The handsome but tragic Doctor Lawrence fits the bill and accepts her proposal with one condition. She must stay at the doctor's office in town and never come to his dreary estate house. This wouldn't be a gothic tour de force if Jane stayed put and never caught a whiff of the dark and sinister going ons at the house at night as well as what it is doing to the good doctor. There is also the small matter of Elodie, a very haunted house and dark magic. This will appeal to those lovers of classic horror like Frankenstein as well as readers of gothic thrillers that feature unconventional women taking matters into their own hands for better or worse. Best read under the covers and not in a creaky old house. 4 stars
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