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Broken Hours: A Novel of H. P. Lovecraft
Broken Hours: A Novel of H. P. Lovecraft | Jacqueline Baker
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In the cold spring of 1936, Arthor Crandle, down-on-his luck and desperate for work, accepts a position in Providence, Rhode Island, as a live-in secretary/assistant for an unnamed shut-in. He arrives at the gloomy colonial-style house to discover that his strange employer is an author of disturbing, bizarre fiction. Health issues have confined him to his bedroom, where he is never to be disturbed. But the writer, who Crandle knows only as Ech-Pi, refuses to meet him, communicating only by letters left on a table outside his room. Soon the home reveals other unnerving peculiarities. There is an ominous presence Crandle feels on the main stairwell. Light shines out underneath the door of the writer s room, but is invisible from the street. It becomes increasingly clear there is something not right about the house or its occupant. Haunting visions of a young girl in a white nightgown wandering the walled-in garden behind the house motivate Crandle to investigate the circumstances of his employer s dark family history. Meanwhile, the unsettling aura of the house pulls him into a world increasingly cut off from reality, into black depths, where an unspeakable secret lies waiting."
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Kazzie
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Creepy, great plot twist! Loved local author :)

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LauraJ
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The last year of HP Lovecraft‘s life serves as the backdrop for this tightly written gothic horror story. The protagonist, Arthor Crandle is down on his luck and haunted by his past. He accepts work as a live-in assistant for a reclusive writer who, due to illness, chooses to communicate with Arthor by notes. Baker creates an atmosphere that allows the psychological haunting to unfold slowly and eerily.
#catsoflitsy #lovecraft #gothgalore

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LauraJ
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Not a single person got my shirt today. #CreepLife can be lonely.
But I‘m finally home...pants off, Nespresso on and book in hand. 😈

Mommamanzi Haha if I would have seen you I would have totally given you a high five! 7y
BarbaraTheBibliophage What!!?? How could they NOT get it? 🙌🏻🙌🏻 7y
CouronneDhiver Seriously?! People are silly 7y
Scurvygirl 💚💚🔪🔪 ch-ch-ch-ah-ah-ah-kill-kill-kill 7y
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LauraJ
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Well, at least none of them are laying on my book.
The setup for this story reminds me of Dracula.
#catsoflitsy

CouronneDhiver Ha! I thought my one was bad. She's busy squishing me right now too 7y
kspenmoll 😻😻😻!!! 7y
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JessClark78
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A spooky novel that follows a man's descent into madness. As a fan of Lovecraft and gothic literature, I really enjoyed this book. It is well written and full of creepy undertones. I would recommend this to fans of psychological horror. #LitsyAtoZ #LetterB

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JessClark78
The Broken Hours | Jacqueline Baker
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I can already tell I'm going to like this book.

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JessClark78
The Broken Hours | Jacqueline Baker
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Next up for #LitsyAtoZ. Arthor Crandle, a man down on his luck and desperate for work, accepts a position as a live-in assistant for a strange, unnamed shut-in who is a writer of bizarre fiction. Arthor begins to investigate his employer's dark family history, and gets pulled into a world cut off from reality, where an unspeakable secret lies waiting. #LetterB
@BookishMarginalia

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PatriciaTina
The Broken Hours | Jacqueline Baker
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Those chapters sales tables are going to be the death of me... Or at least my wallet 😂