In 2017, life expectancy in the UK is 81.
In 1848 Haworth, it was 22.
Nine-year-old Harry Sutcliff hates working at Rooks Mill and is forever in trouble for running away to the wide empty spaces of the moors - empty but for the song of the skylark, the antics of the rabbits, and the explorations of Emily Brontë. Bound together by their love of the moors, Emily and Harry develop a lasting friendship, but not everyone is happy about it - especially Martha, Harry's wife.
As Martha's jealous rages grow in ferocity, Harry does not realise the danger he is in. A hundred and fifty years later, this danger also threatens Verity and her new beau, William. Only time will tell if Verity and William have the strength to fight off the ghosts determined to shape their lives, or whether they will succumb to an age-old betrayal.
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[Martha hitched up the bundle strapped to her front] ***(LionheART Publishing House, 28 February 2017, ebook, 322 pages, Prime Reading)
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This is my first time reading the author. I really enjoyed this book. It was unusual, a bit different from my usual stuff, but exactly what I needed. Parliament of Rooks: Haunting Brontë Country is nicely written and engaging, the kind of book you can get lost in for hours. I was impressed by the way the author blends and interweaves the past and present. I especially enjoyed the chapters focused on the Brontë's and their live on the moors in the 19 th century. I was expecting the book to be supernatural but it's not, it's really about how the past and present are connected and can affect each other. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was different and better than I expected.
