Audiobooks by Hester Fox

"Set in the waning days of the Dutch Golden Age, this enchanting, lush reimagining of The Little Mermaid is perfect for fans of Jesse Burton's The Miniaturist and Leigh Bardugo's The Familiar. The Dutch Republic, 1650. One fine spring day in Friesland, twenty-year-old Clara van Wieren is faced with an ill omen: a whale, beached and rotting in the noonday sun. But Clara doesn't believe in magic and superstition, and this portent is quickly dismissed when a proposal from a wealthy merchant arrives, promising Clara the freedom she seeks from her mother's overbearing rule. When her attempts at overseeing the household at the family's estate lead to her chance encounter with a young man with russet hair and sparkling eyes the color of the sea, she finds herself strangely drawn to him. As Clara grows closer to Maurits, she must choose between the steady, gentle life she has been raised for and the man who makes her blood sing. But Maurits isn't who he seems to be, and his secrets, once hidden beneath the waves, threaten to rise up and drown them both. And when an ancient bargain, forged in blood between the mythical people of the sea and the rulers of the land, begins to unravel, Clara finds herself at the heart of a deadly struggle for power. What can you expect in A MAGIC DEEP & DROWNING? - Lush & Enchanting - Gender-swap of Hans Christian Anderson's The Little Mermaid - Historical Fantasy - Set in 17th Century Netherlands - Family Secrets - Atmospheric Vibes"

Hester Fox (Author), Lauren Ezzo (Narrator)

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[Italian] - Il libro di fiori e di spine

"Un'incantevole storia di tradimenti, segreti e magia. Due ragazze che parlano il linguaggio segreto dei fiori. 'Il libro di fiori e di spine è un dolce, magico racconto di speranza e guarigione nel mezzo della guerra.' — BookPage 1815 – Cornelia ha un segreto che deve rimanere ben custodito, perché nessuno accetterebbe mai la sua capacità di comprendere il linguaggio dei fiori e ascoltarne le voci, in una misteriosa connessione che ha sin da bambina. Il polveroso e cupo accampamento della Grande Armée di Napoleone non è il luogo dove aveva immaginato se stessa quando è fuggita in Francia, lasciandosi alle spalle una vita agiata, ma un passato di dolore. E l'Armata non è neanche il posto più sicuro per celare il suo potere, che si manifesta in maniera incontrollata e plateale proprio durante la battaglia di Waterloo, quando in lei amore e dolore si scatenano prepotenti. Cornelia, donna, inglese e naturalista, viene così trascinata in un vortice di tradimenti, accuse e bugie. Dall'altra parte del fronte, a Bruxelles, anche Lijsbeth convive con un passato di sofferenza e di abbandono. Ha un particolare talento nel creare composizioni floreali, come se avesse un rapporto speciale con i fiori. Non sa ancora però di poterli ascoltare e di poter comunicare con e attraverso di loro. Eppure, sono proprio i fiori che guidano queste due giovani donne l'una verso l'altra, perché possano scoprire la fonte di quel potere che le espone ad accuse di stregoneria e minaccia di distruggere le loro stesse vite. Hester Fox, amatissima autrice americana per la prima volta tradotta in Italia, ci dona un romanzo in cui magia, fiori, sorellanza e guerra danno vita a un mystery gotico intessuto con cura, dove l'amore trova la sua strada indifferente alle convenzioni sociali. Questo libro lascerà chi lo legge con il cuore spezzato, ma anche pervaso da romanticismo e speranza. Penso a Lijsbeth, alla sua tranquilla forza d'animo. L'ha fatto per amore o per rabbia? C'è differenza tra le due cose? Come si fa a non essere arrabbiati con un mondo che tratta l'amore come un frivolo passatempo e la guerra come l'apice della civiltà?"

Hester Fox (Author), Roberta Zuppet (Narrator)

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The Book of Thorns

""Betrayal, loss, love, redemption, and justice collide in this masterpiece of a novel. You won't want to miss The Book of Thorns." -Paulette Kennedy, author of The Devil and Mrs. Davenport A spellbinding tale of secrets, betrayal, and magic from the author of The Heir to Blackwood Library! Penniless and stranded in France after a bid to escape her cruel uncle goes awry, Cornelia Shaw is far from the Parisian life of leisure she imagined. Desperate and out of options, she allows herself to be recruited to Napoleon's Grande Armée. As a naturalist, her mysterious ability to heal any wound with herbal mixtures invites awe amongst the soldiers…and suspicion. For behind Cornelia's vast knowledge of the natural world is a secret she keeps hidden-the flowers speak to her through a mystical connection she has felt since childhood. One that her mother taught her to heed, before she disappeared. As Napoleon's army descends on Waterloo, the flowers sing to her of a startling revelation: a girl who bears a striking resemblance to Cornelia. A girl she almost remembers-her sister, lost long ago, who seems to share the same gifts. Determined to reunite with Lijsbeth despite being on opposite sides of the war, Cornelia is drawn into a whirlwind of betrayal, secrets, and lies. Brought together by fate and magic at the peak of the war, the sisters must uncover the key to the source of the power that connects them as accusations of witchcraft swirl and threaten to destroy their very lives. Don't miss A MAGIC DEEP & DROWNING, Hester Fox's lush, enchanting reimagining of The Little Mermaid, where a young woman in 1650 Friesland must face a deadly choice between love, duty, and a mythic legacy... Look for these other gothic mysteries from Hester Fox: - The Last Heir to Blackwood Library - The Witch of Willow Hall - The Orphan of Cemetery Hill - The Widow of Pale Harbor - A Lullaby for Witches"

Hester Fox (Author), Ell Potter, Fiona Hardingham (Narrator)

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The Last Heir to Blackwood Library

""Weaves a spell of darkness that's mysterious and magical, and binds it with a knot of deathless love." -New York Times bestselling author Susanna Kearsley on A Lullaby for Witches In post-World War I England, a young woman inherits a mysterious library and must untangle its powerful secrets… With the stroke of a pen, twenty-three-year-old Ivy Radcliffe becomes Lady Hayworth, owner of a sprawling estate on the Yorkshire moors. Ivy has never heard of Blackwood Abbey, or of the ancient bloodline from which she's descended. With nothing to keep her in London since losing her brother in the Great War, she warily makes her way to her new home. The abbey is foreboding, the servants reserved and suspicious. But there is a treasure waiting behind locked doors: a magnificent library. Despite cryptic warnings from the staff, Ivy feels irresistibly drawn to its dusty shelves, where familiar works mingle with strange, esoteric texts. And she senses something else in the library too, a presence that seems to have a will of its own. Rumors swirl in the village about the abbey's previous owners, about ghosts and curses, and an enigmatic manuscript at the center of it all. And as events grow more sinister, it will be up to Ivy to uncover the library's mysteries in order to reclaim her own story-before it vanishes forever. Lush, atmospheric and transporting, The Last Heir to Blackwood Library is a skillful reflection on memory and female agency, and a love letter to books from a writer at the height of her power. Don't miss A MAGIC DEEP & DROWNING, Hester Fox's lush, enchanting reimagining of The Little Mermaid, where a young woman in 1650 Friesland must face a deadly choice between love, duty, and a mythic legacy... Look for these other gothic mysteries from Hester Fox: - The Book of Thorns - The Witch of Willow Hall - The Widow of Pale Harbor - The Orphan of Cemetery Hill - A Lullaby for Witches"

Hester Fox (Author), Ell Potter (Narrator)

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A Lullaby for Witches

"Two women. A history of witchcraft. And a deep-rooted female power that sings across the centuries. Once there was a young woman from a well-to-do New England family who never quite fit with the drawing rooms and parlors of her kin. Called instead to the tangled woods and wild cliffs surrounding her family's estate, Margaret Harlowe grew both stranger and more beautiful as she cultivated her uncanny power. Soon, whispers of "witch" dogged her footsteps, and Margaret's power began to wind itself with the tendrils of something darker. One hundred and fifty years later, Augusta Podos takes a dream job at Harlowe House, the historic home of a wealthy New England family that has been turned into a small museum in Tynemouth, Massachusetts. When Augusta stumbles across an oblique reference to a daughter of the Harlowes who has nearly been expunged from the historical record, the mystery is too intriguing to ignore. But as she digs deeper, something sinister unfurls from its sleep, a dark power that binds one woman to the other across lines of blood and time. If Augusta can't resist its allure, everything she knows and loves-including her very life-could be lost forever. Don't miss A MAGIC DEEP & DROWNING, Hester Fox's lush, enchanting reimagining of The Little Mermaid, where a young woman in 1650 Friesland must face a deadly choice between love, duty, and a mythic legacy... Look for these other gothic mysteries from Hester Fox: - The Book of Thorns - The Last Heir to Blackwood Library - The Witch of Willow Hall - The Widow of Pale Harbor - The Orphan of Cemetery Hill"

Hester Fox (Author), Lauren Ezzo (Narrator)

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The Orphan of Cemetery Hill

"The dead won't bother you if you don't give them permission. Boston, 1844. Tabby has a peculiar gift: she can communicate with the recently departed. It makes her special, but it also makes her dangerous. As an orphaned child, she fled with her sister, Alice, from their charlatan aunt Bellefonte, who wanted only to exploit Tabby's gift so she could profit from the recent craze for seances. Now a young woman and tragically separated from Alice, Tabby works with her adopted father, Eli, the kind caretaker of a large Boston cemetery. When a series of macabre grave robberies begins to plague the city, Tabby is ensnared in a deadly plot by the perpetrators, known only as the "Resurrection Men." In the end, Tabby's gift will either save both her and the cemetery-or bring about her own destruction. Don't miss A MAGIC DEEP & DROWNING, Hester Fox's lush, enchanting reimagining of The Little Mermaid, where a young woman in 1650 Friesland must face a deadly choice between love, duty, and a mythic legacy... Look for these other gothic mysteries from Hester Fox: - The Book of Thorns - The Last Heir to Blackwood Library - The Witch of Willow Hall - The Widow of Pale Harbor - A Lullaby for Witches"

Hester Fox (Author), Lauren Ezzo (Narrator)

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The Widow Of Pale Harbour

"‘[This] romance-cum-murder mystery moves at a brisk pace.’ The Sunday Times ‘A perfect blend of gothic mystery, drama and romance.’ Cressida McLaughlin ************************************************************* A town gripped by fear. A woman accused of murder. Who can save Pale Harbour from itself? 1846. Desperate to escape the ghosts of his past, Gabriel Stone takes a position as a minister in the remote Pale Harbour, but not all is as it seems in the sleepy town. As soon as Gabriel steps foot in town, he can’t escape the rumours about the mysterious Sophy Carver, a young widow who lives in the eerie Castle Carver: whispers that she killed her husband, mutterings that she might even be a witch. But as strange, unsettling events escalate into murder, Gabriel finds himself falling under Sophy’s spell. As clues start to point to Sophy as the next victim, Gabriel realises he must find answers before anyone else turns up dead. ************************************************************* Everyone is spellbound by Hester Fox! ‘This debut recalls Georgette Heyer, with extra spookiness’ The Times ‘a story that tingles with danger, dark mystery, hints of the supernatural, and a sultry, simmering romance. Ideal reading for fans of thrills and chills…’ Lancashire Evening Post ‘Beautifully written… The Witch of Willow Hall will cast a spell over every reader’ Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me ‘Steeped in Gothic eeriness it’s spine-tingling and very atmospheric.’ Nicola Cornick, author of The Woman in the Lake ‘With its sense of creeping menace… this compelling story had me gripped from the first page… ’ Linda Finlay, author of The Flower Seller ‘Creepy, tense, heartbreaking and beautifully, achingly romantic.’ Cressida McLaughlin ‘I could NOT put this thing down!’ ‘The ULTIMATE page turner!’ ‘What a story! It absolutely captivated me’ ‘Historical fiction with a side of romance and major helping of creepiness, this debut novel hits the mark!’ ‘The book pulls you in from the beginning with many twists and turns. I didn't want to put it down, and could not wait to see what was going to happen next.’"

Hester Fox (Author), Lauren Ezzo (Narrator)

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The Widow of Pale Harbor

"A town gripped by fear. A woman accused of witchcraft. Who can save Pale Harbor from itself? Maine, 1846. Gabriel Stone is desperate to escape the ghosts that haunt him in Massachusetts after his wife's death, so he moves to Maine, taking a position as a minister in the remote village of Pale Harbor. But not all is as it seems in the sleepy town. Strange, unsettling things have been happening, and the townspeople claim that only one person can be responsible: Sophronia Carver, a reclusive widow who lives with a spinster maid in the eerie Castle Carver. Sophronia must be a witch, and she almost certainly killed her husband. As the incidents escalate, one thing becomes clear: they are the work of a twisted person inspired by the wildly popular stories of Mr. Edgar Allan Poe. And Gabriel must find answers, or Pale Harbor will suffer a fate worthy of Poe's darkest tales. Hester Fox comes to writing from a background in the museum field as a collections maintenance technician. This job has taken her from historic houses to fine art museums, where she has the privilege of cleaning and caring for collections that range from paintings by old masters to ancient artifacts to early-American furniture. She is a keen painter and has a master's degree in historical archaeology, as well as a background in medieval studies and art history. Hester lives outside Boston with her husband. Don't miss A MAGIC DEEP & DROWNING, Hester Fox's lush, enchanting reimagining of The Little Mermaid, where a young woman in 1650 Friesland must face a deadly choice between love, duty, and a mythic legacy... Look for these other gothic mysteries from Hester Fox: - The Book of Thorns - The Last Heir to Blackwood Library - The Witch of Willow Hall - The Orphan of Cemetery Hill - A Lullaby for Witches"

Hester Fox (Author), Lauren Ezzo (Narrator)

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The Witch Of Willow Hall

"‘This debut recalls Georgette Heyer, with extra spookiness’ The Times ‘Beautifully written… The Witch of Willow Hall will cast a spell over every reader’ Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me Years after the Salem witch trials one witch remains. She just doesn’t know it… yet. 1821: Growing up, Lydia Montrose knew she was descended from the witches of Salem, but was warned to never tell anyone what she could do, and has now forgotten her legacy. But Willow Hall has awoken something inside her… Having fled family scandal in Boston, Willow Hall seems an idyllic refuge from the world. But a subtle menace haunts the grounds, with strange voices and ghostly apparitions in the night, which call to Lydia's secret inheritance and threaten to awaken something long buried. Can Lydia confront her inner witch and harness her powers, or is it too late to save herself and her family from the deadly fate of Willow Hall? Readers are spellbound by the The Witch of Willow Hall! 'Amazing' NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'If you’re looking for a witch read for autumn then move this to the top of your pile! NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Chilling and claustrophobic' NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"

Hester Fox (Author), Lauren Ezzo (Narrator)

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Audiobooks by Hester Fox

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