Moths (Monster She Wrote)

<p>Dower House lush and irresistible draws people to it like moths to a flame. Among those caught in its spell are James and Nemo Boyce who buy it and Harry Harris who becomes possessed by both the house and its mistress. </p><p>But disturbing events - the mysterious death of a favorite dog ghostly music in the woods fleeting reflections in an old mirror - give warning of another presence. And then at the Boyces' housewarming party an uninvited guest makes an appearance: Sarah Moore dazzling actress beautiful lustful murderous - and dead for 150 years. </p><p>As Nemo begins to undergo a series of bizarre changes Harry obsessively in love with her finds himself swept up into an ever-tightening spiral of tragedy ...</p><p>One of Valancourt's most exciting rediscoveries in years Rosalind Ashe's slow-burn Gothic horror tale <em>Moths </em>(1976) was a critical hit on both sides of the Atlantic and earned comparisons to Daphne du Maurier's classic <em>Rebecca</em>.</p><p>A magical novel passionate exciting and beautifully written. - Iris Murdoch</p><p>Could be a young Daphne du Maurier . . . Fans of <em>Rebecca </em>will be moths to the flame. - <em>Publishers Weekly</em></p><p>A beautifully written and beautifully constructed novel of mounting fear and terror ... Wonderfully scary wonderfully exotic ... absolutely riveting. - Stephen King (on Rosalind Ashe's <em>Hurricane Wake</em>)</p><p>A first novel of power and imagination . . . the conclusion is genuinely frightening. - <em>The Guardian</em></p><p>A first novel as well crafted as any classic of its kind. - <em>The Pittsburgh Press</em></p>