Alone in the world, Elspeth Swansome takes the position of nanny to a family on the remote Scottish island of Skelthsea.
Her charge, Mary, hasn't uttered a word since the sudden death of her twin, William - just days after their former nanny disappeared.
No one will speak of what happened to William. Just as no one can explain the hypnotic lullabies sung in empty corridors. Nor the strange dolls that appear in abandoned rooms. Nor the faint whistling that comes in the night . . .
As winter draws in and passage to the mainland becomes impossible, Elspeth finds herself trapped.
But is this house haunted by the ghosts of the past?
OR THE SECRETS OF THE LIVING . . . ?
The Whistling by Rebecca Netley is published on 14 October 2021 by Penguin Michael Joseph. My thanks to the publisher who sent my copy for review, as part of this Blog Tour
It becomes clear that the local people have much to hide, with Elspeth beginning to fear, and suspect many of them. Who knows who she can trust? What really happened to the children's previous Nanny, and was William really quite as evil in life as is reported to Elspeth?
Rebecca Netley grew up as part of an eccentric family in a house full of books and music, and these things have fed her passions.
Family and writing remain at the heart of Rebecca's life. She lives in Reading with her husband, sons and an over-enthusiastic dog, who gives her writing tips.
The Whistling is Rebecca Netley's debut novel and won the Exeter Novel Prize.
Twitter @Rebecca_Netley
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