Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0701183403, Hardcover)
What happens to a family when one of the brothers publishes his “misery memoir?” Is his litany of childhood torment a complete invention? Or was there really a cupboard under the stairs?

The farmhouse was called The Beacon and they had been born and reared there, May, Colin, Frank and Berenice, but only May had been left for the last 27 years . . .

May had been the clever daughter and she had escaped the shelter of The Beacon, just once, to go to university. But in London she had been pursued by nameless terrors, the victim of fears and anxieties. Now she was the spinster daughter, the one who stayed, who nursed her father after his accident and looked after her mother in her old age.

Frank was the one who got away. He married and moved on. But why does no one ever mention Frank’s name?

Richly atmospheric, evoking mystery, ambiguity and suspense, The Beacon is a novella which continues to resonate beyond the final pages.

This is an interesting story of a family torn apart due to the actions of one sibling. A short novella where the author manages to say a great deal in few words and I must say this makes me want to track down more of her work. Beautiful writing with a bit of suspense that kept me turning the pages of which I devoured in a few hours one sunny afternoon.

Now reserved for the OZVBB Round 24

This one didnt spend long in the box and now requested and on its way via post this week to Marrickville NSW. Enjoy as I am sure you will being a fan of Susan Hill :)

Thanks jeniwren, the book turned up quick smart! I'm looking forward to reading it.

Picked up as an orphan at this month's Sydney Bookcrossing meetup

Released on the November 2015 Unconvention weekend