![]() ![]() The eerie setting rounded out the gothic feel as well. The characters were all well-developed, whether they were lovable or not-so-lovable. It reminded me a bit of The Silent Companion and Jane Eyre. This gothic tale is entirely from Margaret’s pov. However, she tries to get on with her work teaching Louis, her ten-year-old charge, who has immediately captured her heart.īut the past catches up with Margaret, and it becomes impossible to ignore the strange occurrences in the house. Margaret doesn’t believe in such superstitions, but she can’t deny the noises she hears at night, nor the flashes of something seen and then gone. There are whispers that the house is cursed. Margaret quickly learns that the villagers avoid the house and its inhabitants. Margaret Lennox, recently widowed, has taken up a governess position at Heartwood Hall under the employ of Mrs. The Secrets of Hartwood Hall is an atmospheric and compelling gothic mystery. ![]()
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