![]() ![]() But the doom keeps returning to his mind. It's horrifying in its depiction of hell, and Edmund wants nothing more to do with it despite his historical significance. His terror is only briefly abated when he discovers its actually a painting, a 'doom', taken from the church. When Maud's mother dies in childbirth and she is left alone with her strict, disciplinarian father, Maud's isolation drives her to her father's study, where she happens upon his diary.ĭuring a walk through the local church yard, Edmund spots an eye in the undergrowth. Edmund dominates his family tyrannically, in particular daughter Maud. ![]() ![]() It is the home of Edmund Stearn and his family – a historian, scholar and land-owner, he's an upstanding member of the local community. Bummer! But let's start with a plot synopsis:ġ906: A large manor house, Wake's End, sits on the edge of a bleak Fen, just outside the town of Wakenhyrst. I was giddy with excitement when I finally got my grubby little hands on a copy but unfortunately the book didn't live up to my expectations. ![]() Paver's Wakenhyrst was one of my most anticipated new releases of 2019. Review: Wakenhyrst by Michelle Paver (Head of Zeus) ![]()
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