Historical Fiction
The Last Heir to Blackwood Library
2023·336 pages
In post-WWI England, a young woman inherits a cursed Yorkshire estate and its mysterious library, facing supernatural secrets and dark legacies.
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In post-WWI England, a young woman inherits a cursed Yorkshire estate and its mysterious library, facing supernatural secrets and dark legacies.
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"Weaves a spell of darkness that's mysterious and magical, and binds it with a knot of deathless love." --New York Times bestselling author Susanna Kearsley on A Lullaby for Witches In post-World War I England, a young woman inherits a mysterious library and must untangle its powerful secrets... With the stroke of a pen, twenty-three-year-old Ivy Radcliffe becomes Lady Hayworth, owner of a sprawling estate on the Yorkshire moors. Ivy has never heard of Blackwood Abbey, or of the ancient bloodlin...
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Sexual content
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Passionate kissing and references to sex without explicit detail
Violence & gore
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Murder, gun violence, decomposing bodies, plague effects, drowning in blood
Profanity
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Substance use
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Recreational drinking; prescribed morphine with drug-induced hallucinations
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Abbey setting with brief historical religious architecture references
Magic & witchcraft
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Cursed library and supernatural presence are central to the premise
Occult / demonology
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Faustian bargain, family curse, ghosts, and esoteric occult texts
Political content
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Post-WWI social backdrop with recurring female agency themes
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Captivity, assault, war grief, and a spouse poisoned off-page
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