
Rhiannon Ward – The Quickening
The Quickening by Rhiannon Ward is set in England 1925, when the widowed and child-bereft Louisa, now remarried and 7-months pregnant is commissioned by her employer to journey to Clewer Hall in Sussex and photograph the home’s contents for auction. Louisa learns that Clewer Hall was host to an infamous séance which still haunts the house and its family. Before the Clewer’s leave England, the lady of the house invites those who attended the 1896 séance to return and recreate the event. Soon, Louise becomes involved in the strange happenings that occur in Clewer Hall and as long-held secrets unravelled, Louisa finds that her own fate is intertwined with Clewer Hall’s.