House of Echoes

Two sisters return to the country estate where they spent a traumatic summer decades earlier, in this haunting novel of silence and secrecy.

When Mab and Nessa’s mother died and their father disappeared to New Zealand, their lives changed forever. But the loss of their parents wasn’t the only thing that cast a shadow over their childhoods . . .

Twenty years later, when Mab and Nessa receive the news of their estranged father’s death, it stirs up a storm of long-buried memories and emotions. As they navigate their complicated grief, the sisters are forced to confront the disturbing events of the fateful summer they were sent to stay at Lowlands, the sprawling country estate of their father’s first wife.

When they return to Lowlands, the walls of reserve that have kept the past hidden begin to crumble. And when the truth emerges, it proves more complex and devastating than anyone could have imagined.

The House of Echoes is a gripping novel about the ties that bind us, the secrets that divide us, and the healing that comes when the truth is finally revealed, by the acclaimed author of A Parting of the Ways.

Praise for The House of Echoes and Rachel Crowther

“I absolutely love Rachel’s writing.” —Sam Blake, bestselling author and An Post Irish Book Award winner

“An absorbing and compelling read . . . an absolute joy.” —Catherine Coldstream, author of Cloistered

“A thrilling narrative [with] a triumphant, redemptive denouement.” —Julia Hollander, author of Why We Sing and Chicken Coops for the Soul

“A wonderful page-turner of a novel about the complexity of female life.” —Fay Weldon on The Things You Do for Love

“The very best sort of fiction.” —Juliet Nicolson on The Things You Do for Love

“Intelligently written and thought-provoking.” —Cambridge Journal on A Parting of the Ways