The Midnight House set in Ireland

Submitted: 22nd March 2024

The Midnight House set in Ireland

This is a book set in a large country manor in County Kerry. It’s a house filled with emptiness however. One woman disappears by the lake one day and is never seen again. Years later, a letter is found in a book that leads a young woman to find out what happened.

An old manor, a secret from the past and a woman who disappeared with secrets of her own…

Book map of The Midnight House

Midnight house

BOARDING PASS INFORMATION

Destination : County Kerry

Author guide: Amanda Geard

Genre: historical, dual timeline

Food and drink to accompany: Irish coffee

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A novel to transport you to a large hall in County Kerry

Book map of The Midnight House

There is a lot to love about this book. First of all, I have to admire the cover. That keyhole! Well, that just invites you to look through it and wonder. It’s set in an old manor house with secrets. In the present day, a woman finds a letter which leads her to find this old house. Add to that an author who paints Ireland as if you were there and it’s a winner!

Remarkably, Amanda is not Irish! I didn’t know this until after I’d read the book. She lives there now I believe but is originally from Tasmania. Kudos to her for getting the Irish way of life, roles of women in society and well, the Irish essence throughout the book. There’s a second location of London during war time and once again, Amanda recreates it vividly. I’m starting to suspect the lady has a time machine. To get this so right and vivid across two timelines, she must have.

Book map of The Midnight House

The Midnight House Amanda Geard

It’s 1940 and the war is everywhere. In Blackwater Hall, the manor in the book, lives Charles Rathmore and his wife Niamh. They have three children, Hugo, Theodore (Teddy) and Charlotte and it’s Charlotte who goes missing. Supposedly drowned in the lake, she has never been seen again. Many years later, in 2019, a journalist comes across a letter from Blackwater Hall.

To say I loved this book was an understatement. So much rich description and a plot that wove its way in and out of timelines, locations and characters. The mystery was so well done and built with great suspense. The Rathmore family has many secrets and easing them out was a treat. The mystery that has never fully been settled comes to a head by a chance discover of a letter. ooh very Kate Morton-esque.

A lovely immersive reading treat!