'An exquisitely eerie and sophisticated Victorian ghost story, with echoes of Poe and M. R. James' Essie Fox, author of The SomnambulistPraise for Charles Lambert'More delicate than Dickens and stranger than Snicket' Nuala O'Connor, author of Miss Emily'Lambert is undoubtedly a very skilled writer and the reader is immediately engaged and drawn into this family's world' TripFiction'A visceral novel about a family suffering under the weight of secrets, lies, and things left unsaid' Foreword Reviews'Lambert is a writer full of wit and poignance, especially in portraying the toxicity of White middle-class British society' Kirkus Reviews'A writer who never ceases to surprise' Jenny Offill, author of Weather'Charles Lambert is a terrific, devious storyteller' Owen King, author of Double Feature'Charles Lambert writes as if his life depends on it. He takes risks at every turn' Hannah Tinti, author of The Good Thief'Honest, sharp and beautifully written - rare, truthful writing' Ann Cleeves, OBE