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The Haunting of Henry Twist
The Haunting of Henry Twist | Rebecca F. John
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London, 1926: Henry Twist's heavily pregnant wife leaves home to meet a friend. On the way, she is hit by a bus and killed, though miraculously the baby survives. Henry is left with nothing but his new daughter - a single father in a world without single fathers. He hurries the baby home, terrified that she'll be taken from him. Racked with guilt and fear, he stays away from prying eyes, walking her through the streets at night, under cover of darkness. But one evening, a strange man steps out of the shadows and addresses Henry by name. The man says that he has lost his memory, but that his name is Jack. Henry is both afraid of and drawn to Jack, and the more time they spend together, the more Henry sees that this man has echoes of his dead wife. His mannerisms, some things he says ... And so Henry wonders, has his wife returned to him? Has he conjured Jack himself from thin air? Or is he in the grip of a sophisticated con man? Who really sent him? Set in a postwar London where the Bright Young Things dance into dawn at garden parties hosted by generous old Monty, The Haunting of Henry Twist is a novel about the limits and potential of love and of grief. It is about the lengths we will go to to hold on to what is precious to us, what we will forgive of those we love, and what we will sacrifice for the sake of our own happiness.
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AnneCecilie
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On her way to meet a friend, a 9 month or woman is hit by a car. She leaves behind a grieving husband and the miraculous baby that survived. Her widower tries to move in when he notices a mysterious man following him.

At the same time we also meet several of their friends and family.

A book about grief and moving on, and a book about love and jealousy.

Tamra I forgot I had this TBR - thank you for the reminder! 12mo
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AnneCecilie
The Haunting of Henry Twist | Rebecca F. John
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This seems oddly familiar, deciding on the next reads before the current is finished

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alisonrose
The Haunting of Henry Twist | Rebecca F. John
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So first thing to note is I was def wrong about this being spooky, it‘s not at all, LOL. I just assumed it from the title and such. Overall I enjoyed it, the writing is very poetic, evocative - tho laid on a bit thick at times - and I really came to care for Henry and his pain a lot. Wasn‘t as interested in the Grayson/Matilda arc and wish there‘d been less of it, but I see why the author included it. And it‘s a moving story at its heart. 4/5 ⭐️

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alisonrose
The Haunting of Henry Twist | Rebecca F. John

“I‘ve never done anything other people‘s way. But I did things the right way for me.”

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alisonrose
The Haunting of Henry Twist | Rebecca F. John
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Heh. Interesting to think that folks back then may have thought this way, when she turned out to have the longest reign of them all 👸🏼

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alisonrose
The Haunting of Henry Twist | Rebecca F. John

He watches the world - so often dark - churn on outside the window and begins to long for the next flash of passing headlights: on occasion, he has learnt, a person‘s sanity can be bound up in the simple hint of another human being.

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alisonrose
The Haunting of Henry Twist | Rebecca F. John
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Truth.

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alisonrose
The Haunting of Henry Twist | Rebecca F. John
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I was a bit worried about picking this book up because I thought it was going to be scary, but it doesn‘t seem so from the Goodreads reviews. Hopefully that‘s true because I‘m a big 👶🏻 #nowreading

sherri Oooh. Sounds good. I‘m also not good with overly scary things. Let us know how it goes. 6y
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