Beth Cartwright
Author
Books
Beth Cartwright has taught English in Greece and travelled around South East Asia and South America, where she worked at an animal sanctuary. A love of language and the imaginary led her to study English Literature and Linguistics at Lancaster University, and she now lives on the edge of the Peak District with her family and two cats. Her debut novel, Feathertide, was sold at auction and was published in July 2020.
THE HOUSE OF SORROWING STARS (Cornerstone)
How do you heal a broken house?
First you unlock its secrets.
Alone on an island, surrounded by flowers that shine as dusk begins to fall, sits an old, faded house. Rooms cannot be rented here and visits are only for those haunted by the memory of loss.
When Liddy receives an invitation, she thinks there must be some mistake - she's never experienced loss. But with her curiosity stirred, and no other way to escape a life in which she feels trapped, she decides to accept.
Once there, she meets Vivienne, a beautiful, austere woman whose glare leaves Liddy unsettled; Ben, the reserved gardener; and Raphael, the enigmatic Keymaker. If Liddy is to discover her true purpose in the house, she must find the root of their sorrow - but the house won't give up its secrets so easily . . .
Praise for THE HOUSE OF SORROWING STARS
‘A transporting, delicious fairytale about loss, beauty, and love.’ Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Mercies
‘This beautiful and beguiling book tells a poignant and haunting story rich in slow-burning intrigue and tender emotion.’ Jennifer Saint, Sunday Times bestselling author of Ariadne
‘THE HOUSE OF SORROWING STARS is like a dream poured onto a page. Haunting, surreal, and intricate, Cartwright has deftly crafted a story about what we find when we believe we are lost.’ Heather Walter, author of Malice.
Praise for Beth Cartwright
“A beautiful fairytale of a book with the most delicious prose. I devoured every page.” Alex Bell, bestselling author of The Polar Bear Explorers’ Club
‘An enchanting fairytale set in a rich fantasy world.’ Sun
'If you enjoy magical realism and moving tales of self-discovery, you won’t be able to put this down.' Culturefly
Fiction
| Publication Details | Notes |
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2020 Cornerstone | Marea was born to be different - a girl born covered in the feathers of a bird, and kept hidden in a crumbling house full of secrets. When her new tutor, the Professor, arrives with his books, maps and magical stories, he reveals a world waiting outside the window and her curiosity is woken. Caught in the desire to discover her identity and find out why she has feathers fluttering down her back like golden thistledown, she leaves everything she has ever known and goes in search of the father she has never met. This hunt leads her to the City of Murmurs, a place of mermaids and mystery, where jars of swirling mist are carried through the streets by the broken-hearted. It is here that she learns about love, identity and how to accept being that little bit different. Feathertide is an enchanting, magical novel perfect for fans of Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus and Katherine Arden's The Bear and the Nightingale. |