But the wrongs of the past are not so easily forgotten, and the boundary between the living and the dead begins to thin.A deliciously chilling Gothic novel, The Bone Flower is a deeply human story about guilt, betrayal and the cruelty of social expectations.A dark, uncanny love story from the author of Polari prize-shortlisted Prodigal and The Children's Home, The Bone Flower will delight fans of Edward Carey and Essie Fox. Two years later Edward is married and anticipating the birth of his first child, in a beautiful house lined with orange blossom trees. His first novel, Little Monsters, a Good Housekeeping selection, was published in 2008, the same year as The Scent of Cinnamon and Other Stories, the title story an O.

In 1976 he moved to Milan and, apart from brief spells in Ireland, Portugal and London, has lived and worked in Italy since then. But Victorian society does not look kindly on love between a gentleman of means and a Romani girl, and when he faces being cut off by his family, Edward makes a decision with horrifying consequences. Charles Lambert was born in England in 1953. His curiosity leads him to a séance, where he falls under the spell of a beautiful flower seller. Its also, somehow, a searching, empathetic narrative about forgiveness., Written with charm and restraint, Charles Lamberts The Childrens Home is a unique fantasyâ¦.Lamberts writing tugs you along to a strange and disturbing conclusion., Lamberts allegory successfully draws on ancient mythology and gothic horror to explore the. | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.Ī deliciously Gothic and atmospheric novel, one for fans of Susan Hill and Andrew Michael Hurley'A writer who never ceases to surprise' Jenny Offill, author of Weather'Vivid, atmospheric and utterly compelling' Bridget Collins, author of The Binding On a November evening in Victorian London, the moneyeĭ but listless Edward Monteith stokes the fire at his local gentlemen's club, listening to stories of supernatural experiences and theories of life after death.

The Children's Home by Charles Lambert