Willing to Die: A Novel
In the shadowed halls of Malory, Ethel Ware confronts the ghosts of her past and the terrors of her present. A haunting encounter in childhood left its mark, and now a mysterious governess and the sinister Mr. Droqville have arrived to unsettle what little peace she has found. As Ethel struggles against the pressures of authority and the growing menace of her peculiar neighbor Mr. Carmel, she discovers that some secrets refuse to stay buried and some strangers bear watching. Le Fanu, master of Victorian gothic unease, weaves a tale where psychological tension simmers beneath polite surfaces and a woman's will is tested against forces she cannot fully name. The novel builds toward a confrontation that will leave readers questioning the boundary between the rational and the uncanny.
