The Haunting Of Henry Twist

The Haunting of Henry Twist by Rebecca F. John

Published by Serpent's Tale. Release Date Paperback 1st February 2018

The Haunting of Henry Twist is a quietly powerful novel about grief, love, and rebuilding. To me, these words 'quietly powerful' sum up the effect this novel has on me. I was hooked by the blurb but it was the story of Henry's strength and how he learns to build himself another family with Jack, after his wife, Ruby, is killed, that kept me reading. Matilda, Ruby’s best friend, has always been in love with Henry, yet is married to Grayson. Their marriage is about to fall apart because Matilda cannot bear children. As Matilda discovers that Henry has decided to raise Libby with Jack, her own wish to have a child and her desire to claim Henry for herself after Ruby’s death drive her to extreme measures. The Haunting of Henry Twist is not a ghost story and Henry is not haunted by his deceased wife. Yet it is in light of his friends Matilda's ruthless affection for him that haunts and almost destroys the precious new family Henry is building, that is the true terror of this book. Throughout the novel, Henry struggles to allow himself to love Jack and by the end, I was left with a million more questions, yet this just made the book more believable and human. Overall this novel was a quiet gem of a book that I struggled to put down and Rebecca F. John is certainly one author to keep an eye on.