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The Silver Locket Kindle Edition

by Holly Atkins (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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It is 1989 and thirty-year-old Laura Peterson unexpectedly inherits a house in rural Lancashire. Leaving behind her ambitious boyfriend Greg, she seizes the opportunity to take a break from the busy but unrewarding life she has in bureaucratic Brussels.

Laura’s discovery of an old silver locket hidden in the attic prompts her to find out more about the former inhabitants of the house. But the locket is more than just a pretty trinket. Under its influence Laura's dreams are haunted by the young girl who once wore the locket and her waking hours troubled by a sinister old woman in a brown coat who seems to be following her.

A series of disturbing incidents disrupt Laura's efforts to restore the gardens to their former early 20th century glory. Then one night violent storm brings an ancient oak tree crashing to the ground, revealing a tiny human skeleton, tangled in its roots. Convinced that her dreams and the discovery of the bones are connected, Laura delves deeper into the secrets of the past, unleashing a wave of powerful and frightening events which threaten both Laura and those around her.

This second edition of ‘The Silver Locket, released in January 2020, has been subject to a light edit and the correction of typos and formatting issues.

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161 pages
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31 March 2012
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Holly Atkins is the pseudonym of Chris Hall. Chris is originally from the north of England. She grew up in York, then crossed the Pennines to Liverpool, where she lived and worked for almost 30 years. In 2010 she moved to Somerset West, South Africa with her husband and their cat. Two years later she published her first novel, 'The Silver Locket'. She is currently working on her second novel. For more information, visit her website: www.lunasonline.wordpress.com --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B007QVBFHI
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3023 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 161 pages

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Holly Atkins is the pen name of Chris Hall. 'The Silver Locket' is her debut novel, published in 2012.

Chris describes herself as a compulsive story-teller, cat slave and hen keeper. Originally from the UK, she now resides in the Western Cape of South Africa.

Her most recent novels, 'Song of the Sea Goddess' and it's sequel, 'Spirit of the Shell Man' were inspired by the charm and beauty of her adopted country where, in Chris's vivid imagination, myth and reality collide on the southern shores of Africa.

Other novels authored under her own name are available on Amazon in paperback and ebook format:

'You'll Never Walk Alone - Thrills and Spills in 1980s Liverpool' and 'Following the Green Rabbit - a fantastical adventure'.

Some of her poetry has been published in 'Creation and the Cosmos - a poetic anthology', published by Raw Earth Ink 2021

She has also published a tiny taster of her work in a short story collection, 'A Sextet of Shorts'.

Other short fiction has appeared in 'Adler's Writing' and 'One Minute Wit'. Her work also appears in the 'Writing My City' anthology, published in Cape Town in 2019.

Visit Chris's website at www.lunasonline.wordpress.com to read all kinds of short fiction, poetry and more.

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Chris Nelson

A wonderful mystery

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 July 2022

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The Silver Locket is a beautifully told story of mystery, romance and the past which sucks the reader into the lives of each character as they are revealed to us. Chris Hall (aka Holly Atkins) writes with a style which is as fluent as it is mesmerising and it is easy to become a part of the story as it unfolds as if the reader were a first hand witness. In fact Chris writes as if she herself has lived the lives of her characters, which makes them all the more accessible and believable.

What makes this story all the more wonderful, though, is knowing that this is Chris’s debut novel - her skill and literary dexterity are clear to see, and it is no surprise that she has gone on to write more superb novels.

There are twists and turns aplenty throughout this story which kept me guessing right up until the closing pages, none of which I have any intention of revealing!

I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys tucking into a good mystery with a small slice of romance and history on the side.

TBL

Spent a lovely afternoon reading this

Reviewed in the United States on 12 March 2020

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I very much enjoyed this book. I really could not put it down, even reading during my dinner! An intriguing story with a few twists. You will fall in love with the characters.

Julia Daker

Enjoyable English Village Tale

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 May 2023

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Really enjoyed this book. I thought the characters were well developed and the ghostly bits atmospherically described. It reminded me of living in an English country village and was a nice bit of escapism.

Rachel Z.

Very engaging story!

Reviewed in the United States on 16 December 2019

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Although, like several kindle books, this had a few typos, the overall story was very engaging. I couldn't stop reading until I finished it! Definitely worth reading!

Saadiya Nadeem

Great reading

Reviewed in the United States on 26 May 2019

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I really enjoyed reading this fascinating story. Totally gripping and absorbing read. I would recommend it to anyone. A great ending

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