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Christmas at Wheeldale Inn by Gemma Amor is a haunting Christmas tale of a woman trapped in a loveless marriage seeking a Christmas miracle. Set in a Victorian era with Dickensian vibes, the story follows the Wilcoxes as they find themselves at the doorstep of the Wheeldale Inn on Christmas Eve after a carriage accident, facing a stark realization of their troubled relationship amidst ghostly occurrences and a chilling snowstorm.
Gemma Amor's writing style beautifully captures the gothic horror atmosphere, immersing readers in a vividly described setting and bringing the characters to life. The story delves into themes of loss, grief, love, and regret, offering a mix of beautiful prose and creepy elements that make it a perfect read for the holiday season.
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Content warnings include grief over loss of a child and depictions of domestic abuse.
From The Publisher:
Christmas Eve. A horse-drawn coach battles its way through a terrible snow storm, travelling the old Roman road that cuts across Wheeldale Moor. The carriage bears the miserable burden of Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox, a formerly well-to-do couple now fleeing London and the threat of debtor's jail, for Mr. Wilcox has been imprudent with the family fortune.
Not that Mrs. Wilcox cares much for money. She is still grieving a great loss, a loss that cannot be replaced with any number of riches.
As the weather worsens, the carriage is overturned, with deadly consequences. Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox find themselves out in a freezing storm, lost, injured and penniless upon the moors. Salvation comes in the form of Wheeldale Inn: the highest public house in Yorkshire. An isolated sanctuary, yet a peculiar one. The Innkeeper seems welcoming enough, but oddities abound: a corpse, a silent son, a surfeit of victuals, and memories that come and go at a whim.
As the intrepid guests settle in, they realise all is definitely not as it seems at Wheeldale. Both husband and wife are forced to confront truths about themselves, their past, their present, and their future in the most terrifying of ways. Will Christmas Day be a happy one for the Wilcox family, or will Wheeldale disrupt their lives so completely there is no coming back?
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