The Vessel
Adam Nevill
An eerie folk horror novel from the author of Cunning Folk, The Reddening, The Ritual, No One Gets Out Alive and the four-time winner of the August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel."A watcher may remark that after sleeping for so long, the building appears to have been roused."Struggling with money, raising a child alone, and fleeing a volatile ex, Jess McMachen accepts a job caring for an elderly patient. Flo Gardner – a disturbed shut-in and invalid. But if Jess can hold this job down, she and her daughter, Izzy, can begin a new life.Flo's vast home, Nerthus House, may resemble a stately vicarage in an idyllic village, but the labyrinthine interior is a dark, cluttered warren filled with pagan artefacts.And Nerthus House lives in the shadow of a malevolent secret. A sinister enigma determined to reveal itself to Jess and to drive her to the end of her tether. Not only is she stricken by the malign manipulation of the Vicarage's bleak past, but mercurial Flo is soon casting a baleful influence over young Izzy. What appeared to be a routine job soon becomes a battle for Jess' sanity and the control of her child.It's as if an ancient ritual was triggered when Jess crossed the threshold of the vicarage. A rite leading her and Izzy to a terrifying critical mass, where all will be lost or saved.
Duration - 4h 36m.
Author - Adam Nevill.
Narrator - Bridget Thomas.
Published Date - Tuesday, 02 January 2024.
Copyright - © 2022 Adam Nevill ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
An eerie folk horror novel from the author of Cunning Folk, The Reddening, The Ritual, No One Gets Out Alive and the four-time winner of the August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel."A watcher may remark that after sleeping for so long, the building appears to have been roused."Struggling with money, raising a child alone, and fleeing a volatile ex, Jess McMachen accepts a job caring for an elderly patient. Flo Gardner – a disturbed shut-in and invalid. But if Jess can hold this job down, she and her daughter, Izzy, can begin a new life.Flo's vast home, Nerthus House, may resemble a stately vicarage in an idyllic village, but the labyrinthine interior is a dark, cluttered warren filled with pagan artefacts.And Nerthus House lives in the shadow of a malevolent secret. A sinister enigma determined to reveal itself to Jess and to drive her to the end of her tether. Not only is she stricken by the malign manipulation of the Vicarage's bleak past, but mercurial Flo is soon casting a baleful influence over young Izzy. What appeared to be a routine job soon becomes a battle for Jess' sanity and the control of her child.It's as if an ancient ritual was triggered when Jess crossed the threshold of the vicarage. A rite leading her and Izzy to a terrifying critical mass, where all will be lost or saved. Duration - 4h 36m. Author - Adam Nevill. Narrator - Bridget Thomas. Published Date - Tuesday, 02 January 2024. Copyright - © 2022 Adam Nevill ©.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:04:30:00
Chapter 2
Duration:07:20:44
Chapter 3
Duration:03:34:24
Chapter 4
Duration:04:14:47
Chapter 5
Duration:00:10:56
Chapter 6
Duration:05:14:27
Chapter 7
Duration:03:20:45
Chapter 8
Duration:00:33:59
Chapter 9
Duration:08:40:44
Chapter 10
Duration:11:29:12
Chapter 11
Duration:07:59:23
Chapter 12
Duration:03:48:41
Chapter 13
Duration:30:24:10
Chapter 14
Duration:08:01:02
Chapter 15
Duration:07:59:54
Chapter 16
Duration:03:15:18
Chapter 17
Duration:04:52:18
Chapter 18
Duration:13:06:15
Chapter 19
Duration:02:43:19
Chapter 20
Duration:02:51:18
Chapter 21
Duration:09:43:19
Chapter 22
Duration:09:44:16
Chapter 23
Duration:21:15:42
Chapter 24
Duration:08:35:44
Chapter 25
Duration:14:32:48
Chapter 26
Duration:03:09:10
Chapter 27
Duration:07:04:42
Chapter 28
Duration:07:23:39
Chapter 29
Duration:10:54:02
Chapter 30
Duration:06:34:43
Chapter 31
Duration:03:44:30
Chapter 32
Duration:03:52:26
Chapter 33
Duration:08:43:11
Chapter 34
Duration:02:33:13
Chapter 35
Duration:06:42:13
Chapter 36
Duration:04:50:10
Chapter 37
Duration:02:35:26
Chapter 38
Duration:02:25:17