{"product_id":"solace-house-will-maclean-9780802168689","title":"Solace House","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou are about to enter a place of strange genius, possible madness, and timeless love . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Secret History\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Haunting of Hill House\u003c\/i\u003e . . . rich, thoughtful, terrifying.\"--Nicholas Binge, author of \u003ci\u003eDissolution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn addictive and brilliant puzzle box of a novel following a group of university students who discover an astonishing secret while clearing out a neglected Victorian mansion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Alex Lane's wealthy university friends, the summer break stretches out before them, full of promise and fabulous plans. But for Alex, broke as usual, going home is not an option. So when the university offers him an unusual summer job clearing out a dilapidated Victorian mansion, Solace House, he jumps at the chance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlex joins an unlikely crew of students, from stoner Clive to uptight, short-tempered Helen, and the extremely peculiar Adam. Alex is particularly drawn to mercurial, red-headed Ella, and as the students begin sorting through piles of old newspapers and magazines, dusty antiques, and esoteric junk, Alex and Ella become enthralled by the elaborate and eerie journals of the house's former owner, Edwin Flayne. In these diaries, Flayne details his obsession with his missing mother and his belief in a mysterious realm lying parallel to ours, along with coded instructions on how it might be reached.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the students gradually uncover the house's secrets, the rift between those who want to delve further and those who believe they've already gone too far grows ever wider.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Will MacLean\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 080216868X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802168689\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Will MacLean","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48217988333823,"sku":"9780802168689","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ecb05014-5896-4804-bfe9-91ce86473f75.jpg?v=1772000707","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/solace-house-will-maclean-9780802168689","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}