
The Channings
1862
First Published
3.80
Average Rating
482
Number of Pages
Gripping novels often create suspense by making the stakes very high: life-or-death struggles, violence or destruction on a global scale. _The Channings_ generates similar tension from much smaller stakes: someone has spilled ink on a choirboy's gown, 20 pounds are missing, and a young man burns a candle in his room half the night for reasons he refuses to reveal. In the English cathedral town of Helstonleigh, such enigmas loom large, and Mrs. Henry Wood shows how such seemingly small mysteries can change the fates of entire families—and how the suspense of such mysteries can keep the reader turning the pages.
Avg Rating
3.80
Number of Ratings
44
5 STARS
39%
4 STARS
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3 STARS
16%
2 STARS
11%
1 STARS
7%
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