Wildfell : A page-turning contemporary novel of gothic suspense. - London Clarke

Wildfell : A page-turning contemporary novel of gothic suspense. - London Clarke

London Clarke

£12.99
Pre-order

Published 19 November 2026

Order now and we’ll post it on publication day. We take payment today and hold your order until then; if the publisher moves the date we’ll email you, and you can cancel for a full refund at any point before it ships.

  • Pages · 416 pages
  • Publication Date · 19/11/2026
  • Genre · Fantasy
Collect in store Pick it up free from the shop in Oxford's Covered Market, usually quicker than the post.
Delivery Standard tracked £1.99, free on orders over £20. Express tracked £2.99.
Book Lovers' Happy Hour Three cocktails matched to your taste, three books chosen for you, an hour and a half at the bar. £60 per person. Book a place →
A contemporary gothic suspense novel about a runaway graduate student who takes refuge in an English mansion with a history of disappearances. Haunted-house atmosphere, unreliable charmers and slow-creep dread north of London. She Came to Disappear. The House Had Other Plans. After a traumatic experience with her graduate school professor, Anne Fleming disposes of all her possessions, boards a plane, and plans to check out of life. A chance meeting on an international flight leads her to Wildfell, a gothic mansion north of London. At first glance, Wildfell seems like the perfect place to hide out, and Anne is intrigued by its strange atmosphere and its history of disappearances and deaths. Soon, echoing voices, ghostly mists, a mute girl with a sketchbook full of murders, and a possessive landlady bring her face to face with her deepest fears. Anne's budding romance with gorgeous Irish actor Bain Tierney holds her to the house. But when Wildfell's tenants begin disappearing and dying, Anne no longer knows whether she can trust Bain, whether anyone in the house is who they claim to be, or whether the walls themselves will ever let her leave. Wildfell is a standalone novel of gothic suspense, for readers who love haunted mansions, unreliable lovers and slow-burn supernatural dread. Perfect for fans of Simone St. James, Catriona Ward and Carol Goodman.

Only at Gulp Fiction

Book Lovers' Happy Hour

An hour and a half at the bar, with three cocktails matched to your taste and three books chosen for you. Tell us what you like when you book, and we'll have them waiting when you arrive.

  • 1½ hours
  • £60 per person
  • 3 cocktails, 3 books
Book Happy Hour

Up to four of you can come — book a place each and choose the same time slot, then tell us who you're with. For larger groups, email gulpfictionbooks@gmail.com and we'll arrange it.

Three customers at the window table in Gulp Fiction, cocktails in hand beside a stack of books, with Oxford's Covered Market visible through the glass

Collect in store

Order online and pick it up from the shop. It's free, and usually quicker than the post.

Find us

Units 28–29, Covered Market, Oxford OX1 3DU. Mon–Wed 10–5, Thu–Sat 10–10, Sun 11–4.

Book a table

The bar is open late Thursday to Saturday. Reserve a table for a drink among the books.