‘Something bad is coming.
And there’s no way to stop it.’
S J I Holliday’s novel ‘The Lingering’ is a fine addition to the current wave of Gothic novels.
Repressed secrets permeate, always just about to break through and disturb the fragile present. In this novel the past is always with us, inescapable and relentless.
The narrative has a visceral, discomforting quality. The senses are overwhelmed by terrors that lie at the edge of perception. The main protagonists are well drawn and compelling, although I would have liked a little more description of the commune’s other residents.
All in all, a great read for the lengthening nights of autumn: chilling, claustrophobic and seductive.
Precarious Gothic 