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The Nesting

The Nesting

GothicHorror
Pages
416
Published
2020
Language
English

Synopsis

A nanny takes a job in a remote Norwegian house, hoping for a fresh start. But the isolated home, built on the site of a tragedy, holds dark secrets. As strange occurrences mount and the children speak of a terrifying presence, she begins to suspect the house's tragic past is far from over, and her own future is in danger.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

DarkTenseMysteriousCreepyAtmospheric
Fish Out of WaterUnreliable NarratorDual TimelineSecret Identity

Genres

Gothic Horror Mystery Psychological Thriller Suspense Thriller Paranormal

About the author

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C. J. Cooke

C. J. Cooke is the pseudonym of Carolyn Jess-Cooke, a Northern Irish novelist, poet and academic born in Belfast in 1978. Writing as C. J. Cooke, she is the author of gothic and psychological thrillers including The Nesting, The Lighthouse Witches, The Ghost Woods, A Haunting in the Arctic, The Book of Witching and The Last Witch. Her novels have been translated into more than twenty languages, and The Lighthouse Witches was named a New York Public Library Book of the Year and nominated for the...

Characters

Lexi EllisProtagonist
Tom FaradaySupporting
Sophie HallertonSupporting

The real nanny candidate whose identity and CV Lexi steals to get the job.

Coco (The Nesting)Supporting

Tom and Aurelia's younger daughter, eight months old.

Gaia (The Nesting)Supporting

Tom and Aurelia's elder daughter, age six, who tells Lexi she has seen a frightening presence around the house.

All characters in The Nesting

Frequently asked questions

  • Is The Nesting part of a series?

    No. The Nesting is a standalone gothic thriller by C. J. Cooke, published in 2020. It is not connected to her other novels, such as The Lighthouse Witches.

  • What is the setting of The Nesting?

    The novel is set in an isolated, environmentally conscious house that architect Tom Faraday is building beside a fjord in the forests of Norway — on the same site where his wife Aurelia died.

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