‘Dark secrets, forbidden love and a haunting mystery. Written with style and wit, this book is a new classic’ A.J West, author of The Spirit Engineer
‘Vivid, atmospheric and utterly compelling. The Bone Flower satisfies all the demands of a classic ghost story but also pushes it in unusual ways, showing how misogyny and colonialism lurk in the shadows. Charles Lambert walks a subtle, perfect line between genuine horror and macabre beauty’ Bridget Collins, author of The Binding
‘A classy ghost story, with just the right amount of atmosphere and subtle scares… If you enjoy Victorian London, ghost stories, or Gothic mysteries, I highly recommend you add this to your reading list’ San Francisco Book Review
‘Perfect for anyone in the mood for something masterfully spooky’ Washington Independent Review of Books
‘An exquisitely eerie and sophisticated Victorian ghost story, with echoes of Poe and M. R. James’ Essie Fox, author of The Somnambulist
‘A dark, beautiful beast of a book, tender and harrowing, full of cruelties and redemptions, ghosts and orange trees, London in filth and luxury. What a delightful gothic trip this book is, what a joy to have another marvel from the ever-wonderful Charles Lambert’ Edward Carey, author of Little
‘An exquisite, a remarkable Gothic… So entirely atmospheric and eerie that I’m convinced the writer is Poe reawakened’ Caroline Smailes, author of The Drowning of Arthur Braxton
Praise for Charles Lambert
‘More delicate than Dickens and stranger than Snicket’ Nuala O’Connor, author of Miss Emily
‘Lambert is undoubtedly a very skilled writer and the reader is immediately engaged and drawn into this family’s world’ TripFiction
‘A visceral novel about a family suffering under the weight of secrets, lies, and things left unsaid’ Foreword Reviews
‘Lambert is a writer full of wit and poignance, especially in portraying the toxicity of White middle-class British society’ Kirkus Reviews
'A writer who never ceases to surprise' Jenny Offill, author of Weather
'Charles Lambert is a terrific, devious storyteller' Owen King, author of Double Feature
'Charles Lambert writes as if his life depends on it. He takes risks at every turn' Hannah Tinti, author of The Good Thief
'Honest, sharp and beautifully written - rare, truthful writing' Ann Cleeves, OBE
