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Can I read Convalescence on EtoBox?
Convalescence by Sims, Maynard is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Convalescence about?
Who will protect the children? Fourteen-year-old James has seen his family wiped out by tuberculosis in the England of the 1960s. When he is sent to the country to convalesce with his Uncle Thomas it seems a welcome respite. But his uncle is strange, and clearly has a dark secret. The huge house is secretive too, with whispers and cries in the night. Gradually James meets other children, some real, some apparently ghosts, but all of whom have been hurt by the uncle. Will James be next? In an eerie novella of repressed depravity, Maynard Sims conjures nightmares from the fears of childhood.
Who reads Convalescence?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Sims, Maynard
- Publisher
- Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781619229112
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Thriller, Fiction
- Rating
- 4.18 / 5 (12 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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