The Magic Cottage - James Herbert

This is the first book I had ever read of James Herbert - after reading rave reviews about his work and people comparing him to King - I thought id give him a shot. This book "The Magic Cottage" - your drawn into the perfect world; where there is a perfect little cottage, and perfect little people....then comes the dark side. There are lots of parts in this book where you will get the chills. The characters are very well drawn up which makes this book even more addictive. Cover to cover I read it in 2 days. So the story - not giving too much away its about two characters Midge and Mike move into a cottage; Gramarye, in the ...

Hi. Hot on the heels of my last James Herbert review on Moon I thought I would do one on my second favourite James Herbert novel – The Magic Cottage. This is my second favourite because the story is just so excellent and the cottage reminds me of my own. I will explain why a bit later. ----- What is the book about? Reading from the back of eth book; We thought we’d found our haven, a cottage deep in the heart of the forest. Charming, maybe a little run-down, but so peaceful. That was the first part of the magic. Midge’s painting and my music soared to new heights of creativity. That was another part of the magic. Our love for ...

Do you believe in magic? I mean real magic with a capital M. I dont mean rabbit out of a hat stuff, but enchantments, Earth magic, healing of limbs that heal overnight and so forth. No? Maybe? Possibly Do you remember the first time you brought your own house? Can you remember what drew you to the house? Was it the number? The Garden? Or was just a gut feeling about the place? Did you fall in love with the atmosphere of the house? Or was it all pre destined? And what as all this got to do with the Magic Cottage by James Herbert? Midge and Mike lived in London and were wanting to move either to the outskirts of London or into the countryside. Midge was a ...