The Third Wife of Faraday House

Myers (A Dreadful Splendor) returns with a fantastic 1816-set reimagining of Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca that sees a young Halifax socialite, Emeline Fitzpatrick, sent off to a remote island to become the third wife of mysterious and much older Captain Graves. Emeline is heartbroken that her guardians have thwarted her plans to run away with her secret lover, a British navy lieutenant, and she finds living at the captain’s rundown manor far from pleasant. Most shocking is the discovery that Captain Graves’s second wife is still alive, albeit terribly ailing. Determined to reach her beloved, Emeline befriends the local pastor, hoping he can get a letter off the island for her. While she awaits rescue, she finds herself sympathizing with the dying young woman who shares some chilling secrets about the captain. Emeline also encounters the ghost of Graves’s first wife and learns more secrets, while hiding a big one of her own. Imogen Church skillfully narrates the full cast of characters with distinctive voices and captures the creepy, atmospheric vibes of what is sure to become a modern gothic classic.