The House of Cursed Daughters

By: C.J. Cooke

Narrated by: to be announced

Three women. One unbreakable curse. One last chance for freedom…

They call her the She-Wolf.

France, 1312. Queen Isabella is a new mother. Her baby boy not only secures her ill-starred marriage but her own precarious future. And yet, she is terrified. A thirteen-generation curse hangs over her family. Can she free herself and her child from it?​

They call her hysterical.

London, 1865. The corridors of Bedlam Lunatic Asylum move like white serpents around Lois. The women here are all the same – more mad than when they entered its doors. But if sin is the cause of her illness, and her memories are the manifestations of insanity, then who is the little boy who calls her Mama? ​

​They call her selfish.

Brittany, 2026. Emma is preparing to marry Sam, a financier from New York. In the French countryside, they've rented a beautiful old castle for two weeks to unite their transatlantic families. But when her 16-year-old daughter Ivy steals a diamond intended for the wedding from the family archives, a dark force awakens…

Critic reviews

Praise for C.J. Cooke:

'A chilling, atmospheric novel' Sunday Times

'A vivid and haunting portrait of a real-life heroine, told in beautifully immersive prose’ Emilia Hart, Sirens

‘A powerful, rage-filled novel of courage, sisterhood and female power inspired by a real witchcraft trial … Blisteringly brilliant’ Anna Mazzola, The Book of Secrets

‘Utterly chilling and almost unbearably poignant … A beautifully written book that will stay with me for a long time’ Frances Quinn, That Bonesetter Woman

‘C.J. Cooke expertly weaves the terrifying and real experience of witch persecution with dark magic and the power of sisterhood … An unforgettable read’ Anya Bergman, The Witches of Vardo

'Cooke is known for her ability to craft spellbinding tales filled with dread and terror, but also beauty – and she shows off these skills once again' Scots Magazine

‘Chilling and beautifully written, this gripped me from the very first sentence: I read it in one sitting. A haunting recreation of a real Scottish witch trial, this is CJ Cooke's finest novel yet’ Emilia Hart, Weyward

‘A fantastic blend of folklore and feminism, Cooke delicately balances terror and tenderness in a gothic, gripping tale’ Daily Mail

'A pacy, atmospheric story' Good Housekeeping

' A spellbinding thriller' Scots Magazine

'A gothic treat' Heat ​

'An atmospheric one-sitting read' Woman & Home

‘Rich, chilling and gorgeously gothic … The kind of enchanting, terrifying mystery I just adore’ Chris Whitaker