{"product_id":"9781529152159","title":"House of Shades","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Dillsworth, Lianne \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 16\/05\/2024,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 368 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781529152159,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLondon, 1833Doctress Hester Reeves has been offered a life-changing commission.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut it comes at a price. She must leave behind her husband and their canal-side home in Kings Cross and move to Tall Trees – a dark and foreboding house in Fitzrovia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf Hester can cure the ailing health of its owner, Gervaise Cherville, she will receive payment that will bring her everything she could dream of.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut on arriving at Tall Trees, Hester quickly discovers that an even bigger task awaits her. Now she must unearth secrets that have lain hidden for decades – including one that will leave Hester’s own life forever changed…Praise for House of Shades:'A wonderful, gothic mystery with the most engaging heroine in Hester Reeves. . . Lianne Dillsworth has woven a complex, moving story, asking questions which still resonate deeply today’ Elodie Harper'Intensely moving, compulsively readable and beautifully written. Hester is a wonderful protagonist. I thoroughly enjoyed it' Rosie Andrews'Gripping, heart-breaking and brilliantly told. Hester Reeves is fresh and relatable – I felt every twist and turn of her story and was rooting for her from the get-go' Lucy Barker'I loved this original and compelling tale of intrigue, quest and retribution... one not to be missed' Mary Chamberlain‘A gripping Gothic tale that weaves a page-turning plot together with blazing social commentary and a protagonist, Hester, who leaps off the page' Louise Hare'A cracking read and a deft (and timely) unpicking of complex questions around atonement and accountability. Wildly refreshing and full of heart' Hester Musson Praise for Lianne Dillsworth:'A fascinating, empowering story of a young woman's search for identity and justice in Victorian London' Jenifer Saint'Dillsworth is a class act' Woman \u0026amp; Home'Highly recommended for anyone who loves mystery, drama and Victorian London' Louise Hare'Memorable' Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43291865743404,"sku":"9781529152159","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781529152159.jpg?v=1714812033","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781529152159","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}