Lianne Dillsworth House of Shades Hardback Book

London, 1833Doctress Hester Reeves has been offered a lifechanging commission. But it comes at a price. She must leave behind her husband and their canalside home in Kings Cross and move to Tall Trees a dark and foreboding house in Fitzrovia. If Hester can cure the ailing health of its owner, Gervaise Cherville, she will receive payment that will bring her everything she could dream of. But 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 Hesters own life forever changed...Praise for House of ShadesA 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 HarperIntensely moving, compulsively readable and beautifully written. Hester is a wonderful protagonist. I thoroughly enjoyed it Rosie AndrewsGripping, heartbreaking 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 getgo Lucy BarkerI loved this original and compelling tale of intrigue, quest and retribution... one not to be missed Mary ChamberlainA gripping Gothic tale that weaves a pageturning plot together with blazing social commentary and a protagonist, Hester, who leaps off the page Louise HareA cracking read and a deft (and timely) unpicking of complex questions around... | Lianne Dillsworth House of Shades Hardback Book