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The House of Whispers (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780143135531)
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xA gothic tale set in a rambling house by the sea in which a maid cares for a mute old woman with a mysterious past, alongside her superstitious staff--from the author of The Silent Companions.
A perfect spooky read! Consumption has ravaged Louise Pinecroft's family, leaving her and her father alone and heartbroken. But Dr. Pinecroft has plans for a revolutionary experiment: convinced that sea air will prove to be the cure his wife and children needed, he arranges to house a group of prisoners suffering from the disease in the caves beneath his new Cornish home. While he devotes himself to his controversial medical trials, Louise finds herself increasingly discomfited by the strange tales her new maid tells of the fairies that hunt the land, searching for those they can steal away to their realm. Forty years later, Hester arrives at Morvoren House to take up a position as nurse to the now partially paralyzed and mute Miss Pinecroft. Hester has fled to Cornwall to try to escape her past, but surrounded by superstitious staff enacting bizarre rituals, she soon discovers her new home may be just as dangerous as her last. Laura Purcell's THE SHAPE OF DARKNESS is now out from Penguin!
Author: Laura Purcell
ISBN-10: 0143135538
ISBN-13: 9780143135531
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 06/09/2020
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.10w x 0.60d
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/27/2020
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2020
Booklist 06/01/2020 pg. 35
A perfect spooky read! Consumption has ravaged Louise Pinecroft's family, leaving her and her father alone and heartbroken. But Dr. Pinecroft has plans for a revolutionary experiment: convinced that sea air will prove to be the cure his wife and children needed, he arranges to house a group of prisoners suffering from the disease in the caves beneath his new Cornish home. While he devotes himself to his controversial medical trials, Louise finds herself increasingly discomfited by the strange tales her new maid tells of the fairies that hunt the land, searching for those they can steal away to their realm. Forty years later, Hester arrives at Morvoren House to take up a position as nurse to the now partially paralyzed and mute Miss Pinecroft. Hester has fled to Cornwall to try to escape her past, but surrounded by superstitious staff enacting bizarre rituals, she soon discovers her new home may be just as dangerous as her last. Laura Purcell's THE SHAPE OF DARKNESS is now out from Penguin!
Author: Laura Purcell
ISBN-10: 0143135538
ISBN-13: 9780143135531
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 06/09/2020
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.10w x 0.60d
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/27/2020
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2020
Booklist 06/01/2020 pg. 35
By Laura Purcell
xLaura Purcell is the author of The Silent Companions and The Poison Thread. She worked in local government, the financial industry and a bookshop before becoming a full-time writer. She lives in Colchester, the oldest recorded town in England, with her husband and pet guinea pigs. Fascinated by the darker side of royal history, Laura has also written two historical fiction novels about the Hanoverian dynasty.
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