{"product_id":"the-servant-maggie-richell-davies-9798642044322","title":"The Servant","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A gripping immersive crime drama with a heroine you'll be rooting for from the first line. Highly recommended.\" Imogen Robertson, author of \u003ci\u003eInstruments of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1765.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLondon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoung Hannah Hubert may be the granddaughter of a French merchant and the daughter of a Spitalfields silk weaver, but she has come down in the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSent one spring day as maidservant to a disgraced aristocrat, she finds herself in a house full of mysteries - with a locked room and strange auctions being held behind closed doors. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a servant, she has little power but - unknown to her employers - she can read. And it is only when she uses her education to uncover the secrets of the house, that she realises the peril she is in. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHannah is unable to turn to the other servant, Peg, who is clearly terrified of their employers and keeps warning her to find alternative work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut help might come from Thomas, the taciturn farmer delivering milk to the neighbourhood, or from Jack Twyford, a friendly young man apprenticed to his uncle's bookselling business. Yet Thomas is still grieving for his late wife - and can she trust Jack, since his uncle is one of her master's associates? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHannah soon discovers damning evidence she cannot ignore. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe must act alone, but at what price? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaggie Richell-Davies\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Newcastle and has a first-class honours degree from the Open University. She lives in Kent with her husband. \u003ci\u003eThe Servant\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maggie Richell-Davies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8642044322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798642044322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.67d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maggie Richell-Davies","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44159480267007,"sku":"9798642044322","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dde01154-0a4a-4801-a7bf-85bf393b2140.jpg?v=1689082857","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-servant-maggie-richell-davies-9798642044322","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}