Description
| Product ID: | 9780008558611 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Beholders |
| Authors: | Author: Hester Musson |
| Page Count: | 336 |
| Subjects: | Classic fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Classic crime and mystery fiction, Historical crime and mysteries, Thriller / suspense fiction, Historical adventure fiction, Horror and supernatural fiction, Historical fiction, Fiction: special features, Classic crime, Historical mysteries, Thriller / suspense, Historical adventure, Horror & ghost stories, Historical fiction, Fiction: special features |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating ''Held me completely in its thrall until the very last line’ SUSAN STOKES-CHAPMAN, bestselling author of Pandora‘A well-researched and thoroughly convincing page-turner’ LAURA SHEPPERSON, bestselling author of The HeroinesA SUNDAY TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH ''Held me completely in its thrall until the very last line’ SUSAN STOKES-CHAPMAN, bestselling author of Pandora‘A well-researched and thoroughly convincing page-turner’ LAURA SHEPPERSON, bestselling author of The HeroinesA SUNDAY TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTHJune, 1878. The body of a boy is pulled from the depths of the River Thames, suspected to be the beloved missing child of the widely admired Liberal MP Ralph Gethin.Four months earlier. Harriet is a young maid newly employed at Finton Hall. Fleeing the drudgery of an unwanted engagement in the small village where she grew up, Harriet is entranced by the grand country hall; she is entranced too by her glamorous mistress Clara Gethin, whose unearthly singing voice floats through the house. But Clara, though captivating, is erratic. The master of the house is a much-lauded politician, but he is strangely absent. And some of their beautiful belongings seem to tell terrible stories.Unable to ignore her growing unease, Harriet sets out to discover their secrets. When she uncovers a shocking truth, a chain of events is set in motion that could cost Harriet everything, even her freedom… |
| Imprint Name: | Fourth Estate Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2024-01-18 |
