House of Shades

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Summary

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London, 1833

Doctress Hester Reeves has been offered a life-changing commission.

But 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.

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 Hester’s own life forever changed…

Praise for Lianne Dillsworth:

'A fascinating, empowering story of a young woman's search for identity and justice in Victorian London' JENNIFER SAINT

'Dillsworth is a class act' Woman & Home

'Highly recommended for anyone who loves mystery, drama and Victorian London' LOUISE HARE

'Memorable' Sunday Times

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About the author

Lianne Dillsworth

Lianne Dillsworth has MAs in Creative Writing and Victorian Studies and won a place on the London Library Emerging Writers Programme.

She was first runner-up in the 2020 SI Leeds Literary Prize for Black and Asian Women Writers in the UK.

Lianne lives in London where she works on growing inclusion within the Civil Service.

Lianne's debut novel, Theatre of Marvels, was published to high acclaim. House of Shades is her dazzling second novel.

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