House of Shades
eBook - ePub

House of Shades

A Novel

  1. 272 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

House of Shades

A Novel

About this book

In this dark, immersive tale steeped in atmosphere and drama, the author of Theatre of Marvels returns to Victorian London to tell the story of a young Black female doctor’s dangerous quest to find the truth that unearth the secrets of the past.

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. . . .


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Information

Publisher
Harper
Year
2024
Print ISBN
9780358627920
eBook ISBN
9780358627890
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Literature General
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Dedication
  2. Contents
  3. I: A Row of Spiked Railings
  4. II: The Smell of the Sickroom
  5. III: Old Wives’ Tales
  6. IV: Beds of Flowers
  7. V: Pagan Myths
  8. VI: Lamentations
  9. VII: Receipts for Pies and Cakes
  10. VIII: Seaside Places
  11. IX: A Smart Blue Carriage
  12. X: Delicate Patterned Saucers
  13. XI: Marble Statues and Stone Obelisks
  14. XII: Green Shot Silk
  15. XIII: Care and Tenderness
  16. XIV: A Blast of Cold Air
  17. XV: Groaning and Moaning
  18. XVI: A Model of Diligence and Duty
  19. XVII: Curtains Drawn
  20. XVIII: Cherville Mahogany
  21. XIX: Treatment for Afflictions
  22. XX: Happy Families
  23. XXI: A Reverend and a Quack
  24. XXII: Each Spoonful of Sugar
  25. XXIII: The Hothouse at the End of the Garden
  26. XXIV: A Skill with Herbs
  27. XXV: Ax Raised
  28. XXVI: The Open Window
  29. XXVII: Smelling Salts
  30. XXVIII: A Villain to the Last
  31. XXIX: The End of the Alley
  32. XXX: Dirty Laundry
  33. XXXI: The Horse Bus to Westminster
  34. XXXII: Blue with Cold
  35. XXXIII: A Bloom That Meant Peace
  36. XXXIV: Frown Lines
  37. XXXV: Tinged Red
  38. XXXVI: Broken Glass
  39. XXXVII: The Language of Forgiveness
  40. XXXVIII: A Watery Smile
  41. Author’s Note
  42. Acknowledgments
  43. About the Author
  44. Also by Lianne Dillsworth
  45. Copyright
  46. About the Publisher