Inhalt: Zwei Frauen, ein Kind, ein gemeinsames Schicksal - der Sunday-Times-Bestseller erstmals auf Deutsch London 1754: Die junge Bess Bright, die in bitterer Armut, im Schlamm und Dreck des Londoner Hafens aufgewachsen ist, findet sich von einem Moment zum anderen in einem Alptraum wieder. Vor sechs Jahren musste sie ihre gerade zur Welt gekommene Tochter Clara ins Waisenhaus geben, außerstande, sie zu ernähren. Jetzt, da sie Clara endlich zu sich holen kann, sagt man Bess, dass ihre Tochter schon längst abgeholt wurde. Aber von wem? Im Kampf um Clara muss Bess die gesellschaftlichen Schranken ihrer Zeit überwinden ... um durch Stärke und Liebe schließlich zu sich selbst zu finden. Umfang: 502 Min. ISBN: 978-3-8449-2650-7
Inhalt: England im 17. Jahrhundert. Obwohl erst siebzehn Jahre alt, hat Fleetwood Shuttleword bereits drei Kinder zur Welt gebracht. Doch ihr Gatte Richard, Herr über Gawthorpe Hall, erwartet einen männlichen Erben. Um nicht in Ungnade zu fallen, muss Fleetwood ihm diesen Wunsch erfüllen. Doch ihr Leibarzt prophezeit, dass die nächste Geburt für sie den sicheren Tod bedeutet. Nur die Hebamme Alice Gray verspricht ihr Hilfe. Doch gegen Alice werden ungeheuerliche Anschuldigungen erhoben. Angesichts dieser erdrückenden Zwänge suchen die beiden Frauen Halt aneinander ... und drohen doch zu zerbrechen. Schlagworte:FB Belletristik: allgemein und literarisch, FYT Belletristik in Übersetzung Umfang: 384 S. ISBN: 978-3-492-60139-9
Inhalt:Don't miss Stacey Halls' captivating new novel THE HOUSEHOLD - available to buy now!
*WINNER of the WOMEN'S PRIZE FUTURES AWARD* A Waterstones Best Book of the Year Longlisted for the Walter Scott Prize Longlisted for the Portico Prize 'Highly atmospheric and tense' Richard Osman From the bestselling author of The Familiars and The Foundling comes Stacey Halls' most compelling and ambitious novel to date. 'Something's not right here.' I was aware of Mr Booth's eyes on me, and he seemed to hold his breath. 'What do you mean?' 'In the house. With the family.' West Yorkshire, 1904. When newly graduated nurse Ruby May takes a position looking after the children of Charles and Lilian England, a wealthy couple from a powerful dynasty of mill owners, she hopes it will be the fresh start she needs. But as she adapts to life at the isolated Hardcastle House, it becomes clear there's something not quite right about the beautiful, mysterious Mrs England. Distant and withdrawn, Lilian shows little interest in her children or charming husband, and is far from the 'angel of the house' Ruby was expecting. As the warm, vivacious Charles welcomes Ruby into the family, a series of strange events forces her to question everything she thought she knew. Ostracised by the servants and feeling increasingly uneasy, Ruby must face her demons in order to prevent history from repeating itself. After all, there's no such thing as the perfect family - and she should know. Simmering with slow-burning menace, Mrs England is a portrait of an Edwardian marriage, weaving an enthralling story of men and women, power and control, courage, truth and the very darkest deception. Set against the atmospheric West Yorkshire landscape, Stacey Halls' third novel proves her one of the most exciting and compelling new storytellers of our times. Praise for MRS ENGLAND:
'Stacey Halls is a writer of great originality, great imagination and great sense of place. Atmospheric, intelligent, accessible, every novel is worth reading, then reading again and again' Kate Mosse
'Utterly compelling. Menacing and marvellously written, this is a hugely accomplished Edwardian chiller' Daily Mail 'Shimmers with menace... enticing and beautifully written' Sunday Express 'Outstanding. Haunting, compelling, atmospheric' Emma Stonex, bestselling author of The Lamplighters 'Mesmerising, entrancing, a spellbinding novel of emotion and mystery, a heroine caught in an impossible world of twists, turns and lies. Gripping to the very last page' Kate Williams
'Full of gothic menace, this Edwardian mystery is convincing and absolutely enthralling' Louise Hare, author of This Lovely City 'Both dazzling and dark, as beautiful as it is disturbing. A captivating, sensuous novel' Inga Vesper, author of The Long, Long Afternoon 'In precise and evocative prose, Stacey Halls has conjured a devastating, compelling and utterly real world. I was gripped from start to finish' Joanna Glen, Costa shortlisted author of The Other Half of Augusta Hope 'Jaw-droppingly brilliant. Exquisitely written, incredibly atmospheric, a masterclass in rising tension. The deliciously addictive love-child of Daphne Du Maurier and Henry James' Liz Hyder
Inhalt:Don't miss Stacey Halls' incredible new novel THE HOUSEHOLD - available to buy now!
The Sunday Times Bestseller, Richard und Judy Book Club Pick and original break-out witchlit novel.
To save her child, she will trust a stranger. To protect a secret, she must risk her life . . . Fleetwood Shuttleworth is 17 years old, married, and pregnant for the fourth time. But as the mistress at Gawthorpe Hall, she still has no living child, and her husband Richard is anxious for an heir. When Fleetwood finds a letter she isn't supposed to read from the doctor who delivered her third stillbirth, she is dealt the crushing blow that she will not survive another pregnancy. Then she crosses paths by chance with Alice Gray, a young midwife. Alice promises to help her give birth to a healthy baby, and to prove the physician wrong. As Alice is drawn into the witchcraft accusations that are sweeping the North-West, Fleetwood risks everything by trying to help her. But is there more to Alice than meets the eye? Soon the two women's lives will become inextricably bound together as the legendary trial at Lancaster approaches, and Fleetwood's stomach continues to grow. Time is running out, and both their lives are at stake. Only they know the truth. Only they can save each other... 'Assured and alluring, this beautiful tale of women and witchcraft and the fight against power was a delight from start to finish' JESSIE BURTON
'Stacey Halls is a writer of great originality, great imagination and great sense of place. Atmospheric, intelligent, accessible, every novel is worth reading, then reading again and again' KATE MOSSE 'The new Hilary Mantel' COSMOPOLITAN 'Captivating'SUNDAY EXPRESS 'Arresting' THE TIMES 'A brilliant debut, pacy and inventive, from a terrifically talented new voice' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Trulyspellbinding'GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'A must-read novel' HEATHER MORRIS bestselling author of THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ 'Enthralling, spellbinding, full of twists and turns, written with heart and style - and the final chapters will have you racing to the end' KATE WILLIAMS 'Phenomenal. Beautiful, haunting, strange and evocative' LIZ HYDER 'Historical fiction at its feminist best' RED Magazine
**THE HOUSEHOLD, the brand new novel from Stacey Halls, is available to pre-order now**
*Sunday Times bestseller February and September 2018* *Winner of Women's Prize for Fiction x Good Housekeeping Futures award - Good Housekeeping 14 Oct 2022* Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek ISBN: 978-1-78576-612-1
Inhalt:Don't miss Stacey Halls' incredible new novel THE HOUSEHOLD - available to buy now!
The captivating Sunday Times bestseller from the author of The Familiars. Two women, bound by a child, and a secret that will change everything . . . London, 1754. Six years after leaving her illegitimate daughter Clara at London's Foundling Hospital, Bess Bright returns to reclaim the child she has never known. Dreading the worst, that Clara has died in care, Bess is astonished to be told she has already claimed her. Her life is turned upside down as she tries to find out who has taken her little girl - and why. Less than a mile from Bess's lodgings in the city, in a quiet, gloomy townhouse on the edge of London, a young widow has not left the house in a decade. When her close friend - an ambitious young doctor at the Foundling Hospital - persuades her to hire a nursemaid for her daughter, she is hesitant to welcome someone new into her home and her life. But her past is threatening to catch up with her and tear her carefully constructed world apart. From the bestselling author of The Familiars comes this captivating story of mothers and daughters, class and power, and love against the greatest of odds . . . 'The new Hilary Mantel' COSMOPOLITAN
'Stacey Halls is a writer of great originality, great imagination and great sense of place. Atmospheric, intelligent, accessible, every novel is worth reading, then reading again and again' KATE MOSSE Another gripping, immersive, intelligent work of historical fiction from the bestselling author of The Familiars' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE, author of THE MERCIES
A moving, atmospheric chiller' INDEPENDENT 'A breathtaking achievement'SUNDAY EXPRESS 'Enjoyable and atmospheric' THE TIMES 'Historical drama at its very best' MY WEEKLY **THE HOUSEHOLD, the brand new novel from Stacey Halls, is available to pre-order now**
*Sunday Times bestseller February and September 2020*
*Winner of Women's Prize for Fiction x Good Housekeeping Futures award - Good Housekeeping 14 Oct 2022* Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek ISBN: 978-1-83877-008-2
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