Description
A gothic tale set in a rambling house by the sea in which a maid cares for a mute old woman with a mysterious past, alongside her superstitious staff–from the author of The Silent Companions.
A perfect spooky read!
Consumption has ravaged Louise Pinecroft’s family, leaving her and her father alone and heartbroken. But Dr. Pinecroft has plans for a revolutionary experiment: convinced that sea air will prove to be the cure his wife and children needed, he arranges to house a group of prisoners suffering from the disease in the caves beneath his new Cornish home. While he devotes himself to his controversial medical trials, Louise finds herself increasingly discomfited by the strange tales her new maid tells of the fairies that hunt the land, searching for those they can steal away to their realm.
Forty years later, Hester arrives at Morvoren House to take up a position as nurse to the now partially paralyzed and mute Miss Pinecroft. Hester has fled to Cornwall to try to escape her past, but surrounded by superstitious staff enacting bizarre rituals, she soon discovers her new home may be just as dangerous as her last.
Laura Purcell’s THE SHAPE OF DARKNESS is now out from Penguin!
Disclaimer: This item is on clearance sale and has been fully marked down due to various reasons, including any damage that may not be physically apparent. Markings may vary per book. While it is still in good condition, it may have a small dot or line on the edge, a price sticker from the original store it was returned from, or a different cover from what is shown in the display picture. This item is sold on as AS IS basis. Thus, item sold is considered as final sale.
Data sheet
- Article
- 100000181867
- Author Name
- Laura Purcell
- Publisher
- PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE LLC
- Origin
- Imported
- Book Format
- Trade Paperback
- Weight
- 0.23kg
- Length
- 19.58cm
- Width
- 13.01cm
- Height
- 2.01cm
- Year Released
- 2020
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781538709245
- Number of Pages
- 336
- Translator
- English
