The House of Whispers: A Novel [Paperback] Purcell, Laura

Description: Product 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! condition info: Used - Good: Clean cover and inside pages, only one little mark in book, crisp with tight binding. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes, underlining and highlighting. May include "From the library" of label/stamp. Shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set case may be missing. Item may be missing bundled media.

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