Mrs England

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 Distant and withdrawn, Lilian shows little interest in her children or charming husband, and is far from the ‘angel of the house’ Ruby was expecting.

‘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