The shadowing
Ward, Rhiannon2022
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Total copies: 2
When well-to-do Hester learns of her sister Mercy's death at a Nottinghamshire workhouse, she travels to Southwell to find out how her sister ended up at such a place. Haunted by her sister's ghost, Hester sets out to uncover the truth, when the official story reported by the workhouse master proves to be untrue. Mercy was pregnant - both her and the baby are said to be dead of cholera, but the workhouse hasn't had an outbreak for years. Hester discovers a strange trend in the workhouse of children going missing. One woman tells her about the Pale Lady, a ghostly figure that steals babies in the night. Is this lady a myth or is something more sinister afoot at the Southwell poorhouse? As Hester investigates, she uncovers a conspiracy, one that someone is determined to keep a secret, no matter the cost.
Main title:
The shadowing / Rhiannon Ward.
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Imprint:
London : Orion, 2022.
Collation:
320 pages ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2021.
ISBN:
9781409192220 (pbk)1409192229 (pbk)
LC class:
PR6123.A717
Language:
English
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BRN:
446170