{"product_id":"house-of-shades-9780063351158","title":"House of Shades","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this dark, immersive tale steeped in atmosphere and drama, the author of \u003cem\u003eTheatre of Marvels\u003c\/em\u003e returns to Victorian London to tell the story of a young Black female doctor's dangerous quest to find the truth that unearth the secrets of the past.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLondon, 1833.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoctress Hester Reeves has been offered a life-changing commission.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut it comes at a price. She must leave behind her husband and their canal-side home in Kings Cross and move to Tall Trees--a dark and foreboding house in Fitzrovia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf Hester can cure the ailing health of its owner, Gervaise Cherville, she will receive payment that will bring her everything she could dream of.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut on arriving at Tall Trees, Hester quickly discovers that an even bigger task awaits her. Now she must unearth secrets that have lain hidden for decades - including one that will leave Hester's own life forever changed. . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDillsworth, Lianne:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLianne Dillsworth \u003c\/strong\u003ehas MAs in Creative Writing and Victorian Studies and won a place on the London Library Emerging Writers Programme. She was first runner up in the 2020 SI Leeds Literary Prize for Black and Asian Women Writers in the UK. Lianne lives and works in London. Her debut novel, \u003cem\u003eTheatre of Marvels, \u003c\/em\u003e was published to high acclaim. \u003cem\u003eHouse of Shades\u003c\/em\u003e is her dazzling second novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51415258857746,"sku":"9780063351158","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_99e7bcf8-fae7-4f42-a08e-e5c3886f3c96.jpg?v=1751131776","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/house-of-shades-9780063351158","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}