{"product_id":"9780008558611","title":"The Beholders","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Hester Musson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eClassic fiction (pre c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 18 January 2024 by HarperCollins Publishers (Fourth Estate Ltd) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHardback | 336 pages\u003cbr\u003e164 x 241 x 32mm | 542g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Held me completely in its thrall until the very last line’ SUSAN STOKES-CHAPMAN, bestselling author of Pandora\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘A well-researched and thoroughly convincing page-turner’ LAURA SHEPPERSON, bestselling author of The Heroines\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A SUNDAY TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  June, 1878. The body of a boy is pulled from the depths of the River Thames, suspected to be the beloved missing child of the widely admired Liberal MP Ralph Gethin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Four months earlier. Harriet is a young maid newly employed at Finton Hall. Fleeing the drudgery of an unwanted engagement in the small village where she grew up, Harriet is entranced by the grand country hall; she is entranced too by her glamorous mistress Clara Gethin, whose unearthly singing voice floats through the house. But Clara, though captivating, is erratic. The master of the house is a much-lauded politician, but he is strangely absent. And some of their beautiful belongings seem to tell terrible stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Unable to ignore her growing unease, Harriet sets out to discover their secrets. When she uncovers a shocking truth, a chain of events is set in motion that could cost Harriet everything, even her freedom…\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hester Musson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56153874301253,"sku":"9780008558611","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/3721\/6069\/files\/9780008558611.jpg?v=1762272994","url":"https:\/\/stripyduckbookshopcafe.co.uk\/products\/9780008558611","provider":"The Stripy Duck Bookshop Café","version":"1.0","type":"link"}