{"product_id":"9780008559021","title":"The Beholders","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Hester Musson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eClassic fiction (pre c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 16 January 2025 by HarperCollins Publishers (Fourth Estate Ltd) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 336 pages\u003cbr\u003e128 x 199 x 24mm | 228g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Held me completely in its thrall until the very last line’ SUSAN STOKES-CHAPMAN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'I was hooked from the start' DAILY MAIL\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A SUNDAY TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  SHORTLISTED FOR THE HISTORICAL WRITERS' ASSOCIATION DEBUT CROWN PRIZE\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\u003cp\u003e What readers are saying…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'I didn't want to stop reading!' ?????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'This story has everything: murder, love, intrigue and heartbreak' ?????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Plenty of unexpected twists and turns. A sold five stars from me!' ?????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'I couldn't put it down til the very end' ?????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Heartbreaking, intriguing, hard to put down' ?????\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hester Musson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56261321064773,"sku":"9780008559021","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/3721\/6069\/files\/9780008559021.jpg?v=1763038333","url":"https:\/\/stripyduckbookshopcafe.co.uk\/products\/9780008559021","provider":"The Stripy Duck Bookshop Café","version":"1.0","type":"link"}