House of ShadesLondon, 1833 Doctress Hester Reeves has been offered a life changing commission. But 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. If Hester can cure the ailing health of its owner, Gervaise Cherville, she will receive payment that will bring her everything she could dream of. But on arriving at Tall Trees, Hester quickly discovers that

'What a writer

Hatton's skills are tested to the limit

eventually

Sunday Express

Growing up in a crumbling mansion with two elder sisters (who are both

And when she's offered a job that could solve all their problems

save her literary career

And let's not forget that book

some simply handwritten

he needs to summon all his inner strength and courage to get back to a place of safety

Berenice Oxbow

Only they're not going down without a fight