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The Shadowing
Author: Rhiannon Ward
Narrator: Helen Barford
Unabridged: 9 hr 23 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Orion
Published: 09/16/2021
Category: Fiction - Historical
Synopsis
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...**********'A creepy, evocative mystery' Heat'An historical novel dripping with menace' Shari Lapena'If you like gothic mystery, buckle up! This atmospheric read has it all' Woman magazine