MRS ENGLAND : FROM THE BESTSELLING, AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR - ESCAPE INTO A CAPTIVATING MYSTERY THIS CHRISTMAS

*WINNER of the WOMENS PRIZE FUTURES AWARD*A Waterstones Best Book of the YearLonglisted for the Walter Scott PrizeLonglisted for the Portico PrizeHighly atmospheric and tense Richard Osman From the bestselling author of The Familiars and The Foundling comes Stacey Halls most compelling and ambitious novel to date. Somethings not right here. In the house. With the family.West Yorkshire, 1904. When newly-graduated nurse Ruby May takes a position looking after the children of Charles and Lilian England, a wealthy couple form a powerful dynasty of mill owners, she hopes it will be the fresh start she needs. But as she adapts to life at the isolated Hardcastle House, it becomes clear theres something not quite right about the beau, mysterious Mrs England. Ostracised by the other servants and feeling increasingly uneasy, soon a series of strange events will force Ruby to question everything she thought she knew . . . Simmering with slow-burning menace, Mrs England is a portrait of an Edwardian marriage, weaving an enthralling story of men and women, power and control, courage, truth and the very darkest deception. Set against the atmospheric West Yorkshire landscape, Stacey Halls third novel proves her one of the most exciting and compelling new storytellers of our times. Praise for MRS ENGLAND:Stacey Halls is a writer of great originality, great imagination and great sense of place. Atmospheric, intelligent, accessible, every novel is worth reading, then reading again and again Kate MosseAs treacherous and invigorating as the moors. I didnt want it to end Laura Purcell Enticing and beautifully written Sunday ExpressThe new Hilary Mantel CosmopolitanUtterly compelling. Menacing and marvellously written, this is a hugely accomplished Edwardian chiller Daily MailOutstanding. Haunting, compelling, atmospheric Emma Stonex, bestselling author of The LamplightersMesmerising, entrancing, a spellbinding novel of emotion and mystery, a heroine caught in an impossible world o