Description
In this dark, immersive tale steeped in atmosphere and drama, the author of Theatre of Marvels returns to Victorian London to tell the story of a young Black female doctor's dangerous quest to find the truth that unearth the secrets of the past.
London, 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 an even bigger task awaits her. Now she must unearth secrets that have lain hidden for decades - including one that will leave Hester's own life forever changed. . . .
Author: Lianne Dillsworth
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 07/01/2025
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.31w x 0.64d
ISBN13: 9780063351158
ISBN10: 0063351153
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | African American & Black | Historical
- Fiction | Historical | General
- Fiction | Literary