Stacey Halls Livres

Extrait de la quatrième de couverture : "Londres, 1747. Bess Bright, vendeuse sur le marché aux poissons de Billingsgate, voit se refermer derrière elle les grilles de l’orphelinat de l’hôpital de Foundling. La mort dans l’âme, elle y laisse Clara, son bébé. Un jour, elle s’en fait la promesse, elle reviendra la chercher. Six ans plus tard, ayant économisé chaque penny, elle retourne à l’orphelinat pour retrouver son enfant qu’elle n’a jamais oubliée. Mais on l’informe que sa fille n’y est plus depuis longtemps, réclamée jadis par une femme se faisant passer pour Bess. Pour découvrir qui lui a volé sa fille, il lui faudra passer la porte d’une grande maison bourgeoise de Bloomsbury, où une jeune veuve et sa fillette vivent en recluses au milieu de lourds secrets... »

Young Fleetwood Shuttleworth, a noblewoman, is with child again. None of her previous pregnancies have borne fruit, and her husband, Richard, is anxious for an heir. Then Fleetwood discovers a hidden doctor's letter that carries a dire prediction: she will not survive another birth. By chance she meets a midwife named Alice Grey, who promises to help her deliver a healthy baby. But Alice soon stands accused of witchcraft. Is there more to Alice than meets the eye? Fleetwood must risk everything to prove her innocence. As the two women's lives become intertwined, the Witch Trials of 1612 loom. Time is running out; both their lives are at stake. Only they know the truth. Only they can save each other.--Provided by publisher.

From the bestselling author of The Familiars and The Foundling comes Stacey Halls' most compelling and ambitious novel to date.

Offering refuge for prostitutes, petty thieves and the destitute, Urania Cottage is a second chance at life - but how badly do they want it?Nearing the end of her prison term, Josephine Nash accepts an invitation to live at Urania to please the woman she loves, but finds herself arriving alone and heartbroken.[Bokinfo].