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Halls, Stacey,

The household / Stacey Halls. - London : Manilla Press, 2024. - 384 pages : map ; 24 cm.

London, 1847. In a quiet house in the countryside outside London, the finishing touches are being made to welcome a group of young women. The house and its location are top secret, its residents unknown to one another, but the girls have one thing in common: they are fallen. Offering refuge for prostitutes, petty thieves and the destitute, Urania Cottage is a second chance at life - but how badly do they want it? Meanwhile, a few miles away in a Piccadilly mansion, millionairess Angela Burdett-Coutts, one of the benefactors of Urania Cottage, makes a discovery that leaves her cold. Her stalker of ten years has been released from prison, and she knows it's only a matter of time before their nightmarish game resumes once more. As the women's worlds collide in ways they could never have expected, they will discover that freedom always comes at a price. The Household is the new novel from the award-winning, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Familiars, The Foundling and Mrs England. Set against Charles Dicken's home for fallen women and inspired by real figures from history, it is Stacey Halls' most ambitious and captivating novel yet.

ISBN: 9781838778484 1838778489 9781838776817 1838776818

Subjects--Personal Names:
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 --Family--Fiction.
Burdett-Coutts, Angela Georgina, 1814-1906 --Fiction.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Urania Cottage--Fiction.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cottages--England--Fiction.
Redemption--Fiction.
Millionaires--Fiction.
Stalkers--Fiction.
Liberty--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
London (England)--History--19th century--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Historical fiction.
Biographical fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: 823.92