{"product_id":"the-shadowing-9781409192220","title":"The Shadowing","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaunted 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHester 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Hester investigates, she uncovers a conspiracy, one that someone is determined to keep a secret, no matter the cost... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e********** \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A creepy, evocative mystery' \u003ci\u003eHeat\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'An historical novel dripping with menace' \u003ci\u003eShari Lapena\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'If you like gothic mystery, buckle up! This atmospheric read has it all' \u003ci\u003eWoman magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Orion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/17\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781409192220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320","brand":"Rhiannon Ward","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42520585306293,"sku":"9781409192220","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4df1eecc-4f71-4e12-a6b8-53cf7975e0e7.jpg?v=1669129971","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-shadowing-9781409192220","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}