<p><b>London, 1833</b><br><br>Doctress Hester Reeves has been offered a life-changing commission.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>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¿<br><b>___________________________</b><br><br><b>Praise for <i>House of Shades</i>:</b><br><br>''Intensely moving, compulsively readable and beautifully written. Hester is a wonderful protagonist. I thoroughly enjoyed it''<b> Rosie Andrews</b><br><br>''Gripping, heart-breaking and brilliantly told. Hester Reeves is fresh and relatable ¿ I felt