{"product_id":"the-quickening-paperback-1","title":"The Quickening - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRhiannon Ward\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'If you like gothic mystery, buckle up! This atmospheric read has it all' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoman magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An historical novel dripping with menace'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShari Lapena, author of The End of Her\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*********** \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEngland, 1925.\u003c\/b\u003e Louisa Drew lost her husband in the First World War and her six-year-old twin sons in the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918. Newly re-married and seven months pregnant, Louisa is asked by her employer to travel to Clewer Hall in Sussex where she is to photograph the contents of the house for auction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe learns Clewer Hall was host to an infamous séance in 1896, and that the lady of the house has asked those who gathered back then to come together once more to recreate the evening. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a mysterious child appears on the grounds, Louisa finds herself compelled to investigate and becomes embroiled in the strange happenings of the house. Gradually, she unravels the long-held secrets of the inhabitants and what really happened thirty years before... and discovers her own fate is entwined with that of Clewer Hall's. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Silent Companions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Little Stranger \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Familiars, \u003c\/i\u003ea\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003en exquisitely crafted and compelling mystery that invites the reader in to the crumbling Clewer Hall to help unlock its secrets.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e**********\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Utterly brilliant... full of secrets and deliciously creepy'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLisa Hall, author of The Perfect Couple\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A spooky treat, which had me turning the pages faster and faster'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCass Green, author of In a Cottage in a Wood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRhiannon Ward is the pseudonym for Sarah Ward, the bestselling and critically acclaimed crime author. Sarah has a masters degree in Religious History and has long been fascinated by the long tradition of spiritualism in England and is a member of the Institute of Psychical Research. Sarah is also a crime reviewer and book blogger at Crime Pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 7.84 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 08, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50333860069613,"sku":"9781409192183","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/QW2GHudfvR9781409192183.webp?v=1784993615","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-au\/products\/the-quickening-paperback-1","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}