{"product_id":"the-shadowing","title":"The Shadowing","description":"When 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.\n\nHaunted 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.\n\nHester 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?\n\nAs Hester investigates, she uncovers a conspiracy, one that someone is determined to keep a secret, no matter the cost...\n\n**********\n\n'A creepy, evocative mystery' Heat\n\n'An historical novel dripping with menace' Shari Lapena\n\n'If you like gothic mystery, buckle up! This atmospheric read has it all' Woman magazine","brand":"Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40594218844245,"sku":"9781409192220N","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/5f00230c-9512-4d8c-a0aa-d688d5d72414.jpg?v=1682336325","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/the-shadowing","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}