Mrs England: The award-winning Sunday Times bestseller from the winner of the Women's Prize Futures Award

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A young Nanny named Ruby May takes a last minute assignment for a family living in a remote estate (Hardcastle House). She's excited about this new post to care for four children, yet on her arrival, she realizes something is not right. The mistress of the house (Mrs. England) seems confused and has no idea why Ruby has arrived on that particular day. The staff also treat her in a cold manner. The only friendly senior member of the household is Mr. England, who makes Ruby uncomfortable at times with his comments towards her. With a richly atmospheric setting, young Ruby has to solve the mystery of what's really going on in the England household or her life as well as the children's could be in jeopardy. Certainly this is a slow-burn novel, and yet whilst there were chapters where not very much actually happened, I found myself enjoying the small details and interactions between the characters, which I think is credit to the author.

Mrs. England · Stacey Halls · Könyv · Moly Mrs. England · Stacey Halls · Könyv · Moly

A XXI. Század Kiadó KULT könyvek sorozata elképesztően szép designt kapott. Ez a borító különösen jól mutat, ráadásul több szempontból is telitalálatnak bizonyult a tartalom tükrében. Utterly compelling. Menacing and marvellously written, this is a hugely accomplished Edwardian chiller. ― Daily Mail It’s in the dynamics of Mr. and Mrs. England’s relationship that Stacey Hall excels. Of course, Nurse May becomes increasingly aware that their relationship is dysfunctional, that something is way off. More and more, she is pulled into their daily drama, leading to a tension filled crescendo. Lassan csordogáló történet, amihez apránként kapunk információt May dadus gyerekkoráról, családjáról. Ugyan akkor, így válik világossá miért olyan Mrs. England, mint amilyen. Mire a könyv végére érünk minden kiderül. De az olvasó képzeletére van bízva, kinek milyen irányba fordul az élete. I loved the character of Ruby and found her to be another strong female protagonist, something that the author is becoming known for. I enjoyed how the author dropped hints throughout the story about both Ruby’s past and the strange goings-on at Hardcastle House. I tried to piece it all together but there were twists and turns that kept me guessing until the end.történet volt. Már a borító is mutatja, hogy mire számíthatunk: kicsit kevesebb cselekmény, de pont ezért volt olyan ez a könyv, mint egy modernebb Jane Austen regény, egy kis Jane Eyre-es baljóslatú titokkal a háttérben. Ha szeretitek ezeket a történeteket, akkor ez is tetszeni fog. This version of Norland exists in 1904 England. A young woman who goes there can rise above her social class and take part in a lifestyle to which she would otherwise never be exposed. Such was the case for Ruby May, who attends Norland with a scholarship. At the beginning of the story, she is set to lose her position with the Radletts because they are moving overseas. They wish for Nurse May to go with them, but she refuses, saying that she can’t leave her family in England. It’s a bit mysterious because Norland nannies travel and live abroad with their families all the time. Why can’t Nurse May do the same? Slowly over the course of the novel, Stacey Halls reveals the answer to this mystery.

Mrs England by Stacey Halls: Brimming with mystery, suspense Mrs England by Stacey Halls: Brimming with mystery, suspense

Of course there is no such thing as the perfect family and Ruby is alerted from the beginning that all is not well: ritmul. Faptul că nu am nimic de comentat aici și că nu am simțit când am ajuns la ultima pagină spune suficient. At what point did you suspect it might be Mr England and not Mrs England that Nurse May needed to watch out for? Ruby May è una giovane bambinaia per famiglie altolocate, diplomata in un prestigioso istituto dove ha voluto studiare con tutte le sue forze. Il lavoro è la sua vita, i bambini di cui si occupa il suo unico orizzonte, e sappiamo che ha una famiglia a casa, fratelli che ama molto, ma che non va a trovare da anni.

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Mrs Lilian England keeps strange hours, doesn't interact much with the children and doesn't involve herself in the running of the household. Mr England is friendly, relaxed and approachable and it's soon clear who really runs the house. This is a slow moving gothic tale, with Ruby's past carefully revealed and the relationships between the characters slowly evolving.

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Welcome to my stop on the #HTPBooks Harlequin Trade Press Publishing’s 2022 Blog Tour for historical fiction. Thanks #HTPBooks #Netgalley for a complimentary eARC of #MrsEngland upon my request. All opinions are my own. Along with everything else, Mr. England was subtly controlling, and Mrs. England was quiet as a mouse. Mrs. England seemed to be afraid of her husband, and Ruby saw cigar burns on her hands.

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This slow-burn, atmospheric story is set in rural Yorkshire in 1904 and features an eerie, remote locale, a Gothic vibe and mysterious happenings within an unconventional family. Stacey Halls gondosan felépített, nehéz, borongós atmoszférát teremt, ahogy az indák befonják a borítót, úgy olvasó is lassan fuldokolni kezd a sok homályos célzásban, apró jelben, a gondosan elhelyezett visszatekintésekben, és szóváltásokban. Mindent láthatunk, de mégsem vesszük észre a nyilvánvalót. Vagy mégis, de arról nem ejtünk szót, mert mi van ha tévedünk? Miközben pedig a cselekmény a maga lassú ütemében halad előre, a történetben mindinkább erőre kapnak az erős, jellemes nőalakok, akik aztán utat is törnek a fényre. I recently enjoyed Bart Ehrman’s provocative and amusing Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife. Ehrman reminds us that the Bible says almost nothing about these mysterious places, and that popular conceptions owe much to the fertile imagination of ancient fantasy writers. These literary inventions have infiltrated the collective consciousness, and reshaped the beliefs and politics of billions of humans to this day. I've read both of Stacey Hall's previous novels: The Familiars and The Foundling, so knew I would enjoy this one, and I did. Still though, of the three, The Familiars is my favorite. It's the elements of witchcraft in The Familiars, that and the atmospheric setting, that make it so.