{"product_id":"bxosbs-the-beholders-9780008559021","title":"The Beholders","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Held me completely in its thrall until the very last line’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSUSAN STOKES-CHAPMAN, bestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePandora\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘A well-researched and thoroughly convincing page-turner’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLAURA SHEPPERSON, bestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Heroines\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJune, 1878.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe body of a boy is pulled from the depths of the River Thames, suspected to be the beloved missing child of the widely admired Liberal MP Ralph Gethin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFour months earlier.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarriet is a young maid newly employed at Finton Hall. Fleeing the drudgery of an unwanted engagement in the small village where she grew up, Harriet is entranced by the grand country hall; she is entranced too by her glamorous mistress Clara Gethin, whose unearthly singing voice floats through the house. But Clara, though captivating, is erratic. The master of the house is a much-lauded politician, but he is strangely absent. And some of their beautiful belongings seem to tell terrible stories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnable to ignore her growing unease, Harriet sets out to discover their secrets. When she uncovers a shocking truth, a chain of events is set in motion that could cost Harriet everything, even her freedom…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harpercollins Publishers (Uk)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43266504687822,"sku":"9780008559021","price":19.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/0883\/2974\/files\/9780008559021_a.png?v=1763028511","url":"https:\/\/www.bookxcess.com\/products\/bxosbs-the-beholders-9780008559021","provider":"BookXcess","version":"1.0","type":"link"}